The synthesis of hollow silica nanospheres and silica nanotubes bearing Ga inserted in the silica structure are herein reported for the first time. The best catalyst (Ga-NS) displayed excellent catalytic performances in the conversion of glycerol in solketal exceeding the activity of other solids reported in the literature.
Soumoy, L., Fiorilli, S., Armandi, M., Debecker, D., & Aprile, C. (2024). Hollow silica nanospheres as efficient catalysts for the acid-catalyzed upgrading of glycerol. 18th International Congress on Catalysis (ICC), Lyon, France. https://hdl.handle.net/2078.5/240284