Elucidation of the Roles of Water on the Reactivity of Surface Intermediates in Carboxylic Acid Ketonization on TiO<sub>2</sub>
Fan Lin, Wenda Hu, Nicholas R. Jaegers, Feng Gao, Jian Zhi Hu, Huamin Wang, Yong Wang
Abstract
. Surface hydroxyl groups, which are consumed by interaction with carboxylic acid upon the formation of surface acetate species, do not impact the ketonization reaction.
Topics & Concepts
ChemistryAcetic acidCarboxylic acidAnataseCarboxylateCatalysisInorganic chemistryPropanoic acidAdsorptionPhotochemistryOrganic chemistryPhotocatalysisCatalysis for Biomass ConversionCatalysis and Hydrodesulfurization StudiesZeolite Catalysis and Synthesis