<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><xml><records><record><source-app name="Biblio" version="7.x">Drupal-Biblio</source-app><ref-type>17</ref-type><contributors><authors><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Sawant, Dhanashri P.</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Vinu, A.</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Justus, Josena</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Srinivasu, P.</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Halligudi, Shivaraj B.</style></author></authors></contributors><titles><title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Catalytic performances of silicotungstic acid/zirconia supported SBA-15 in an esterification of benzyl alcohol with acetic acid</style></title><secondary-title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Journal of Molecular Catalysis A-Chemical </style></secondary-title></titles><keywords><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">12-silicotungstic acid</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Benzyl acetate</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Benzyl alcohol</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Esterification</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">SBA-15</style></keyword></keywords><dates><year><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2007</style></year><pub-dates><date><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">OCT</style></date></pub-dates></dates><number><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">1-2</style></number><publisher><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV</style></publisher><pub-location><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">PO BOX 211, 1000 AE AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS</style></pub-location><volume><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">276	</style></volume><pages><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">150-157</style></pages><language><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">eng</style></language><abstract><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">&lt;p&gt;Liquid phase esterification of benzyl alcohol (BA) to benzyl acetate (Peach fragrance) with an acetic acid (AA) has been investigated with 12-silicotungstic acid supported on zirconia embedded inside SBA-15 (STA/ZrO2/SBA- 15) as the catalyst. Catalysts were unambiguously characterized by XRD, N-2 adsorption-desorption, FF-IR pyridine adsorption techniques and the total amount of acidity of different STA loaded catalysts was estimated by TPD of NH3. The optimization of reaction conditions of an esterification of BA with AA was performed with 15 wt.% STA/22.4 wt.% ZrO2/SBA-15 calcined at 1123 K by varying catalyst concentration (1-10 wt.% of reaction mixture); temperature, 353-383 K and AA:BA molar ratio as 0.5-3. The 15 wt.% STA/22.4 wt.% ZrO2/SBA-15 calcined at 1123 K was found to have the highest acidity and more active in the reaction. Under the optimized reaction conditions, the 15 wt.% STA/22.4 wt.%ZrO2/SBA-15 calcined at 1123 K gave 59% BA conversion with selectivity for benzyl acetate as high as 96% within 2 h of reaction time. (c) 2007 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.&lt;/p&gt;</style></abstract><issue><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">1-2</style></issue><work-type><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Article</style></work-type><custom3><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Foreign</style></custom3><custom4><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">3.958</style></custom4></record></records></xml>