Sulfonic Acid-Functionalized α-Zirconium Phosphate Single-Layer Nanosheets as a Strong Solid Acid for Heterogeneous Catalysis Applications

2014 ◽  
Vol 6 (10) ◽  
pp. 7417-7425 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yingjie Zhou ◽  
Rongcai Huang ◽  
Fuchuan Ding ◽  
Alex D. Brittain ◽  
Jingjing Liu ◽  
...  
2017 ◽  
Vol 46 (38) ◽  
pp. 13126-13134 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yingjie Zhou ◽  
Jingjing Liu ◽  
Rongcai Huang ◽  
Meng Zhang ◽  
Min Xiao ◽  
...  

Covalently immobilized ionic liquids on sinlge layer α-zirconium phosphate nanosheets can serve as an efficient heterogeneous catalyst for various reactions, such as Knoevenagel condensation of benzaldehyde with ethyl cyanoacetate.


Catalysts ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 17 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yingjie Zhou ◽  
Iman Noshadi ◽  
Hao Ding ◽  
Jingjing Liu ◽  
Richard Parnas ◽  
...  

Author(s):  
Yingjie Zhou ◽  
Hang Hu ◽  
Rongcai Huang ◽  
Fuchuan Ding ◽  
Jingjing Liu ◽  
...  

Processes ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 504
Author(s):  
Yane Ansanay ◽  
Praveen Kolar ◽  
Ratna Sharma-Shivappa ◽  
Jay Cheng ◽  
Consuelo Arellano

In the present research, activated carbon-supported sulfonic acid catalysts were synthesized and tested as pretreatment agents for the conversion of switchgrass into glucose. The catalysts were synthesized by reacting sulfuric acid, methanesulfonic acid, and p-toluenesulfonic acid with activated carbon. The characterization of catalysts suggested an increase in surface acidities, while surface area and pore volumes decreased because of sulfonation. Batch experiments were performed in 125 mL serum bottles to investigate the effects of temperature (30, 60, and 90 °C), reaction time (90 and 120 min) on the yields of glucose. Enzymatic hydrolysis of pretreated switchgrass using Ctec2 yielded up to 57.13% glucose. Durability tests indicated that sulfonic solid-impregnated carbon catalysts were able to maintain activity even after three cycles. From the results obtained, the solid acid catalysts appear to serve as effective pretreatment agents and can potentially reduce the use of conventional liquid acids and bases in biomass-into-biofuel production.


2021 ◽  
Vol 894 ◽  
pp. 45-49
Author(s):  
Rosanna Viscardi ◽  
Vincenzo Barbarossa ◽  
Raimondo Maggi ◽  
Francesco Pancrazzi

DME has been received the attention as a renewable energy due to its thermal efficiencies equivalent to diesel fuel, lower NOx emission, near-zero smoke and non-toxic. DME can be obtained by methanol dehydration over solid acid catalysts or directly from syngas over bifunctional catalysts. The catalytic dehydration of methanol to DME has been widely studied in the literature over pure or modified γ -aluminas (γ-Al2O3) and zeolites. Mesoporous silica has obtained much consideration due to its well-defined structural order, high surface area, and tunable pore diameter. In this work, sulfonic acid and aluminium modified mesoporous silica were synthesized and tested as catalysts for production of dimethyl ether from methanol. The modified silicas were studied utilizing XRD, N2 physisorption, pyridine adsorption, and scanning electronic microscopy. The effects of reaction temperature and water deactivation on the methanol selectivity and conversion to dimethyl ether were investigated. Sulfonic acid modified mesoporous silica showed higher selectivity and stability of DME than that of aluminosilicate. The grafting of mesoporous silica with sulfonic groups displayed much more enhanced hydrothermal stability than Al-MCM-41 and γ-Al2O3.


RSC Advances ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (67) ◽  
pp. 41229-41236
Author(s):  
Jitendra Kumar Yadav ◽  
Priyanka Yadav ◽  
Satish K. Awasthi ◽  
Alka Agarwal

Sulfonic acid functionalized over biguanidine fabricated silica-coated heterogeneous magnetic nanoparticles (NP@SO3H) have been synthesized, well characterized and explored for the first time, as an efficient and recyclable catalyst for N-formylation of primary amines under mild reaction conditions.


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