Sulfated zirconia catalysts: Are Brønsted acid sites the source of the activity? |
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Authors: | Ram Srinivasan Robert A Keogh Burtron H Davis |
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Affiliation: | (1) Center for Applied Energy Research, University of Kentucky, 3572 Iron Works Pike, 40511 Lexington, KY, USA |
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Abstract: | The thermal decomposition products of pyridinium sulfate differ from those of pyridinium sulfate supported on zirconia which in turn differs from that of pyridine adsorbed on a sulfated zirconia. Unsupported pyridinium sulfate decomposes to produce pyridine and sulfuric acid, and these subsequently react to produce oxides of carbon and sulfur. Zirconia that is sulfated and then exposed to pyridine does not release detectable amount of pyridine during heating in an inert gas; rather the pyridine undergoes oxidation reduction reactions simultaneously to release CO2 and sulfur compounds. Pyridinium sulfate supported on zirconia decomposes upon heating to release pyridine and sulfuric acid, which reacts with the zirconia. The desorption of pyridine in one case and only CO2/SOx in the other case suggests that sulfated zirconia does not contain Brønsted acidity that can form pyridinium sulfate. |
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Keywords: | sulfated metal oxides sulfated zirconia catalyst Brø nsted acidity catalytic activity |
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