Mesopore carbón starch with acid properties: synthesis and characterization

Abstract

We have shown that a promising material with acidic properties can be successfully prepared from starch mesoporous carbon (SMC), functionalized with sulfated zirconia. The process of assembling P123, starch, zirconia, and silicon synthesized Zr-modified ordered mesoporous carbon. SMC and Zr-SMC were characterized by BET for their texture properties and, using Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM), their morphology. Acidic properties were acquired by programmed thermodesorption of ammonia (NH3 TPD). These studies show that the Zr-SMCs material is mainly composed of mesopores with an average pore size of approximately 3.5 nm, high surface area and pore volume, and has medium to strong acidity properties.