Chem. J. Chinese Universities ›› 2003, Vol. 24 ›› Issue (3): 469.

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Preparation and Structure Characterization of a Mesoporous Solid Superacid Catalyst SO42-/Zr-HMS

LIAO Shi-Jun1, JI Shan1, JIAN Qi-Fei1, WANG Le-Fu1, Vladimir Linkov2, Leslie Petrik2   

  1. 1. Department of Applied Chemistry, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510640, China;
    2. Department of Chemistry, University of the Western Cape, Private Bag X17, Bellville 7535, South Africa
  • Received:2002-04-29 Online:2003-03-24 Published:2003-03-24

Abstract: A mesoporous solid superacid catalyst, SO42-/Zr-HMS, was prepared by sulfating the mesoporous Zr-HMS, which was synthesized from TEOS-zrconium-HDA-H2O-ethanol system, with aqueous solution of 0.5 mol/L H2SO4 followed by calcining at 550 ℃ for 3 h in static air. The structure of catalyst was characterized by XRD, and the acidity of the catalyst was investigated by Hammit indicator method, TG and NH3-TPD. It is shown that the catalyst SO42-/Zr-HMS possesses the structure of HMS and with the acid strength by -13.75(H0). The catalytic activity of SO42-/Zr-HMS in the esterification of phthalic anhydride with butanol is higher than that of SO42-/ZrO2.

Key words: Mesoporous zeolite, Superacid, Preparation, Characterization

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