Preparation of Sulfated Zirconia Using Modified Sol Gel Method

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A series of sulfated zirconia was prepared through sol gel method in alcohol medium. Porosity of the catalyst was developed in two different methods, which were immersion of cetyltrimethyl ammonium chloride (CTAC) surfactant as templating agent and Supercritical Fluid Extraction (SFE). The physico-chemical properties of the catalysts were characterized by Thermal Gravimetric-Differential Thermal Analysis (TG-DTA), X-ray Diffraction (XRD), Brunauer-Emmett-Teller (BET) and Barret-Joyner-Halenda (BJH) and gravimetry method for acidity measurement following by the adsorption of organic bases. The characterization results show that different method of immersing CTAC surfactant and SFE affecting physical and chemical properties, i.e. crystalinity, surface area, pore size, pore volume and acidity.

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