Selective Production of Aromatics from Alkylfurans over Solid Acid Catalysts

Amorphous mesoporous oxides such as WO_x-ZrO₂ demonstrate superior activity, selectivity and stability compared to Y zeolite for aromatics production from alkylfurans and ethylene. Raman spectroscopy and the TOF trend with varying W surface densities suggest that the high reactivity is mainly associated with subnanometer WO_x clusters mixed with Zr.