摘要
Highly dispersed silicotungstic acid-derived WO_(3) composited with ZrO_(2) supported on SBA-_(15) (WZ/SBA-_(15)) as an ordered mesoporous solid acid catalyst was prepared via a facile incipient wetness impregnation (IWI) method that active ingredients, ZrO_(2) and WO_(3), were impregnated into the channels of SBA-_(15) simultaneously with a subsequent calcination process. The relationship between catalyst nature and performance was explored by high resolution transmission electron microscopy (HRTEM), high-angle annular dark-field scanning transmission electron microscopy (HAADF-STEM), FT-IR, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), X-ray diffraction (XRD), N_(2) adsorption-desorption, NH_(3) temperature-programmed desorption (NH_(3)-TPD), and FT-IR of pyridine adsorption (Py-IR) characterization techniques. The catalytic performance of W_(12)Z_(15)/SBA-_(15) is not only greater than that of single component solid acid catalysts, WO_(3)/SBA-_(15) and ZrO_(2)/SBA-_(15), but also W_(12)/Z_(15)/SBA-_(15) prepared by impregnating active ingredients, ZrO_(2) and WO_(3), into SBA-_(15) in sequence. The outstanding performance of W_(12)Z_(15)/SBA-_(15) is derived from the strong interaction between ZrO_(2) and WO_(3), which results in more acid sites, and relatively high specific surface area, large pore volume, and ordered mesoporous structure of SBA-_(15). The characterization and reaction results clearly demonstrate that the synergy of ZrO_(2) and WO_(3) has a clear boost for the alkenylation. The optimized W_(12)Z_(15)/SBA-_(15)-500 achieves a 99.4% conversion of phenylacetylene and a 92.3% selectivity of main product α-arylstyrene for the alkenylation of p-xylene with phenylacetylene, with very low level of oligomers producing at the same time. Moreover, W_(12)Z_(15)/SBA-_(15)-500 shows excellent catalytic stability and regeneration. Therefore, W_(12)Z_(15)/SBA-_(15)-500 is a promising solid acid catalyst for the alkenylation.
基金
financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 21276041)
Chinese Ministry of Education via the Program for New Century Excellent Talents in University (No. NCET-12-0079)。
