Chinese Journal of Catalysis ›› 2009, Vol. 30 ›› Issue (3): 265-271.

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Preparation of Novel Mesoporous SO42-/TiO2 Solid Acid Catalyst and Its Catalytic Activity for Esterification

YU Hui, ZHU Yinhua, LIU Chang, YANG Zhuhong, LU Xiaohua*, FENG Xin   

  1. State Key Laboratory of Materials-Oriented Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University of Technology, Nanjing 210009, Jiangsu, China
  • Received:2009-03-25 Online:2009-03-25 Published:2012-12-19

Abstract: A novel mesoporous SO42-/TiO2 solid acid catalyst with whisker morphology and high surface area was prepared by incipient impregnation. The catalyst can be separated from the reaction system by gravity sedimentation. The prepared catalyst showed remarkable acid catalytic activity for the esterification of butanol with acetic acid.

Key words: sulfate, titania whisker, solid acid catalyst, catalytic esterification, bio-oil