Chinese Journal of Catalysis ›› 2011, Vol. 32 ›› Issue (4): 521-524.DOI: 10.1016/S1872-2067(10)60214-8

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Solid Synthesis of GaxCs2.5-3xH0.5PW12O40 Salts and Their Catalytic Activity in the Isomerization of n-Butane

ZHANG Li, YUE Bina, FENG Sujiao, QIAN Linping, HE Heyongb   

  1. Department of Chemistry, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysis and Innovative Materials, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, China
  • Received:2011-01-08 Revised:2011-03-01 Online:2011-04-18 Published:2014-08-30

Abstract: GaxCs2.5-3xH0.5PW12O40 (x = 0.05, 0.10, and 0.15) salts were prepared using a solid synthesis method and they showed higher catalytic activity than that of Cs2.5H0.5PW12O40 for n-butane isomerization, which possibly comes from their enhanced acid strength as a result of Ga doping.

Key words: gallium, cesium salt of tungstophosphoric acid, solid synthesis, butane isomerization, acidity