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Catalysts High Cetane Ethers as Diesel Fuels:
Final Technical
Progress Report for September 1998 - August 2001
Klier, K.
Herman, R.G.
Kwon, H.H.
Qisheng Ma
Hunsicker, R.A.
Butler, A.P.
Bollinger, S.J.
Lehigh University
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Table of Contents
| Cover Page |
1 |
| Disclaimer |
2 |
| ABSTRACT |
3 |
| TABLE OF CONTENTS |
4 |
| LIST OF TABLES |
6 |
| LIST OF FIGURES |
8 |
| INTRODUCTION |
11 |
| EXECUTIVE SUMMARY |
13 |
| PART I: THE TUNGSTENA-ZIRCONIA
CATALYST |
| EXPERIMENTAL PROCEDURES |
15 |
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Catalyst Preparation |
15 |
| Catalyst Testing |
15 |
| Catalyst Characterization by Optical Spectroscopy |
16 |
| Catalyst Characterization by XPS |
17 |
| CATALYTIC RESULTS FOR THE WO3/ZrO2 CATALYST |
20 |
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Dehydration of Mixed Alcohols |
20 |
| Dehydration of Individual Alcohols |
26 |
| Temperature Effect on Selectivity |
26 |
| OPTICAL PROPERTIES OF THE CATALYSTS |
33 |
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Spectral Data and Analysis |
33 |
| Conclusions from Optical Spectroscopy |
38 |
| XPS STUDIES OF THE ACIDITY OF WO3/ZrO2 |
40 |
| PART II: STUDIES OF THE ETHER
SYNTHESIS NAFION-H CATALYST |
| XPS STUDIES OF THE ACIDITIY OF THE NAFION-H CATALYST |
46 |
| MODELLING OF ETHER SYNTHESIS OVER NAFION-H |
52 |
| PART III: A NOVEL STRONG ACID
CATALYST |
| DESIGN AND SYNTHESIS |
56 |
| CATALYTIC RESULTS |
57 |
| CONCLUSIONS |
63 |
| ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS |
64 |
| REFERENCES |
65 |
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