sulfated zirconia;
liquid media catalyst;
surface functionalities;
XPS;
sol-gel;
D O I:
10.1016/j.jcat.2004.07.030
中图分类号:
O64 [物理化学(理论化学)、化学物理学];
学科分类号:
070304 ;
081704 ;
摘要:
ZrO2-SO4 powders were prepared through a single step sol-gel reaction by modulating the conditions of the alkoxide hydrolysis and polycondensation steps. Sulfuric acid or (NH4)(2)SO4 was employed as the sulfating agent. The samples were calcined at 890 K and characterized as to phase composition crystallinity (XRD) and Surface area porosity (BET method). Surface functionalities were investigated by TGA/FTIR, FTIR, DRIFTS, and XPS analyses. The liquid-medium catalytic activity was tested in the esterification of benzoic acid to methylbenzoate. The role played by the conditions of the sot-gel reaction, in affecting the surface state and the catalytic properties of the powders, is discussed. (C) 2004 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.