Catalysis is the increase in the rate of a chemical reaction by the addition of a reagent — the catalyst — that is not itself consumed. The catalyst works by opening up a route between ...

Nanosized sulfated zirconia with Brønsted acidic sites has been prepared by a simple calcination in the absence of any solvent. XRD patterns reveal that the sulfated zirconia mainly consists of ...

† Department of Chemical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad, Sangareddy, Telangana 502 285, India ‡ Department of Chemical Engineering, Birla Institute of Technology and Science, ...