02318nas a2200253 4500008004100000022001400041245009700055210006900152260007300221300001200294490000800306520143100314653001501745653002301760653001101783653001901794653001301813100001501826700002201841700002201863700002601885700002801911856012501939 2005 eng d a1381-116900aLiquid-phase alkylation of phenol with long-chain olefins over WOx/ZrO2 solid acid catalysts0 aLiquidphase alkylation of phenol with longchain olefins over WOx aPO BOX 211, 1000 AE AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDSbELSEVIER SCIENCE BVcOCT a123-1310 v2403 a

The liquid-phase alkylation of phenol with 1-dodecene was carried out over WOx/ZrO2 solid acid catalysts. The catalysts were prepared by wet impregnation method using zirconium oxyhydroxide and ammonium metatungstate. Catalysts with different WO3 loading (5-30 wt.%) were prepared and calcined at 800 degrees C and catalyst with 15% WO3 was calcined from 700-850 degrees C. All the catalysts were characterized by surface area, XRD, and FTIR. The catalyst with 15% WO3 calcined at 800 degrees C (15 WZ-800) was found to be the most active in the reaction. The effect of temperature, molar ratio and catalyst weight on dodecene conversion and products selectivity was studied in detail. Under the optimized reaction conditions of 120 degrees C, phenol/1-dodecene molar ratio 2 and time 2 h, the catalyst 15 WZ-800 gave > 99% dodecene conversion with 90% dodecylphenol selectivity. Comparison of the catalytic activity of 15 WZ-800 with sulfated zirconia calcined at 500 degrees C (SZ-500) and HP zeolite showed that activity of SZ-500 was lower than that of 15 WZ-800, while HP zeolite showed negligible activity. It is observed that the presence of water in the reaction mixture was detrimental to the catalytic activity of WOx/ZrO2. The catalyst 15 WZ-800 also found to be an efficient catalyst for alkylation of phenol with long-chain olefins like 1-octene and 1-decene. (c) 2005 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

10aAlkylation10along-chain olefins10aphenol10atungsten oxide10aZirconia1 aSarish, S.1 aDevassy, Biju, M.1 aBohringer, Walter1 aFletcher, Jack, C. Q.1 aHalligudi, Shivaraj, B. uhttps://library.ncl.res.in/content/liquid-phase-alkylation-phenol-long-chain-olefins-over-woxzro2-solid-acid-catalysts-002031nas a2200217 4500008004100000022001400041245006700055210006400122260007300186300001000259490000800269520130600277653001301583653002001596653001901616653001301635100001501648700002201663700002801685856010001713 2005 eng d a1381-116900atert-Butylation of p-cresol over WOx/ZrO2 solid acid catalysts0 atertButylation of pcresol over WOxZrO2 solid acid catalysts aPO BOX 211, 1000 AE AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDSbELSEVIER SCIENCE BVcJUL a44-510 v2353 a

The tert-butylation of p-cresol with tert-butanol was carried out over WO3/ZrO2 catalysts under flow conditions, The catalysts were prepared by wet impregnation method using zirconium oxyhydroxide and ammonium metatungstate. Catalysts with different WO3 loading (5-30 wt.%) were prepared and calcined at 800 degrees C and catalyst with 15% WO,, was calcined from 600 to 900 C. The catalysts were characterized by surface area, XRD, FTIR and TEM. The catalyst 15% WO3/ZrO2 calcined at 800 degrees C found to be the most active in the reaction. The effect of temperature, space velocity and molar ratio of the reactants on the conversion of p-cresol and products selectivities were studied. Under the optimized reaction conditions of 130 degrees C, tert-butanol/p-cresol molar ratio of 3 and flow rate of 10 ml h(-1). p-cresol conversion was 69.8% with selectivity to 2-tert-butyl-p-cresol 92.4%, 2,6-di-tert-butyl-p-cresol 6.3% and p-cresol tert-butyl ether 1.3%. The catalytic activity is compared with sulfated zirconia, USY, H beta zeolites and montmorillonite K-10 under the optimized reaction conditions The activity of sulfated zirconia is lower than that of 15% WO3/ZrO2 catalyst calcined at 800 C and other catalysts showed very low activity, (c) 2005 Elsevier B.V.. All rights reserved.

10ap-Cresol10atert-butylation10atungsten oxide10aZirconia1 aSarish, S.1 aDevassy, Biju, M.1 aHalligudi, Shivaraj, B. uhttps://library.ncl.res.in/content/tert-butylation-p-cresol-over-woxzro2-solid-acid-catalysts-001232nas a2200289 4500008004100000022001400041245012700055210006900182260007300251300001400324490000600338520019500344653001100539653001100550653002400561653001900585653002700604653001300631100001900644700001700663700002200680700003500702700002200737700002600759700002800785856012900813 2008 eng d a1566-736700aHighly efficient and chemo selective catalyst system for the synthesis of blossom orange fragrance and flavoring compounds0 aHighly efficient and chemo selective catalyst system for the syn aPO BOX 211, 1000 AE AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDSbELSEVIER SCIENCE BVcAPR a1671-16750 v93 a

{Acetal and acylal formation reactions of organic compounds are efficiently catalyzed by zirconia-supported mixed oxide systems under liquid-phase reaction conditions. 15WZ-750 (where

10aAcetal10aacylal10aSilicotungstic acid10atungsten oxide10atungstophosphoric acid10aZirconia1 aJustus, Josena1 aVinu, Ajayan1 aDevassy, Biju, M.1 aBalasubramanian, Veerappan, V.1 aBohringer, Walter1 aFletcher, Jack, C. Q.1 aHalligudi, Shivaraj, B. uhttps://library.ncl.res.in/content/highly-efficient-and-chemo-selective-catalyst-system-synthesis-blossom-orange-fragrance-002588nas a2200277 4500008004100000022001400041245009400055210006900149260007300218300001200291490000600303520161000309653001401919653002601933653002401959653002401983653001902007653001302026100001502039700002202054700001702076700002602093700003502119700002802154856012802182 2008 eng d a1566-736700aSynthesis of biodiesel over zirconia-supported isopoly and heteropoly tungstate catalysts0 aSynthesis of biodiesel over zirconiasupported isopoly and hetero aPO BOX 211, 1000 AE AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDSbELSEVIER SCIENCE BVcMAR a696-7020 v93 a

The liquid-phase synthesis of biodiesel by transesterification of sunflower oil with methanol is carried out by using zirconia-supported isopoly and heteropoly tungstates (HPAs) as catalysts. The isopoly and heteropoly tungstate catalysts were prepared by suspending zirconium oxyhydroxide in water/methanol solution of ammonium metatungstate/silicotungstic acid, phosphotungstic acid (WO3/HPA loading, 15%,,) followed by drying and calcination at 750 degrees C. The catalysts were characterized by XRD, Raman spectroscopy, IR spectroscopy, NH3-TPD and FTIR pyridine adsorption spectroscopy. XRD results indicate that the presence of isopoly and heteropoly tungstates stabilizes ZrO2 in tetragonal phase. Raman and IR spectra of the catalysts show that tungstate species exist as zirconia-anchored octahedral mono-oxotungstate. The acidity measurements by NH3-TPD and FTIR pyridine adsorption spectroscopy show that zirconia-supported phosphotungstate has the highest total acidity and zirconia-supported isopoly tungstate has the highest Bronsted acidity. The zirconia-supported isopoly tungstate shows superior catalytic performance compared to zirconia-supported heteropoly tungstate catalysts. Under the reaction conditions of 200 degrees C and methanol/oil molar ratio 15, 15% WO3/ZrO2 calcined at 750 degrees C gave 97% conversion of oil. This catalyst also efficiently catalyzes methanolysis of other vegetable oils like mustard oil and sesame oil. The deactivated catalyst could be regenerated by calcination without appreciable loss in activity. (c) 2007 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

10aBiodiesel10aphosphotungstic acids10aSilicotungstic acid10atransesterification10atungsten oxide10aZirconia1 aSunita, G.1 aDevassy, Biju, M.1 aVinu, Ajayan1 aSawant, Dhanashri, P.1 aBalasubramanian, Veerappan, V.1 aHalligudi, Shivappa, B. uhttps://library.ncl.res.in/content/synthesis-biodiesel-over-zirconia-supported-isopoly-and-heteropoly-tungstate-catalysts-002844nas a2200241 4500008004100000022001400041245017400055210006900229260000800298300001400306490000600320520196200326653001602288653002002304653001402324653003002338653001902368100001802387700002802405700001502433700002402448856013002472 2020 eng d a2574-096200aWO3 nanorods bearing interconnected Pt nanoparticle units as an activity-modulated and corrosion-resistant carbon-free system for polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells0 aWO3 nanorods bearing interconnected Pt nanoparticle units as an  cFEB a1908-19210 v33 a

Commercial platinum-supported carbon (Pt/C) catalyst is the most widely used oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) electrocatalyst in polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs). However, carbon oxidation in Pt/C during the operation of PEMFCs poses serious issues, particularly in meeting long-term durability of the cells. Although carbon-free Pt-based catalysts are considered to be the best alternatives, the single-cell performances reported for many such systems are found to be inferior to that of the carbon-based systems. As a practical way to realize a carbon-free electrocatalyst, we have developed a system by dispersing an interconnected Pt nanoparticle network on the nanorods of tungsten oxide (WO3). Uniform dispersion of the WO3 nanorods by fine and more or less interconnected Pt nanoparticles (20 wt %) is a key feature of the electrocatalyst. This has helped the system to achieve an intrinsic ORR characteristics which is very similar to that of Pt/C, as reflected from the comparative analysis of the onset potential, half-wave potential, limiting current density, and the number of electrons transferred in the ORR process. Pt/WO3 also shows better stability under start-stop accelerated potential cycling after 10 000 cycles, compared to Pt/C. The relative decrement in the electrochemically active surface area (ECSA) for Pt/WO3 nanorods was negligible, compared to the similar to 26% decrement registered by Pt/C under the identical testing conditions. Finally, a system-level validation in a single-cell model of PEMFC by fabricating a membrane electrode assembly (MEA) with Pt/WO3 as both the anode and cathode catalyst delivered comparable output power density as that of a similar system fabricated by using Pt/C. ECSA comparison in MEA shows the potential use of Pt/WO3-400 as the catalyst for the fuel cells, since it is exhibiting an ECSA value that is 3.4 greater than that of Pt/C at a Pt loading of 0.5 mg cm(-2).

10aCarbon-free10aelectrocatalyst10afuel cell10aoxygen reduction reaction10atungsten oxide1 aKumar, Sachin1 aBhange, Siddheshwar, N.1 aSoni, Roby1 aKurungot, Sreekumar uhttps://library.ncl.res.in/content/wo3-nanorods-bearing-interconnected-pt-nanoparticle-units-activity-modulated-and-corrosion02646nas a2200289 4500008004100000022001400041245012500055210006900180260000800249300001600257490000700273520167000280653001201950653002501962653001401987653002702001653002102028653001902049100002202068700002602090700002202116700001802138700002902156700002402185700001902209856012802228 2021 eng d a2155-543500aSupported MoOx and WOx solid acids for biomass valorization: interplay of coordination chemistry, acidity, and catalysis0 aSupported MoOx and WOx solid acids for biomass valorization inte cNOV a13603-136480 v113 aSupported molybdenum oxide (MoOx) and tungsten oxide (WOx) materials are a vital class of solid acid catalysts for the chemical industry because of their nontoxic nature, strong acidity, remarkable stability in water, hydrogen, and oxygen atmospheres, and excellent reusability performance. These fascinating solid acids play a pivotal role in developing sustainable catalytic routes for renewable biomass processing to produce value-added fuels, chemicals, and platform molecules. The coordination chemistry of MoOx and WOx on the support materials (oxides, carbons, or zeolites) controls their acidic strength, active site accessibility, and catalytic activity. Hence, significant efforts have been made toward optimizing the conditions used for catalyst synthesis and biomass processing to tune the coordination chemistry of MoOx and WOx with the substrate molecules and, thus, their acid-activity/selectivity performance. This Review provides a comprehensive overview of supported MoOx and WOx solid acids for biomass valorization. The importance of the biomass and the role of solid acids for biomass valorization were emphasized, followed by a brief discussion of supported MoOx and WO(x )solid acids. Afterward, the interplay of coordination chemistry, acidic strength, and catalytic activity of supported MoOx and WOx solid acids was discussed. Finally, their catalytic applications for the valorization of several biomass substrates and their derivatives were summarized. This Review will provide valuable insights for developing advanced supported WOx and MoOx solid acids for catalytic biomass valorization and other challenging acid-catalyzed processes.10aAcidity10abiomass valorization10acatalysis10aCoordination chemistry10amolybdenum oxide10atungsten oxide1 aSudarsanam, Putla1 aGupta, Navneet, Kumar1 aMallesham, Baithy1 aSingh, Nittan1 aKalbande, Pavan, Narayan1 aReddy, Benjaram, M.1 aSels, Bert, F. uhttps://library.ncl.res.in/content/supported-moox-and-wox-solid-acids-biomass-valorization-interplay-coordination-chemistry