One-pot synthesis of ordered nanoporous amorphous H-Zn-aluminosilicate for catalysis of bulky molecules

Abstract

We are reporting a simple one-pot synthesis method of nanoporous H-zinc-aluminosilicate (HZnAlSi) from a Na-free chemical mixture. The material exhibits strong acidity required to catalyse bulky molecular reactions generally restricted in micro-porous zeolites. The material also exhibits superior catalytic properties giving as high as 99% glycerol conversion in glycerol acetylation, with stability and reusability.