Review Article

Heterogeneous Tin Catalysts Applied to the Esterification and Transesterification Reactions

Table 4

Physical properties of sulfated metal oxides catalysts [28].

ā€‰ (wt.%)BET surface area (m2/g)Crystalline (%)Crystallite (nm)Crystal StructureColor

STO-1
(SnCl4)
2.014288.2 (Sn)3.2TetragonalYellow
STO-2
(SnO2)
2.615188.2 (Sn)3.5TetragonalWhite
SZ3.016589.4 (Zr)11.5TetragonalWhite