dos Santos, VC;
Durndell, LJ;
Isaacs, MA;
Parlett, CMA;
Wilson, K;
Lee, AF;
(2017)
A new application for transition metal chalcogenides: WS2 catalysed esterification of carboxylic acids.
Catalysis Communications
, 91
pp. 16-20.
10.1016/j.catcom.2016.12.003.
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Abstract
The first application of WS2, a well-known graphene analogue, as a solid acid catalyst for carboxylic acid esterification is reported. WS2 exhibits excellent specific activities and high conversion to methyl esters of (65–90%) for C2–C16 carboxylic acid esterification with methanol under mild conditions, with Turnover Frequencies between 80 and 180 h− 1, and outstanding water tolerance even under equimolar water spiking. WS2 also exhibits good stability towards methyl propanoate in the continuous esterification of propanoic acid, and is a promising candidate for biofuels production.
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | A new application for transition metal chalcogenides: WS2 catalysed esterification of carboxylic acids |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.catcom.2016.12.003 |
| Publisher version: | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.catcom.2016.12.003 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | This version is the author accepted manuscript. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher’s terms and conditions. |
| Keywords: | Tungsten, Sulfide, Esterification, Carboxylic acid, Biofuels |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Maths and Physical Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Maths and Physical Sciences > Dept of Chemistry |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10067796 |
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