THE CATALYTIC ACTIVITY OF HYDROUS ZIRCONIUM-OXIDE CALCINED AT SEVERAL TEMPERATURES

Hydrous zirconium oxide is an amorphous solid and has several catalytic activities. The oxide was changed to crystalline zirconia by calcination at a high temperature, and the catalytic activities were lowered. The correlation between the surface property and the catalytic activity was investigated on hydrous zirconium oxide calcined at several temperatures; the best activity was obtained in the oxide calcined at 300°C.