%0 Journal Article %T HeterogenizationofIndiumfortheFriedel-CraftBenzoylationofToluene %A Farook ADAM %A Kei Lin SEK %J ´ß»¯Ñ§±¨ %P 1802-1808 %D 2012 %R 10.1016/S1872-2067(11)60453-1 %X £¿Indiumincorporatedsilicasampleswithdifferentindiumcontentsweresynthesizedusingatemplatefreesol-gelmethod.Thesilicausedwasextractedfromricehusk(RH)andtheresultingcatalystwaslabeledasRH-xIn(x=5%,10%,15%,and20%).FromtheN2adsorptionanalysisthepresenceoftypeIVisotherminRH-blankandRH-xInindicatedthemesoporousnatureofthecatalysts.IntheXRDpattern,abroadbandatca.2¦È=25¡ãwasobservedforallthecatalystswhichshowedthemtobeamorphous.TEMmicrographsrevealedthatthematerialiscomposedofnanoparticles.Friedel-CraftbenzoylationoftoluenewascarriedoutusingtheRH-xIncatalyst.Theoptimumconditionsforthebenzoylationoftolueneweredeterminedandat373K,100%conversionand89%selectivityforthepara-product(i.e.4-methylbenzonphenone)wereobtained. %K ricehusk %K sol-gel %K indium %K Friedel-Craftbenzoylation %K Toluene %U http://www.chxb.cn/CN/abstract/abstract20825.shtml