Highly Active Nanostructured Co3O4 Catalyst with Tunable Selectivity for Liquid Phase Air Oxidation of p-Cresol

This is a first report of highly efficient heterogeneous nanostructured Co 3 O 4 catalyst (6-8 nm) having high surface area (95 m 2 /g) developed for selective liquid phase air oxidation of p-cresol under atmospheric pressure conditions.