Chloride-Induced Highly Active Catalyst for Methyl Esterification of Alcohols

Abstract

In this work, a series of active Au/NiOx catalysts were successful to prepare by tracing the concentrations of chloride in the re-dispersed aqueous solutions. By characterizations, we found that the appropriate amount of residual chloride in Au catalyst would induce Au nanoparticles (Au NPs) to locate on the edges of NiOx particles, which resulted in the active Au/NiOx-9 sample. Fine control of chloride in the aqueous solution provides a new perspective to push for addressing the controllable preparation of active heterogeneous catalysts.