Synthesis of SO42−/ZrO2/MCM-41 as a new superacid catalyst

Abstract
A new SO4 2−/ZrO2/MCM-41 superacid catalyst has been successfully synthesized and is ca. 2.5–3 times more active than the conventional SO4 2−/ZrO2 superacid catalyst for MTBE synthesis and n-pentane isomerization.