Molybdenum arsenate crystal: A highly efficient and recyclable catalyst for hydrolysis of ethylene carbonate

• Published in: Applied catalysis. A, General Vol. 471; pp. 50 - 55
• Main Authors: Zhao, Zhifeng, Ding, Yuanzhu, Bi, Jiancong, Su, Zhanhua, Cai, Qinghai, Gao, Limin, Zhou, Baibin
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Kidlington Elsevier B.V 10.02.2014; Elsevier
• Subjects: Arsenates; Carbonates; Catalysis; Catalysts; Chemistry; Emission analysis; Ethylene; Ethylene glycol; Exact sciences and technology; General and physical chemistry; Heterogeneous catalysis; Hydrolysis; Inductively coupled plasma; Molybdenum; POMs crystal; Spectroscopy; Theory of reactions, general kinetics. Catalysis. Nomenclature, chemical documentation, computer chemistry; Hydrolysis; Heterogeneous catalysis; Ethylene glycol; POMs crystal; Arsenates; Crystals; Recyclable catalyst; Transition metal; Carbonates; Molybdenum; Glycol

•The molybdenum arsenate crystal can provide a suitable catalyst for hydrolysis of ester reactions.•The heterogeneous catalyst displayed high catalytic activity for hydrolysis of ethylene carbonate reactions.•The catalyst can be simply recovered and reused without significant loss of catalytic activ...