Methanesulfonic acid （MSA） was successfully immobilized in silica, leading to a novel and environmentally friendly solid acid catalyst SMSA. The most important feature of SMSA is that anhydrous formic acid is used t...Methanesulfonic acid （MSA） was successfully immobilized in silica, leading to a novel and environmentally friendly solid acid catalyst SMSA. The most important feature of SMSA is that anhydrous formic acid is used to hydrolysis of tetraethylorthosili- cate （TEOS）. No water was added in the whole preparation. Therefore, MSA could be anchored in silica matrix more effec- tively instead of being dissolved in water. This new organic/inorganic hybrid catalyst was characterized by powder X-ray dif- fraction （XRD）, energy dispersive spectrum （EDS）, N2 adsorption-desorption analyzer, thermogravimetric analysis （TGA-DSC） and pyridine-FTIR. The catalytic activity was tested by alkylation of olefins and aromatics. High concentration acid sites, both Lewis and Brcnsted, abundant porosity and large surface area enabled the highest activity for SMSA, among MCM-22. ZSM-5 and industrial acidity clay.展开更多
文摘Methanesulfonic acid （MSA） was successfully immobilized in silica, leading to a novel and environmentally friendly solid acid catalyst SMSA. The most important feature of SMSA is that anhydrous formic acid is used to hydrolysis of tetraethylorthosili- cate （TEOS）. No water was added in the whole preparation. Therefore, MSA could be anchored in silica matrix more effec- tively instead of being dissolved in water. This new organic/inorganic hybrid catalyst was characterized by powder X-ray dif- fraction （XRD）, energy dispersive spectrum （EDS）, N2 adsorption-desorption analyzer, thermogravimetric analysis （TGA-DSC） and pyridine-FTIR. The catalytic activity was tested by alkylation of olefins and aromatics. High concentration acid sites, both Lewis and Brcnsted, abundant porosity and large surface area enabled the highest activity for SMSA, among MCM-22. ZSM-5 and industrial acidity clay.
