heterogeneous catalysts

Heterogenization of catalysts offers numerous advantages over homogeneous systems, including enhanced stability, reusability, and fine-tuning of properties. This approach is particularly relevant for developing environmentally friendly and sustainable catalytic processes. Microgels, with their unique properties, emerge as promising platforms for catalyst heterogenization. These crosslinked polymer networks exhibit tunable size, porosity, and responsiveness to external stimuli, making them ideal for encapsulating and stabilizing catalytic species.

The basic kinetic regularities of aldol condensation reaction of propionic acid with formaldehyde on the B2O3-P2O5-WO3/SiO2 catalyst in gas phase have been investigated. The kinetic equations of the process have been proposed and the kinetic parameters have been calculated. The created kinetic model fairly well describes the condensation reaction of propionic acid with formaldehyde on the developed catalyst.