Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Articles Article Faculty Publications -Articles Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Role of mesoporous silica supported mixed oxides of ceria and samaria for the synthesis of ?-caprolactone at room temperature Subject The topic of the resource Ceriasamaria mixed oxide; Cyclohexanone; Lanthanum oxide; Mesoporous silica; Molybdenum oxide; ?-Caprolactone Description An account of the resource Mesoporous silica was prepared from rice husk by pyrolysis method. Mixed oxides of ceria and samaria (50/50) were disp?ersed on silica by rotavapor assisted wet impregnation method. Catalysts were further modified by doping with MoO3, La2O3 and mixed MoO3La2O3. The prepared systems were characterized by various physicochemical techniques such as BET surface area analysis, scanning electron microscopy, elemental detection analysis, transmission electron microscopy, X-ray diffraction, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, Thermogravimetric analysis, n-butylamine titration and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy analysis. The catalytic activity of all the systems were studied in the oxidation of cyclohexanone to ?-caprolactone. Various parameters such as time, molar ratio of cyclohexanoneH2O2, temperature, solvent and the amount of catalyst were studied thoroughly to optimize the favorable conditions for the oxidation reaction. Higher ?-caprolactone selectivity of 88.9% was observed in the presence of hydrogen peroxide in acetonitrile medium. The recyclability tests were performed up to six cycles without any appreciable loss in activity, which confirmed the stability of the prepared systems. Good yield with high selectivity was achieved at room temperature, which makes the protocol greener. 2020, Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, part of Springer Nature. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Priya A.S.; Devi K.R.S.; Mohan M.K.; Sugunan S. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Journal of Porous Materials, Vol-27, No. 4, pp. 1027-1038. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Springer Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2020-01-01 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context <a href="https://doi.org/10.1007/s10934-020-00879-z" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://doi.org/10.1007/s10934-020-00879-z</a> <br /><br /><a href="https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85082615642&amp;doi=10.1007%2Fs10934-020-00879-z&amp;partnerID=40&amp;md5=abb020ca465ce08a3ff4cf40d53ba617" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85082615642&amp;doi=10.1007%2fs10934-020-00879-z&amp;partnerID=40&amp;md5=abb020ca465ce08a3ff4cf40d53ba617</a> Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Restricted Access Relation A related resource ISSN: 13802224; CODEN: JPMAF Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Online Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Article Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Priya A.S., Department of Chemistry, CHRIST (Deemed To Be University), Bangalore, 560029, Karnataka, India; Devi K.R.S., Department of Chemistry, CHRIST (Deemed To Be University), Bangalore, 560029, Karnataka, India; Mohan M.K., Department of Sciences and Humanities, Faculty of Engineering, CHRIST (Deemed To Be University), Bangalore, 560074, Karnataka, India; Sugunan S., Department of Applied Chemistry, Cochin University of Science and Technology, Kochi, 682022, Kerala, India