1. Examples

2. Applications

3. References

Solid acids are acids that do not dissolve in the reaction medium. They are often used in heterogeneous catalysts.

Examples

Most of the acids solid in state are generally organic acids that includes oxalic acid,tartaric acid,citric acid,maleic acid,etc Examples include oxides, which function as Lewis acids including silico-aluminates (zeolites, alumina, silico-alumino-phosphate), and sulfated zirconia. Many transition metal oxides are acidic, including titania, zirconia, and niobia.^[1] Such acids are used in cracking. Many solid Brønsted acids are also employed industrially, including sulfonated polystyrene, solid phosphoric acid, niobic acid, and heteropolyoxometallates.^[2]

Applications

Solid acids are used in catalysis in many industrial chemical processes, from large-scale catalytic cracking in petroleum refining to the synthesis of various fine chemicals.^[3]

One large scale application is alkylation, e.g., the combination of benzene and ethylene to give ethylbenzene. Another application is the rearrangement of cyclohexanone oxime to caprolactam.^[4] Many alkylamines are prepared by amination of alcohols, catalyzed by solid acids.

Solid acids can be used as electrolytes in fuel cells.^[1]

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