Synthesis of a Mesoporous Co-Al spinel and its Application as Solid Base Catalysts

摘要

Introduction Recently, mesoporous metal oxides as a kind of promising catalyst have attracted special attention because their high surface area can provide a large number of catalytically active sites [1, 2]. However, only a few of references are available to deal with the synthesis and application of basic mesoporous materials in contrast to acidic or neutral mesoporous materials. Thus, it is necessary to develop novel mesoporous materials with intrinsic basicity for promoting the performance of the traditional basic catalysts. In this paper, we present a facile and cheap approach for preparing mesoporous cobalt aluminate with narrow pore size distribution and high surface area and the as-synthesized material can be used as a solid base catalyst.