Nanoparticles of ZrPO4 for green catalytic applications

Abstract

Here we report the successful room temperature synthesis of zirconium phosphate nanoparticles (ZPNP) using the P123 tri-co-block polymer for the first time. The samples were characterized by SEM, TEM, XRD, TPD, and BET and were employed for fixation of CO₂ on aniline to produce pharmaceutically important acetanilide under mild reaction conditions (150 °C and 150 Psi CO₂ pressure).