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7924919 
Journal Article 
Preparation and catalytic activity of mesoporous Al-SBA-16 solid acid catalysts 
Kamil, MSM; Manikandan, K; Elangovan, SP; Cheralathan, KK 
2015 
Yes 
Journal of the Indian Chemical Society
ISSN: 0019-4522 
Scientific Publishers 
92 
5 
721-723 
English 
WOS:000356399600028 
Mesoporous aluminostticates with SI/AI ratio = 50 have been synthesized from SBA-16 by post synthetic aluminum Incorporation into the silica framework. The aluminum sources used for Al incorporation were aluminum isoproproxide and sodium aluminate. Characterization by low angle XRD and N2 adsorption has been carried out for the confirmation of 3D cubic pore structure of mesoporous aluminosilicates. The obtained mesoporous aluminosilicatcs and H-ZSM-5 zeolites were used as catalysts for liquid phase esterification of benzyl alcohol with hexanoic acid. The liquid-phase esterification reaction is used as a tool to probe the interdependence of mesoporosity, acidity and method of aluminium Incorporation. The catalytic activity results suggest that apart from acidity, mesoporosity Is required for catalyzing the reaction. © 2015 Scientific Publishers. All Rights Reserved. 
Al-SBA-16; mesoporosity; benzyl hexanoate; esterification