Hydrolysis of Dimethyl Ether over Heteropoly Acids Catalyst

Abstract

Heteropoly acide(HPA), as one kind of solid-super acid catalysts, has been researched and applied extensively. Using SBA-15 and ZSM-5 as carriers, HPA catalysts with different types and contents were applied in this work for the hydrolysis of dimethyl ether(DME). It had been found that ZSM-5 was a proper carrier, and its supported phosphotungstic acid exhibited relatively high catalytic activity in this low-temperature hydrolysis reaction.