Research Article

Enhanced Catalyst Activity of Using Polypyrrole as Support for Acidic Esterification of Glycerol with Acetic Acid

Table 1

Acidic properties of the samples obtained from TPD of ammonia.

SampleTemperature at maximum (°C)Total acidity (mol·g−1)

WO31.3828.50350316
WO3-Ppy-59.0110.73130, 223, 390535
WO3-Ppy-109.3510.87132, 226, 384659
WO3-Ppy-1510.8410.21134, 227, 407754
WO3-Ppy-2011.1710.16137, 230, 3701250
Ppy10.5315.29127, 183, 211647

Multipoint BET surface area (m2 g−1).
bPore Size (nm).