P-Tu-B-31 Synthesis and Use of Spherical Mesoporous Hybrid Silica for Catalytic Transesterification

Tuesday, June 16, 2015
Ballroom B (Lawrence Convention Center)
Isabella Alkimim, Laura da Silva and Dilson Cardoso, Federal University of São Carlos, Brazil.
This work aims to synthesize hybrid mesoporous molecular sieves of the type CTA-SiO2 with mesoporous occluded by the CTA+ cation (cetyltrimethylammonium). The catalytic activity of this solid was evaluated in the transesterification reaction for future application in biodiesel production.

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