Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Articles Article Faculty Publications -Articles Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Modified ceria as a substitute for sulfuric acid in the liquid phase nitration of toluene Subject The topic of the resource Ceria; Nitration of toluene; Sulfated ceria; Sulfated ceria zirconia Description An account of the resource Ceria, sulfated ceria, ceria-zirconia and sulfated ceria-zirconia catalysts were prepared via the co-precipitation method and calcined at 823 K. The catalysts were characterized by XRD, BET surface area, FTIR, TGA and EDAX. The acidity of the catalysts was studied by pyridine adsorbed FTIR. All the peaks in XRD correspond to the cubic fluorite structure of ceria. The crystallite size of the catalysts was found to be 4-8 nm. Incorporation of zirconia stabilizes the surface sulfate species and thus increases the sulfate content. Sulfation decreases the surface area, but increases the acidity, leading to enhanced catalytic activity. All the catalysts were found to be stable up to 923 K. Catalytic activities were tested towards the liquid phase nitration of toluene. A maximum conversion of about 34 % is achievable for the nitration of toluene to dinitrotoluene. Solid acids effectively play the role of sulfuric acid in the reaction, assisting the formation of nitronium species. 2012 Akadiai Kiad Budapest, Hungary. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Sunaja Devi K.R.; Jayashree S. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Reaction Kinetics, Mechanisms and Catalysis, Vol-108, No. 1, pp. 183-192. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2013-01-01 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context <a href="https://doi.org/10.1007/s11144-012-0513-6" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://doi.org/10.1007/s11144-012-0513-6</a> <br /><br /><a href="https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84872498269&amp;doi=10.1007%2Fs11144-012-0513-6&amp;partnerID=40&amp;md5=3cd3e6d08a9246d8ddf27d0c3e996a74" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84872498269&amp;doi=10.1007%2fs11144-012-0513-6&amp;partnerID=40&amp;md5=3cd3e6d08a9246d8ddf27d0c3e996a74</a> Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Restricted Access Relation A related resource ISSN: 18785204 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Online Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Article Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Sunaja Devi K.R., Department of Chemistry, Christ University, Bangalore 560029, India; Jayashree S., Department of Chemistry, Christ University, Bangalore 560029, India