A mesoporous sulfated zirconia-silica catalyst bearing only Br?nsted acid sites converted glycerol to acrolein in 81%yield with 82% selectivity.Space time yield as high as 9.0 mmol h^(-1) g_(cat)^(-1) was achie...A mesoporous sulfated zirconia-silica catalyst bearing only Br?nsted acid sites converted glycerol to acrolein in 81%yield with 82% selectivity.Space time yield as high as 9.0 mmol h^(-1) g_(cat)^(-1) was achieved even at a low reaction temperature of 523 K.The catalytic activity and selectivity were higher than those of typical sulfated zirconia.It is proposed that the milder acidity due to dilution of zirconium species by silica and large pore size for faster diffusion contributed towards the better catalytic performance.展开更多
基金supported by Grant-in-Aid for Research Activity Start-up(KAKENHI,21860004)for Young Scientists(KAKENHI,26709060) from Japan Society for the Promotion of Science(JSPS)
文摘A mesoporous sulfated zirconia-silica catalyst bearing only Br?nsted acid sites converted glycerol to acrolein in 81%yield with 82% selectivity.Space time yield as high as 9.0 mmol h^(-1) g_(cat)^(-1) was achieved even at a low reaction temperature of 523 K.The catalytic activity and selectivity were higher than those of typical sulfated zirconia.It is proposed that the milder acidity due to dilution of zirconium species by silica and large pore size for faster diffusion contributed towards the better catalytic performance.