“…Characterization of solid acid catalysts requires a range of different analytical techniques including Fourier Transform Infra-Red (FTIR) spectroscopy with pyridine as a probe molecule [21,25,26,32,37], NH 3 -Temperature Programmed Desorption (TPD) [32,38], solid state Magic Angle Spinning Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (MAS NMR) spectroscopy ( 27 Al [26,37,39], 1 H [25], 29 Si [39]), titration with various Hammett indicators (m-nitrotoluene, p-nitrotoluene etc.) [29], isomerization of n-butane to isobutane as test reaction [40].…”