J. Phys. IV France 113 (2004) 155
DOI: 10.1051/jp4:20040033

Étude par RMN MAS liquide de ³¹P de l'évolution des solutions d'acide 12-tungstophosphorique (ion de Keggin) en fonction du pH, de la dilution et du temps

J. Toufaily², M. Soulard², J.-L. Guth², T. Hamieh^{3, 4} and M.-B. Fadlallah<sup>3

2</sup>  Laboratoire de Matériaux Minéraux, UPRES-A-7016, CNRS, ENSCMu, 3 rue Alfred Werner, 68093 Mulhouse Cedex, France
³  Laboratoire de Chimie Analytique, Matériaux, Surfaces et Interfaces (CHAMSI), Faculté des Sciences, Section 1, Université Libanaise, Hadeth, Beyrouth, Liban
⁴  Institut de Chimie des Surfaces et Interfaces, ICSI-CNRS, UPR 9096, 15 rue Jean Starcky, BP. 2488, 68057 Mulhouse Cedex, France

Abstract
Heteropoly acids of the Keggin type H XM ₁₂O ₄₀, where X is the central atom (Si, P,...), x its oxidation state and M, a transition metal (Mo, W,...) are well known as oxidation and acid catalysts. The chief disadvantage of heteropoly acids is their weak thermal stability, resulting in a degradation of the active phase. Therefore, several attempts were taken on to stabilize them by supporting on various carriers. Silica is an excellent support for the heteropoly acids. Generally, the solid is prepared by impregnation of the active phase by a solution. In this paper, we proposed to determine and quantify the different tungstophosphate species by choosing the optimal conditions to incorporate one of such species. Results obtained by ³¹P NMR in aqueous medium of tungstophosphate species were discussed by varying the pH, the dilution and the evolution duration.

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