Highly efficient sulfonic/carboxylic dual-acid synergistic catalysis for esterification enabled by sulfur-rich graphene oxide

A new sulfonic/carboxylic dual-acid catalyst based on sulfur-rich graphene oxide (GO-S) was readily prepared and used as a highly efficient and reusable solid acid catalyst toward the esterification of oleic acid with methanol for biodiesel production. Higher yields of methyl oleate (98 %) and over...

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Main Authors: Zhang, Honglei, Luo, Xiang, Shi, Kaiqi, Wu, Tao, He, Feng, Zhou, Shoubin, Chen, George Z., Peng, Chuang
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author Zhang, Honglei
Luo, Xiang
Shi, Kaiqi
Wu, Tao
He, Feng
Zhou, Shoubin
Chen, George Z.
Peng, Chuang
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Luo, Xiang
Shi, Kaiqi
Wu, Tao
He, Feng
Zhou, Shoubin
Chen, George Z.
Peng, Chuang
author_sort Zhang, Honglei
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description A new sulfonic/carboxylic dual-acid catalyst based on sulfur-rich graphene oxide (GO-S) was readily prepared and used as a highly efficient and reusable solid acid catalyst toward the esterification of oleic acid with methanol for biodiesel production. Higher yields of methyl oleate (98 %) and over 3 times higher turnover frequencies (TOFs) were observed for the GO-S dual-acid catalyst, compared to liquid sulfuric acid or other carbon-based solid acid catalysts. The “acidity” of sulfonic acid groups was enhanced by the addition of carboxylic acid groups as the combination of the two acids enhances their inherent activity by associative interaction.
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spelling nottingham-456892020-05-04T19:05:52Z https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/45689/ Highly efficient sulfonic/carboxylic dual-acid synergistic catalysis for esterification enabled by sulfur-rich graphene oxide Zhang, Honglei Luo, Xiang Shi, Kaiqi Wu, Tao He, Feng Zhou, Shoubin Chen, George Z. Peng, Chuang A new sulfonic/carboxylic dual-acid catalyst based on sulfur-rich graphene oxide (GO-S) was readily prepared and used as a highly efficient and reusable solid acid catalyst toward the esterification of oleic acid with methanol for biodiesel production. Higher yields of methyl oleate (98 %) and over 3 times higher turnover frequencies (TOFs) were observed for the GO-S dual-acid catalyst, compared to liquid sulfuric acid or other carbon-based solid acid catalysts. The “acidity” of sulfonic acid groups was enhanced by the addition of carboxylic acid groups as the combination of the two acids enhances their inherent activity by associative interaction. Wiley 2017-09-11 Article PeerReviewed Zhang, Honglei, Luo, Xiang, Shi, Kaiqi, Wu, Tao, He, Feng, Zhou, Shoubin, Chen, George Z. and Peng, Chuang (2017) Highly efficient sulfonic/carboxylic dual-acid synergistic catalysis for esterification enabled by sulfur-rich graphene oxide. ChemSusChem, 10 (17). pp. 3352-3357. ISSN 1864-564X Dual-acid catalyst solid acid esterification heterogeneous catalysis http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/cssc.201700950/abstract doi:10.1002/cssc.201700950 doi:10.1002/cssc.201700950
spellingShingle Dual-acid catalyst
solid acid
esterification
heterogeneous catalysis
Zhang, Honglei
Luo, Xiang
Shi, Kaiqi
Wu, Tao
He, Feng
Zhou, Shoubin
Chen, George Z.
Peng, Chuang
Highly efficient sulfonic/carboxylic dual-acid synergistic catalysis for esterification enabled by sulfur-rich graphene oxide
title Highly efficient sulfonic/carboxylic dual-acid synergistic catalysis for esterification enabled by sulfur-rich graphene oxide
title_full Highly efficient sulfonic/carboxylic dual-acid synergistic catalysis for esterification enabled by sulfur-rich graphene oxide
title_fullStr Highly efficient sulfonic/carboxylic dual-acid synergistic catalysis for esterification enabled by sulfur-rich graphene oxide
title_full_unstemmed Highly efficient sulfonic/carboxylic dual-acid synergistic catalysis for esterification enabled by sulfur-rich graphene oxide
title_short Highly efficient sulfonic/carboxylic dual-acid synergistic catalysis for esterification enabled by sulfur-rich graphene oxide
title_sort highly efficient sulfonic/carboxylic dual-acid synergistic catalysis for esterification enabled by sulfur-rich graphene oxide
topic Dual-acid catalyst
solid acid
esterification
heterogeneous catalysis
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https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/45689/
https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/45689/