Copper substituted heteropolyacid catalysts for the selective dehydration of ethanol
The catalytic conversion of ethanol was carried out over H3PMo12O40·xH2O (H3PMo) and its substituted copper ions with formula Cu0.5xH3−xPMo12O40 (where x = 1, 2 and 3). Pure and Cu-substituted catalyst samples were calcined at 350 ◦C. The effect of copper ions substitution on the thermal behaviour, structural, acidic, surface and catalytic properties of the investigated samples were studied using TG, ... Read more