Structural and Catalytic Characterization of Solid Acids Basedon Zirconia Modified by Tungsten Oxide

Structural and Catalytic Characterization of Solid Acids Based on Zirconia Modified by Tungsten Oxide David G. Barton,∗ Stuart L. Soled,† George D. Meitzner,‡ Gustavo A. Fuentes,§ and Enrique Iglesia∗,1 ∗Department of Chemical Engineering, University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, California 94720; †Corporate Research Laboratory, Exxon Research and Engineering, Route 22 East, Annandale, New Jersey 08801; ‡Edge Analytical, Inc., 2126 Allen Blvd., Middleton, Wisconsin 53562; and §Departamento de Ingenieria de Procesos, Universidad Autonoma Metropolitana-Iztapalapa, A.P. 55-534, 09340 Mexico, D.F., Mexico