Cs-doped H4SiW12O40 catalysts for biodiesel applications
Cs-doped H4SiW12O40 catalysts for biodiesel applications
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DOI:
10.1016/j.apcata.2009.03.003
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发表时间:
2009-05
影响因子:
5.5
通讯作者:
Lucilla Pesaresi;David R. Brown;A. Lee;J. Montero;H. Williams;K. Wilson
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作者:
Lucilla Pesaresi;David R. Brown;A. Lee;J. Montero;H. Williams;K. Wilson
Cs exchanged silicotungstic acid catalysts of general formula CsxH4−xSiW12O40(x=0.8–4) have been synthesised and characterised by a range of techniques including elemental analysis, N2gas adsorption, XRD, XPS and NH3flow calorimetry. Cs substitution promotes recrystallisation of the parent H4SiW12O40polyoxometallate to the Cs4salt, via a stable intermediate phase formed at compositions between Cs0.8–2.8. This recrystallisation is accompanied by a pronounced rise and subsequent fall in porosity, with a maximum mesopore volume obtained for materials containing 2.8 Cs atoms per Keggin unit. Calorimetry reveals all CsxH4−xSiW12O40are strong acids, with ΔHθads(NH3) ranging from −142 to 116kJmol−1with increasing Cs content, consistently weaker than their phosphotungstic analogues. CsxH4−xSiW12O40materials are active catalysts for both C4and C8triglyceride transesterification, and palmitic acid esterification with methanol. For loadings ≤0.8 Cs per Keggin, (trans)esterification activity arises from homogeneous contributions. However, higher degrees of substitution result in entirely heterogeneous catalysis, with rates proportional to the density of accessible acid sites present within mesopores.