Nanosized iron oxides stabilized on the surface of ultradispersed poly(tetrafluoroethylene) (UPTFE) granules were synthesized by the thermal destruction of iron formate in boiling bed of UPTFE on the surface of heated mineral oil. The particle size of nanoparticles (~6 nm) containing 5, 10, and 16 wt.% Fe depends weakly on the temperature of synthesis and iron to polymer ratio. The metal state is determined by the synthesis conditions. The nanoparticles synthesized at 280 °C consist mainly of the Fe 3 O 4 and Fe 2 O 3 phases. The samples obtained at 320 °C also contain iron(II) oxide. The catalytic properties of the obtained samples were tested in dichlorobutene isomerization. Unlike isomerization on the iron oxide nanoparticles sup ported on silica gel, reaction over the UPTFE supports proceeds without an induction period. The sample with 10 wt.% Fe containing magnetically ordered γ Fe 2 O 3 nanoparticles possesses the highest catalytic activity. Fast electron exchange between the iron ions in different oxida tion states and high defectiveness of the nanoparticles contribute, most likely, to the catalytic activity.Nanosized iron oxides stabilized on silicas or in the volume of polymer matrix serve as active and selective catalysts of halogenolefin conversions. 1,2 The key factors determining specific features of nanoparticles are their size and simultaneous presence of iron species in two charge states in the active phase of the catalyst. Iron oxide nanoparticles supported by silicas are characterized by a strong dependence of the catalyst composition on the iron to support ratio, silica structure, particle size, and specific features of their distribution on the support. Poly meric matrices are successfully used to stabilize metallic and metal oxide nanoparticles rather uniform in size. 3-5 The purpose of this work is to compare the catalytic prop erties of the iron containing nanoparticles stabilized on the surface of ultradispersed poly(tetrafluoroethylene) (UPTFE) with those of the earlier studied catalysts based on iron oxides and stabilized on silicas 1 or in the polyeth ylene volume. 2 UPTFE was chosen as a polymeric stabi lizing matrix, because its surface can uniformly be cov ered with metal containing nanoparticles by the thermoly sis of metal containing compounds. 6,7 This material shows the well developed surface, mechanical strength, and re sistance of UPTFE and related nanocomposites to ag gressive media. Metal containing nanoparticles are stabi lized not inside but on the surface of matrix and easily accessible to reactants. Accordingly, the material seems to be a promising support for the preparation of nanosized catalysts, especially for their use in fluid bed.
ExperimentalComposite materials consisting of metal containing nano particles stabilized on the surface of UPTFE were synthesized by the thermal destruction of the metal containing compound in a dispersion system UPTFE-mineral oil. 6,7 Iron(III) formate (Fe(HCOO) 3 ) was used as the main metal containing precur sor. In addition, samples w...