Zinc oxide as a solid acid catalyst for esterification reaction

Anjani Nagvenkar, Sajo Naik, Julio Fernandes

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Abstract

Zinc oxide and its composites with Hβ zeolite were produced under different synthesis conditions. The synthesized catalysts were evaluated for performance in esterification of n-butanol with acetic acid. BET surface area, XRD, and acidity (using NH3 and pyridine as probe molecules) were measured to correlate the activity with the structural features of the catalysts.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)20-23
Number of pages4
JournalCatalysis Communications
Volume65
DOIs
StatePublished - May 2015
Externally publishedYes

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Keywords

  • Esterification
  • Heterogeneous catalysis
  • Kinetics
  • Solid acid
  • Zinc oxide

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