Study on the Preparation of Mesoporous WO3/SiO2 Catalysts Using Silicotungstic Acid as Tungsten Source
Using silicotungstic acid as tungsten source,rice husk as both silicon source and mesoporous template,a series of mesoporous WO3/SiO2 catalysts with different WO3 loadings were prepared by an incipient-wetness impregnation method.The samples were characterized by means of XRD,UV-Vis and N2 adsorption-desorption isotherms.The results showed that,when the WO3 loading was lower than 2.4%,the WO3 grains in the samples were well dispersed on the carrier SiO2.When the WO3 loading was higher than 2.4%,monoclinic WO3 crystals be-gan to appear in the samples.The samples had a large specific surface area and a pronounced mesoporous structure,and the most probable pore size of samples was 3.6 nm.Under optimized oxidative desulfurization conditions,the 2.4%WO3/SiO2 sample gave a dibenzothiophene conver-sion of 99.7%and a 4,6-dimethyldibenzothiophene conversion of 99.6%.