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Multifunctional mesoporous silica catalyst

Patent ·
OSTI ID:1177030
The present invention provides bifunctional silica mesoporous materials, including mesoporous silica nanoparticles ("MSN"), having pores modified with diarylammonium triflate and perfluoroaryl moieties, that are useful for the acid-catalyzed esterification of organic acids with organic alcohols.
Research Organization:
Argonne National Laboratory (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
DOE Contract Number:
AC02-07CH11358
Assignee:
Iowa State University Research Foundation, Inc. (Ames, IA)
Patent Number(s):
8,993,793
Application Number:
13/361,613
OSTI ID:
1177030
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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