Coating with mesoporous silica remarkably enhances the stability of the highly active yet fragile flower-like MgO catalyst for dimethyl carbonate synthesis†
Zhi-Min Cui,Zhe Chen,Chang-Yan Cao,Wei-Guo Song
Chemical Communications Pub Date : 05/22/2013 00:00:00 , DOI:10.1039/C3CC42504E
Abstract
Flower-like MgO is a highly effective catalyst for the synthesis of dimethyl carbonate through the transesterification method, and coating the catalyst with mesoporous silica significantly enhances the stability of the MgO catalyst.
