title: Coating with mesoporous silica remarkably enhances the stability of the highly active yet fragile flower-like MgO catalyst for dimethyl carbonate synthesis.
abstract: Flower-like MgO is a highly effective catalyst for the synthesis of dimethyl carbonate through the transesterification method, and coating the catalyst with mesoporous silica significantly enhances the stability of the MgO catalyst.
authors.affiliation: Key Laboratory of Bio-Inspired Smart Interfacial Science and Technology of Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry and Environment, Beihang University, Beijing 100191, PR China.
authors.forename: Zhi-Min
authors.initials: ZM
authors.lastname: Cui
authors.forename: Zhe
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Chang-Yan
authors.initials: CY
authors.lastname: Cao
authors.forename: Wei-Guo
authors.initials: WG
authors.lastname: Song
authors.forename: Lei
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Jiang
mesh_terms: D002384:Catalysis; D004951:Esterification; D005561:Formates / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry; D008277:Magnesium Oxide / Q000737:chemistry*; D016062:Porosity; D012822:Silicon Dioxide / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D005561:Formates; D008277:Magnesium Oxide; D012822:Silicon Dioxide; C023025:methyl carbonate