Reaction Kinetics and Catalysis Letters, Vol.71, No.1, 137-142, 2000
Decomposition reactions of methanol and ethanol catalyzed by tungsten oxide supported on activated carbon
Activity of the catalysts to obtain the dehydration products linearly increases with their total surface acidity. Results obtained seem to point out that the surface basicity of the support influences the acid strength of the tungsten oxide particles, especially at low tungsten loading.