Enhanced Phenol Tert-Butylation Reaction Activity over Hierarchical Porous Silica-Alumina Materials

Hierarchical aluminum-silicon materials have been successfully prepared by mixing pre-crystallization of silica-alumina sol and citric acid under hydrothermal conditions. The influence of pre-crystallization time on the micro-mesoporous structure is studied using Fourier transform infrared spectrosc...

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Main Authors: Ling Xu, Fan Wang, Zhi Xiu, Limei Duan, Zongrui Liu, Jingqi Guan
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Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-09-01
Series:Catalysts
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4344/10/9/1098
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spelling doaj-248c2f21efef4a5386222b7871b9b8e52020-11-25T03:35:02ZengMDPI AGCatalysts2073-43442020-09-01101098109810.3390/catal10091098Enhanced Phenol Tert-Butylation Reaction Activity over Hierarchical Porous Silica-Alumina MaterialsLing Xu0Fan Wang1Zhi Xiu2Limei Duan3Zongrui Liu4Jingqi Guan5College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Inner Mongolia University for Nationalities, Tongliao 028000, Inner Mongolia, ChinaCollege of Chemistry and Materials Science, Inner Mongolia University for Nationalities, Tongliao 028000, Inner Mongolia, ChinaCollege of Chemistry and Materials Science, Inner Mongolia University for Nationalities, Tongliao 028000, Inner Mongolia, ChinaCollege of Chemistry and Materials Science, Inner Mongolia University for Nationalities, Tongliao 028000, Inner Mongolia, ChinaCollege of Chemistry and Materials Science, Inner Mongolia University for Nationalities, Tongliao 028000, Inner Mongolia, ChinaKey Laboratory of Surface and Interface Chemistry of Jilin Province, College of Chemistry, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, ChinaHierarchical aluminum-silicon materials have been successfully prepared by mixing pre-crystallization of silica-alumina sol and citric acid under hydrothermal conditions. The influence of pre-crystallization time on the micro-mesoporous structure is studied using Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR), X-ray powder diffraction (XRD), N<sub>2</sub> physical adsorption, and high-resolution transmission electron microscopy (HRTEM). The catalytic performance of hierarchical silica-alumina material is evaluated by alkylation of phenol with tert-butanol. The results show that the silica-alumina materials with a pre-crystallization time of 16 h show micro-mesoporous structure and excellent catalytic activity.https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4344/10/9/1098hierarchical poremicro-mesoporous silica-aluminaphenol tert-butylationpre-crystallization time
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author Ling Xu
Fan Wang
Zhi Xiu
Limei Duan
Zongrui Liu
Jingqi Guan
spellingShingle Ling Xu
Fan Wang
Zhi Xiu
Limei Duan
Zongrui Liu
Jingqi Guan
Enhanced Phenol Tert-Butylation Reaction Activity over Hierarchical Porous Silica-Alumina Materials
Catalysts
hierarchical pore
micro-mesoporous silica-alumina
phenol tert-butylation
pre-crystallization time
author_facet Ling Xu
Fan Wang
Zhi Xiu
Limei Duan
Zongrui Liu
Jingqi Guan
author_sort Ling Xu
title Enhanced Phenol Tert-Butylation Reaction Activity over Hierarchical Porous Silica-Alumina Materials
title_short Enhanced Phenol Tert-Butylation Reaction Activity over Hierarchical Porous Silica-Alumina Materials
title_full Enhanced Phenol Tert-Butylation Reaction Activity over Hierarchical Porous Silica-Alumina Materials
title_fullStr Enhanced Phenol Tert-Butylation Reaction Activity over Hierarchical Porous Silica-Alumina Materials
title_full_unstemmed Enhanced Phenol Tert-Butylation Reaction Activity over Hierarchical Porous Silica-Alumina Materials
title_sort enhanced phenol tert-butylation reaction activity over hierarchical porous silica-alumina materials
publisher MDPI AG
series Catalysts
issn 2073-4344
publishDate 2020-09-01
description Hierarchical aluminum-silicon materials have been successfully prepared by mixing pre-crystallization of silica-alumina sol and citric acid under hydrothermal conditions. The influence of pre-crystallization time on the micro-mesoporous structure is studied using Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR), X-ray powder diffraction (XRD), N<sub>2</sub> physical adsorption, and high-resolution transmission electron microscopy (HRTEM). The catalytic performance of hierarchical silica-alumina material is evaluated by alkylation of phenol with tert-butanol. The results show that the silica-alumina materials with a pre-crystallization time of 16 h show micro-mesoporous structure and excellent catalytic activity.
topic hierarchical pore
micro-mesoporous silica-alumina
phenol tert-butylation
pre-crystallization time
url https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4344/10/9/1098
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