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Highly Acidic, Thermal Stable NbPO 4 @Fullerene Catalyst for Dehydration of Cyclohexanol
Author(s) -
Shah Sneha,
Tiwari Nidhi,
Kumar Yogesh,
Jha S. N.,
Auroux Aline,
Pandey Jai K.,
Chowdhury Biswajit
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
chemistryselect
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.437
H-Index - 34
ISSN - 2365-6549
DOI - 10.1002/slct.201700203
Subject(s) - cyclohexanol , catalysis , fullerene , niobium , dehydration , selectivity , thermal stability , inorganic chemistry , chemistry , niobium oxide , materials science , chemical engineering , organic chemistry , biochemistry , engineering
A highly acidic fullerene containing niobium phosphate catalyst demonstrating high thermal stability is synthesized by one pot Sol‐Gel EISA method. The ratio of niobium, phosphorous and surfactant plays a key role for the in‐situ fullerene generation. A thorough study of elemental, textural and chemical properties using different experimental techniques and an extensive catalytic investigation has been done using a series of catalysts synthesized by varying different parameters. The high conversion and selectivity for cyclohexanol and ethanol dehydration reaction and also five regeneration upto fine five consecutive cycle could be useful for conversion of biomass to fine chemicals.