Preparation of sulfated alumina supported on mesoporous MCM-41 silica and its application in esterification

  • Hui Pan
  • , Junxia Wang
  • , Long Chen
  • , Guanghui Su
  • , Jiameng Cui
  • , Dawei Meng
  • , Xiuling Wu

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Abstract

New types of mesoporous SA/MCM-41 solid acid catalysts were prepared by loading sulfated alumina (SA) on MCM-41. The prepared catalysts were characterized by XRD, IR, N2 physisorption, elemental analysis, FT-IR of adsorbed pyridine and NH3-TPD. The esterification of acetic acid with n-butanol and citric acid with n-butanol were used as model reactions to test the catalytic activities and reusability of the SA/MCM-41 solid acid catalysts. Compared with SA catalyst, SA/MCM-41 catalysts exhibited higher catalytic performances, which were attributed to their high BET surface area and large pore volume. Moreover, 20SA/MCM-41 solid acid catalyst showed excellent reusability in both esterifications.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)27-31
Number of pages5
JournalCatalysis Communications
Volume35
DOIs
StatePublished - 5 May 2013
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Esterification
  • Keywords
  • MCM-41
  • Mesoporous
  • Reusability
  • Sulfated alumina

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