Effect of Bismuth Additives on the Properties of Vanadium–Phosphorus Oxide Catalyst in the Partial Oxidation of n-Pentane

The selective oxidation of n-pentane on vanadium–phosphorus oxide (VPO) catalysts with bismuth additives (Bi/V = 0–0.30) is studied. The catalysts are characterized by XRD, XPS, and specific surface area measurements using nitrogen adsorption. Their acidic properties are studied (using ammonia TPD and the 2-methyl-3-butyn-2-ol reaction). It was found that the introduction of bismuth insignificantly affects the specific surface area but increases the surface concentration of phosphorus and changes the acidic properties of the catalysts. The specific catalytic activity of samples in n-pentane oxidation correlates with the effective charge of surface oxygen (E _b of O1s electrons). The selectivity to citraconic anhydride increases with an increase in the general surface acidity. The selectivity to maleic anhydride increases with an increase in the Brønsted acidity of the surface. The selectivity to phthalic anhydride increases with an increase in the Lewis acidity. The pathways of product formation in the partial oxidation of n-pentane are proposed.     

Reaction mechanism-based design of efficient VPO catalysts for <Emphasis Type="Italic">n</Emphasis>-C<Subscript>5</Subscript>H<Subscript>12</Subscript> oxidation into phthalic,maleic, and citraconic anhydrides

Hypotheses as to possible ways of enhancing the selectivity of partial n-pentane oxidation with respect to phthalic, maleic, and citraconic anhydrides are suggested based on the mechanistic concepts of the formation of these products. The hypotheses are checked by studying the properties of vanadium-phosphorus oxide (VPO) catalysts upon the introduction of different concentrations of La, Bi, Fe, W, Te, Ti, Zr, or Mo. It is shown by various physicochemical methods (x-ray diffraction, IR spectroscopy, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, and pyridine and 2,6-dimethylpyridine adsorption) that the phase composition of the VPO catalyst and the oxidation states of its elements on the surface are not changed in most cases upon the introduction of these additives. The additives mainly affect the number of Lewis acid sites, whereas the Brønsted acidity changes only slightly. The existence of a correlation between the citraconic anhydride selectivity and the total acidity of the modified catalyst surface is confirmed. In agreement with the assumptions as to the process selectivity, it was discovered that the phthalic anhydride selectivity increases with an increase in the number of Lewis acid sites. The observed regularities open up the way to the purposeful synthesis of catalysts with enhanced selectivity with respect to these products.     

The determination of the gases released during heating of a flame retardant for polymers

The oxidative degradation of HET-acid (1,4,5,6,7,7-hexachlorobicyclo [2.2.1] hept-5-en-2, 3-dicarboxylic acid) is studied by the combination of TG, FTIR, MS and GC-MS. The gases evolved during the decomposition of this flame retardant are investigated on-line by FTIR and by MS. Simultaneously the evolved gases are collected by an adsorbent and, after the thermal experiment, desorbed to release the volatile products for identification using GC-MS. The combination of these techniques offers the unambiguous identification of the evolved products as a function of temperature. The main identified products are CO₂, H₂O, Cl₂, HCl, C₂Cl₄, maleic acid anhydride, HET-acid anhydride, chlorinated cyclic hydrocarbons and chlorinated unsaturated linear hydrocarbons.     

Copolymerization of ethylene and butadiene with supported titanium catalyst

The copolymerization of ethylene and butadiene with a supported titanium catalyst (TiCl₄/MgCl₂/EB/Φ₂SiCl₂/AlEt₃) is described. The resulting products were characterized by IR, ¹³C-NMR, x-ray diffraction, differential thermal analysis, electron microscopy, and solvent extraction. It was found that the butadiene units are substantially in trans-1,4 configuration and blocked sequences. Both ethylene and butadiene blocks form crystalline phases. The presence of unsaturated bonds made it possible to graft MMA and maleic anhydride. The influences of monomer composition, temperature, Al/Ti ratio, catalyst concentration, and solvents on the copolymerization were investigated.     

Electron-impact studies XCII–Negative ion-molecule reactions in anhydride systems. Perfluoroacetic anhydride with succinic,maleic and phthalic anhydrides. An ion cyclotron resonance study

The trifluoroacetate anion undergoes reaction with succinic, maleic and phthalic anhydrides to yield 1 : 1 adducts. The molecular anions of maleic and phthalic anhydride also undergo reaction with perfluoroacetic anhydride to produce [CF₃CO₂]^?· Maleic anhydride parent ions produce [M + CF₃CO·]^? ions when allowed to react with perfluoroacetic anhydride.     

Vapor phase synthesis of phthalate esters from benzene and maleic anhydride over CrO3/magnesol and SO42-/ZrO2+

Benzene and maleic anhydride react over solid acids, viz. CrO₃/Magnesol and SO₄ ^2-/ZrO₂ catalysts to form phthalic anhydride and olefins, which in turn produce phthalate esters as end products. Based on the product distribution, a reaction pathway is proposed.     

Experimental and modeling of oxidation of acetylene,propyne, allene and 1,3‐butadiene

The ignition delays of insaturated hydrocarbons‐oxygen‐argon mixtures were measured behind shock waves in the cases of acetylene, propyne, allene and 1,3‐butadiene. Reflected shock waves permitted to obtain temperatures from 1000–1650 K and pressures from 8.5 to 10.0 atm. A particular effort has been made to build a detailed mechanism of the reactions of C₃‐C₄ unsaturated species and benzene. This mechanism is based on the most recent kinetic data values published in the literature and is consistent with the thermochemistry. This mechanism has been validated by comparing the results of our simulations to the experimental results obtained in our shock tube experiments and to profiles of radicalar and molecular species measured in three premixed flames (acetylene [1–2] and 1,3‐butadiene [3]) coming from the literature. The main reaction pathways have been derived in the case of the oxidation of these four insaturated hydrocarbons and for the formation of benzene. © 1999 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Int J Chem Kinet 31: 361–379, 1999     

An example of quality control of fine chemical intermediates: related impurity analysis of industrial phthalic anhydride by reversed-phase high-performance liquid chromatography

A reliable reversed-phase high-performance liquid chromatographic method has been developed for analysis of related impurities in industrial phthalic anhydride (PA). Maleic acid (hydrolysis product of maleic anhydride), phthalimide, and benzoic acid were separated from phthalic acid (Pa, hydrolysis product of PA) on a C₁₈ column by gradient elution with acetonitrile and 0.1% (v/v) aqueous perchloric acid solution. This method is simple, sensitive, and accurate, and has been successfully applied to quality control of PA for industrial use.     

Electrochemical polymerization of dicarboxylic acids—II. Oligomers and side products in the polymerization of adipic acid

The electrochemical polymerization of adipic acid in methanol and in methanol-pyridine (1:1) via the Kolbe reaction

was investigated as regards the oligomeric and side products. GC-MS, i.r. and NMR were used to identify the many products. Gaseous and volatile compounds were identified as C₄ and C₈ hydrocarbons besides λ- and δ-valerolactones. The less volatile compounds were separated on silica gel columns to fractions, viz. that eluted by heptane which contained hydrocarbons, that eluted by benzene which contained ether and ester groups and that eluted by methanol which contained higher oligomeric products containing oxygen. Four types of hydrocarbons were formed, viz.n-alkanes, n-alkenes, x-alkenes (the place of the double bond is not known) and cycloalkanes. Saturated and unsaturated oligomeric mono- and di-carboxylic acids were also formed.     

Selective vapor‐phase oxidation of o‐xylene to phthalic anhydride over Co‐Mn/H3PW12O40@TiO2 using molecular oxygen as a green oxidant

The oxidation of o‐xylene to phthalic anhydride over Co‐Mn/H₃PW₁₂O₄₀@TiO₂ was investigated. The experimental results demonstrated that the prepared catalyst effectively catalyzed the oxidation of o‐xylene to phthalic anhydride. Also, the synergistic effect between three metals plays vital roles in this reaction. From a green chemistry point of view, this method is environmentally friendly due to carrying out the oxidation in a fixed‐bed reactor under solvent‐free condition and using molecular oxygen as a green and cheap oxidizing agent. The resulting solid catalysts were characterized by FT‐IR, XRD, XPS, ICP‐OES, FESEM, TEM, EDX, DR‐UV spectroscopy, BET and thermogravimetric analysis. The oxidation of o‐xylene yields four products: o‐tolualdehyde, phthaldialdehyde, phthalide and finally phthalic anhydride as the main product. The reaction conditions for oxidation of o‐xylene were optimized by varying the temperature, weight hourly space velocity and oxygen flow rate (contact time). The optimum weight percentage of phosphotungstic acid (HPW) and Co/Mn for phthalic anhydride production were 15 wt % and 2 wt%, respectively. The best Co/Mn ratio was found to be 10/1. Oxygen flow rate was very important on the phthalic anhydride formation. The optimum conditions for oxidation of o‐xylene were T = 370 °C, WHSV = 0.5 h^?1 and oxygen flow rate = 10 mL min^?1. Under optimized conditions, a maximum of 88.2% conversion and 75.5% selectivity to phthalic anhydride was achieved with the fresh catalyst. Moreover, reusability of the catalyst was studied and catalytic activity remained unchanged after at least five cycles.     

Synthesis and kinetics of non-isothermal degradation of amide grafted high density polyethylene

The grafted structures from the reaction of high density polyethylene with maleic anhydride (PEgMA) was reacted further with 1,4-diaminobutane to synthesize amide grafted polyethylenes. Grafted amic-acids were partially converted to imide groups during the reaction. Grafted products were identified by titration, elemental analysis and FTIR. DSC analysis indicated that C_p for amide grafted product increased about 47% with respect to PEgMA, its crystallinity increased 50% with respect to PE and 18% with respect to PEgMA. Analysis of kinetics of degradation was performed by thermogravimetry; degradation kinetic parameters of these amide grafted products have not been evaluated or reported. The degradation of Amide grafted polyethylene is similar to HDPE but with smaller activation energy indicating that it is the most stable product. F_n and A_n kinetic models seemed more suitable than diffusion models.     

The selective catalytic oxidation of toluene

It was found for the first time that the selectivity of toluene transformations into benzaldehyde and benzoic acid decreased and into maleic anhydride and deep oxidation products increased as the ability of vanadium-containing catalysts of toluene oxidation to generate the singlet form of molecular oxygen grew. A scheme of the formation of the products of toluene oxidation with oxygen was suggested. Quinones were shown to be final rather than intermediate oxidation products. The selectivity of the reaction with respect to mild oxidation products in the presence of V₂O₅, MoO₃, and V₂O₅ · MoO₃ could be increased by changing the temperature of catalyst preparation from 400 to 500°C.     

Production of gas mixtures with regulated ratios between ethylene and carbon monoxide by the gas-phase oxidative cracking of light alkanes

It was found that, in the gas-phase oxidative cracking of C₂-C₅ light alkanes, the ratio between ethylene and CO in the products depends on both the residence time in a reactor and the process temperature. This is due to a change in the contributions of product formation and/or consumption channels with increasing the conversion of the reactants. However, the hydrocarbon/oxygen ratio is the main parameter responsible for the limiting ratio between these products reached in the region of deep conversions of both of the reactants. The channels of formation and, correspondingly, the composition of the main products of oxidative cracking change on going from ethane to n-pentane. In this case, the ethylene: CO ratio increases due to an increase in the concentration of ethylene in the products as the number of carbon atoms in the initial alkane molecule is increased at a constant alkane: oxygen ratio. In the oxidative cracking of the C₂₊ alkane constituents of natural gases, it is necessary to consider the influence of methane, which inhibits the oxidative conversion of heavier alkanes in comparison with their oxidation in an inert gas atmosphere. This leads to a significant decrease in the conversion of oxygen and an increase in the ethylene: CO ratio in the reaction products.     

Pyrolysis and Oxidation of Methane in a RF Plasma Reactor

The chemical kinetic effects of RF plasma on the pyrolysis and oxidation of methane were studied experimentally and computationally in a laminar flow reactor at 100 Torr and 373 K with and without oxygen addition into He/CH₄ mixtures. The formation of excited species as well as intermediate species and products in the RF plasma reactor was measured with optical emission spectrometer and Gas Chromatography and the data were used to validate the kinetic model. The kinetic analysis was performed to understand the key reaction pathways. The experimental results showed that H₂, C₂ and C₃ hydrocarbon formation was the major pathways for plasma assisted pyrolysis of methane. In contrast, with oxygen addition, C₂ and C₃ formation dramatically decreased, and syngas (H₂ and CO) became the major products. The above results revealed oxygen addition significantly modified the chemistry of plasma assisted fuel pyrolysis in a RF discharge. Moreover, an increase of E/n was found to be more beneficial for the formation of higher hydrocarbons while a small amount of oxygen was presented in a He/CH₄ mixture. A reaction path flux analysis showed that in a RF plasma, the formation of active species such as CH₃, CH₂, CH, H, O and O (¹D) via the electron impact dissociation reactions played a critical role in the subsequent processes of radical chain propagating and products formation. The results showed that the electronically excitation, ionization, and dissociation processes as well as the products formation were selective and strongly dependent on the reduced electric field.     

Desorption of catalytic oxidation products of o-xylene from the surface of carbon catalysts

In a study of the oxidation of o-xylene on carbons (in the range of 523–573°K) under nonstationary conditions, it was found that considerable amounts of the reaction products (phthalic anhydride and CO₂) are adsorbed on the surface of the catalysts (phthalic anhydride more strongly than CO₂). The adsorption of the products is chemical in nature, like the adsorption of initial o-xylene. The bond between the adsorbates and the surface weakens with increase in the number of acidic groups on the surface. Since the active carbons are characterized by a higher basicity than the oxidized ones, in the first case the oxidation products of o-xylene are adsorbed more strongly and desorbed more slowly.Translated from Teoreticheskaya i Éksperimental'naya Khimiya, Vol. 22, No. 4, pp. 499–503, July–August, 1986.     

Radical copolymerization of the C9 hydrocarbon fraction of liquid pyrolysis products with maleic anhydride

Radical copolymerization of the C₉ hydrocarbon fraction of liquid pyrolysis products with maleic anhydride was studied. The influence of reaction conditions on the copolymer yield, its molecular mass, and maleic anhydride content was elucidated. Hydrophilic products showing promise as modifying additives to paper stock, binding agents, dispersants, and compatibilizers were prepared.     

Reactions of 4-amino-4-azatricyclo[5.2.1.0<Superscript>2,6-<Emphasis Type="Italic">endo</Emphasis></Superscript>]dec-8-ene-3,5-dione with dicarboxylic acid anhydrides

Reactions of 4-amino-4-azatricyclo[5.2.1.0^2,6-endo ]dec-8-ene-3,5-dione (hydrazinolysis product of endic anhydride) with succinic, maleic, cis-cyclohexane-1,2-dicarboxylic, endic, phthalic, and 1,8-naphthalic anhydrides were studied. Procedures for the preparation of the corresponding hydrazido acids and bis-imides were proposed. Their reactions with peroxyformic acid, depending on the substrate nature, led to the formation of both epoxy hydrazido acids and epoxy imides. The unsaturated adducts reacted with p-nitrophenyl azide to give the corresponding triazole derivatives.     

Selective oxidation using catalyst electrodes supported on solid electrolyte

The major oxygenated products of the selective oxidation of 1-butene by using a catalyst electrode were maleic anhydride on V₂O₅/YSZ/Ag and butadiene on MoO₃–Bi₂O₃–Ag/YSZ/Ag. Their selectivities were enhanced as compared with the non-electrochemical system.     

Gas‐Phase Oxidation of Methyl‐10‐undecenoate in a Jet‐Stirred Reactor

To better understand the chemistry of biodiesel surrogates, the gas‐phase oxidation of a C₁₂ unsaturated methyl ester, methyl‐10‐undecenoate, has been studied in a jet‐stirred reactor in the temperature range 500–1100 K. These experiments were performed using neat fuel synthesized in the laboratory, with an initial fuel mole fraction set as 0.0021, at quasi‐atmospheric pressure (1.07 bar), at a residence time of 1.5 s with dilute mixtures in helium of equivalence ratios of 0.5, 1.0, and 2.0. The maximum obtained conversion was shown to be more than twice lower than that of methyl decanoate under the same conditions. This difference cannot be reproduced by the only published model for an unsaturated ester with a close number of carbon atoms (methyl‐9‐decenoate). A large range of products was quantified in addition to common oxidation products: saturated and unsaturated aldehydes, saturated and unsaturated methyl esters with a second carbonyl function, C₂–C₁₀ alkenes, C₄–C₁₀ dienes, C₄–C₁₀ unsaturated methyl esters, C₈–C₉ saturated methyl esters, and saturated, unsaturated, and hydroxyl methyl esters involving a cyclic ether. Pathways of formation for the products specific to unsaturated ester oxidation were proposed, and possible model improvements were discussed.     

Thermal decomposition of 1,2 butadiene

The thermal decomposition of 1,2 butadiene has been studied behind reflected shock waves over the temperature and total pressure ranges of 1300–2000 K and 0.20–0.55 atm using mixtures of 3% and 4.3% 1,2 butadiene in Ne. The major products of the pyrolysis are C₂H₂, C₄H₂, C₂H₄, CH₄ and C₆H₆. Toluene was observed as a minor product in a narrow temperature range of 1500–1700 K. In order to model successfully the product profiles which were obtained by time-of-flight mass spectrometry, it was necessary to include the isomerization reaction of 1,2 to 1,3 butadiene. A reaction mechanism consisting of 74 reaction steps and 28 species was formulated to model the time and temperature dependence of major products obtained during the course of decomposition. The importance of C₃H₃ in the formation of benzene is demonstrated.