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Imine Metathesis by Silica-Supported Catalysts Using the Methodology of Surface Organometallic Chemistry
Published on: October 18, 2019
First acidic macro-mesocellular aluminosilicate monolithic foams "SiAl(HIPE)" and their catalytic properties
Damien P Debecker1, Cédric Boissière, Guillaume Laurent
1Institute of Condensed Matter and Nanoscience - Molecules, Solids and reactiviTy (IMCN/MOST), Université catholique de Louvain, Croix du Sud 2/17, 1348 Louvain-La-Neuve, Belgium. damien.debecker@uclouvain.be.
Abstract:
A new type of acidic macrocellular and mesoporous silica-alumina foam is obtained via a one pot alkaline sol-gel route coupled with a concentrated emulsion-based templating technique. The mixed oxide monolith exhibits high surface acidity, translating into excellent performance in the acid-catalyzed dehydration of bioethanol to ethene.
