Research Article
Effect of Sulfation on Zirconia-Pillared Montmorillonite to the Catalytic Activity in Microwave-Assisted Citronellal Conversion
Table 4
Total conversion and selectivity on citronellal conversion over materials.
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Sample |
Total
conversion (%) |
Selectivity | | Isopulegol (%mol) | Menthol (%mol) |
| | MMT | 23.45 | 100 | — | | Zr/MMT-5 | 68.76 | 98.6 | — | | Zr/MMT-10 | 89.76 | 98.5 | — | | Zr/MMT-15 | 79.22 | 100 | — | | S-Zr/MMT-5 | 65.73 | 90.6 | 1.2 | | S-Zr/MMT-10 | 90.54 | 98 | 2.0 | | S-Zr/MMT-15 | 98.52 | 84.56 | 15.44 | | S-ZrO2 | 90.18 | 96 | 3.0 |
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