@article{8be8b2f365bf4a5ba50b4a0f8ae9c045,
title = "Ga-promoted tungstated zirconia catalyst for n-butane isomerization",
abstract = "Ga-promoted tungstated zirconia (GWZ) was prepared by a slurry impregnation method. The textural properties as well as the acidities of the Ga-promoted catalysts were characterized by X-ray powder diffraction (XRD), N2 adsorption, NH3 temperature-programmed desorption (NH3 TPD), microcalorimetry and H2 temperature-programmed reduction (H2 TPR). The catalytic behavior of GWZ for n-butane isomerization was studied in the presence of hydrogen. In comparison to tungstated zirconia (WZ), the catalytic activity of the Ga-promoted catalyst was greatly improved. The reason proposed for the higher activity of the Ga-promoted catalysts was that Ga enhances the oxidizing ability of the catalysts.",
keywords = "Gallium, N-butane isomerization, Tungstated zirconia",
author = "Chen, \{Xiao Rong\} and Chen, \{Chang Lin\} and Xu, \{Nan Ping\} and Song Han and Mou, \{Chung Yuan\}",
note = "Funding Information: We thank Professor Jianyi Shen from Nanjing University for help in the microcalorimetric study. Financial support from the Educational Department of Jiangsu Province (Project 00KJB530001 to CLC), the Science and Technology Department of Jiangsu Province (Project GB2002017 to CLC), and Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering and Technology of Jiangsu Province is gratefully acknowledged.",
year = "2003",
month = feb,
doi = "10.1023/A:1022137612328",
language = "English",
volume = "85",
pages = "177--182",
journal = "Catalysis Letters",
issn = "1011-372X",
publisher = "Kluwer Academic Publishers",
number = "3-4",
}