Open AccessChemical Modification of Montmorillonite K10 and Its Catalytic Activity
Author(s) -
Serly J. Sekewael,
Karna Wijaya,
Triyono Triyono
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
asian journal of chemistry/asian journal of chemistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.145
H-Index - 34
eISSN - 0975-427X
pISSN - 0970-7077
DOI - 10.14233/ajchem.2020.22216
Subject(s) - chemistry , lauric acid , catalysis , montmorillonite , methanol , adsorption , nuclear chemistry , fourier transform infrared spectroscopy , thermal stability , ammonia , molar ratio , organic chemistry , chemical engineering , fatty acid , engineering
Montmorillonite K10 (Mt-K10) was chemically modified using a silica-zirconia mixture and the resulting product was named SZMK. The product had an increased total surface acidity, catalytic activity, porosity, and thermal stability. Ammonia adsorption tests and further verification with FTIR and TGA/DTA showed that the acidity of SZMK was higher (0.16 mmol/g) than that of Mt-K10. Catalytic performance was analyzed on the esterification reaction of lauric acid. Refluxing lauric acid and methanol (molar ratio of 1:20) for 20 h with a 20 % (w/w) catalyst showed that catalytic activity of SZMK is high, i.e. methyl laurate production 98.18% (w/w) was achieved.