Poly(4-vinylpyridine-co-divinylbenzene) supported iron(III) catalyst for selective oxidation of toluene to benzoic acid with H2O2

Poly(4-vinylpyridine-co-divinylbenzene) supported iron(III) catalysts were developed for the selective oxidation of toluene to benzoic acid in the presence of H₂O₂. The influence of the DVB content on the capacity of immobilized Fe(III) and on the catalytic activities of the polymeric complexes was investigated. The extent of Fe(III) uptake by the copolymers varied slightly with the concentration of DVB. The catalytic activities generally increase with increasing degree of crosslinker from 2 to 10% and decrease further with increasing the DVB content. Under the optimal conditions (80 °C, 6 h), the catalyst containing 10% DVB was found to be highly efficient in conversion of toluene to benzoic acid with 90% conversion and 96% selectivity.     

Partial Gas-Phase Oxidation of Toluene by the Heteropoly Acid H4PMo11VO40 Supported on ShAS-2 Aluminosilicate

The effects of reaction conditions and concentration of the heteropoly acid H₄PMo₁₁VO₄₀ supported onto ShAS-2 bead aluminosilicate on the conversion of toluene into benzoic acid in the partial oxidation of toluene by atmospheric oxygen were studied. The results demonstrated that the conversion of toluene was an extremal function of temperature, space velocity (v), and toluene concentration (C ₀) in the initial air mixture. An increase in the heteropoly acid concentration from 2 to 30% increased the conversion of toluene into benzoic acid in the partial oxidation of toluene from 1.5 to 12.6% at optimum process parameters: T = 300°C, v = 2000 h^-1, and C ₀ = 13.72 g/m³.     

Fast pyrolysis of waste pepper stem over waste FCC catalyst

Fast pyrolysis of waste pepper stem was investigated using waste FCC catalyst and HY zeolite with a SiO₂/Al₂O₃ ratio of 5.1. The pyrolysis oil obtained from the pyrolysis at 500 °C was analyzed using GC/MS. Oxygenates were converted, in particular when the catalyst dose was high, to furans and aromatics. The contents of low-molecular-mass phenolics and aromatics increased with increasing quantity of acid sites deployed. On the other hand, the content of high-molecular-mass phenolics was increased by catalysis with the biomass:catalyst ratio of 1:1, whereas it was decreased by catalysis with the biomass:catalyst ratio of 1:10. This was explained by the pathway of lignin-to-aromatics conversion: lignin → high-molecular-mass phenolics → low-molecular-mass phenolics → aromatics. Activated waste FCC catalyst showed a little weaker catalytic activity for the conversion of low-molecular-mass phenolics to aromatics than HY, leading to a higher phenolics content and a lower aromatics content. The results of this study indicate that the catalytic pyrolysis of lignin-rich biomass over waste FCC catalyst can be a promising way of recycling waste FCC catalyst for the production of high-value-added chemicals, such as furans, phenolics and aromatics.     

Pt/ZrO2:An Efficient Catalyst for Aerobic Oxidation of Toluene in Aqueous Solution

The heterogeneous oxidation of toluene in aqueous medium has been investigated. Artificially contaminated water with aromatic compound (toluene) was exposed to a simple platinized zirconia (1% Pt/ZrO₂) catalyst in the presence of molecular oxygen. This selective oxidation of toluene to benzyl alcohol, benzaldehyde and benzoic acid provides a step for removing toluene from wastewater or converting it into less harmful substances. Different parameters, e.g. the reaction time, temperature, pressure, the amount of catalyst and agitation, etc influenced the toluene conversion and selectivity. Typical batch reactor kinetic data were obtained and fitted to the classical Langmuir‐Hinshelwood model, Mars‐van Krevelen model as well as to the Eley‐Rideal model of heterogeneously catalyzed reactions. The Eley‐Rideal model was found to give a better fit. 1% Pt/ZrO₂ was observed to be the most active for oxidation of toluene at 333 K in oxygenated atmosphere [p(O₂) ca. 101 kPa] with a nominal stirring speed ≧900 r/min. It was found that catalytic oxidation may be an effective method for the removal of volatile organic compounds from aqueous solutions and comparable to other advanced oxidation processes.     

A new strategy for alkane oxidation with O2 using N‐hydroxyphthalimide (NHPI) as a radical catalyst

A practical catalytic method to convert alkanes into the corresponding oxygen‐containing compounds with O₂ under mild conditions using N‐hydroxyphthalimide (NHPI) in the presence or absence of a transition metal was developed. Thus, cyclohexane was successfully converted into adipic acid in good conversion and selectivity by a combined catalytic system consisting of NHPI and Mn(acac)₂. Lower alkane such as isobutane was converted into t‐butyl alcohol (83%) under 10 atm of air by NHPI‐Co(OAc)₂ system. Alkylbenzene such as toluene was oxidized to benzoic acid in high yield (81%) under normal temperature and pressure of dioxygen in the presence of a catalytic amount of NHPI and Co(OAc)₂. ESR measurements showed that phthalimide‐N‐oxyl generated from NHPI under dioxygen atmosphere is a key species in this oxidation and functions as a radical catalyst.     

APUSM technology for the production of BTX and LPG from pyrolysis gasoline using metal promoted zeolite catalyst

SK Corporation developed an advanced pyrolysis gasoline (pygas) upgrading (APU^SM) technology based on a catalytic process for producing valuable benzene, toluene and xylenes (BTX) and liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) from pygas containing aromatics and non-aromatic hydrocarbons. Hydrodealkylation of heavy aromatics and hydrocracking of non-aromatic hydrocarbons occurred with facility in the conversion of pygas over a proprietary catalyst, metal promoted zeolite. This catalytic process produced benzene and toluene with high purity corresponding to chemical grade while giving mixed xylenes with reduced ethylbenzene. In the present study, we described novel features of the APU^SM technology in terms of the process and catalyst. The influence of the process conditions was also examined. This technology has been commercially proven, and hence is available for licensing through Axens, which is a major engineering and licensing company.     

Coking kinetics and influence of reaction-regeneration on acidity,activity and deactivation of Zn/HZSM-5 catalyst during methanol aromatization

The coking kinetics and reaction-regeneration on Zn/HZSM-5(Zn/HZ) catalyst in the conversion of methanol to aromatics were investigated.The highest initial benzene, toluene and xylene(BTX) yield of ca. 67.7% was obtained on fresh Zn/HZ catalyst, which showed the worst catalytic stability. The cycle of reaction-regeneration significantly modified the texture and acidity of Zn/HZ catalyst, which in turn affected its catalytic performance and coking behavior in methanol conversion to BTX. The residual carbon located on the surface of Zn/HZ catalyst led to the decrease of acid sites and the change on the acid sites distribution, which played an important roles on its activity and deactivation. It was found that the high B/L ratio and the low total acid sites concentration of the Zn/HZ catalyst favored to the high BTX yield and good catalytic stability in methanol conversion.     

Selective liquid-phase oxidation of toluene over heterogeneous Mn@ZIF-8 derived catalyst with molecular oxygen in the solvent-free conditions

In this work, liquid-phase catalytic oxidation of toluene was carried out under solvent-free conditions, and highly selective synthesis of benzaldehyde (BAL) and benzyl alcohol (BOL) and benzoic acid (BAC) in the presence of Mn@ZIF-8 calcined material as catalyst with oxygen molecules. As a heterogeneous catalyst, the zeolitic imidazolate framework Mn@ZIF-8 derived material exhibited reasonable substrate-product selectivity (70.3% of selectivity to BAL and BOL, 95.1 % of selectivity to BAL, BOL and BAC) and conversion (6.5%) under optimum reaction conditions. The catalysts were characterized by BET-specific surface area determination, XRD, XPS, FT-IR, TG-DTG and SEM-EDS-Mapping. The results demonstrated that the catalytic capacity of the catalysts was enhanced by the good dispersion of amorphous Mn species in ZIF-8 derivatives and high specific surface area. The possible reaction pathway for the catalytic oxidation of toluene was also suggested. Maybe this method employing Mn@ZIF-8 as efficient catalyst affords a new and environmentally friendly route for the synthesis of BOL and BAL from the selective oxidation of toluene.     

γ-MnO2的形貌控制及其甲苯液相氧化性能

通过在回流法制备流程中引入CTAB(十六烷基三甲基溴化铵)、PEG6000(聚乙二醇6000)及P123(聚环氧乙烷-聚环氧丙烷-聚环氧乙烷三嵌段共聚物)等表面活性剂对γ-MnO₂催化剂进行形貌控制, 同时采用X射线衍射(XRD)、扫描电镜(SEM)、N₂吸附(BET)、热重分析(TGA)、O₂程序升温脱附(O₂-TPD)以及H₂程序升温还原(H₂-TPR)等技术对不同形貌γ-MnO₂的结构、氧脱附及还原性能进行表征, 并考察了其在常压和无溶剂条件下甲苯选择性氧化反应体系的催化特性. 同时, 对于陈化时间对形貌的影响作用进行了考察. 结果表明: 不同形貌的γ-MnO₂的氧化还原特征及催化活性存在显著差异, 其中在经PEG6000进行修饰的γ-MnO₂中含有较多的阴离子空位及混合价态, 因此有助于分子氧在表面的活化, 具有较高的表面比活性; 而经P123进行表面修饰的γ-MnO₂成晶结构规整、比表面积大, 对甲苯液相直接氧化反应则表现出最佳的质量比活性, 甲苯转化率达18.1%, 含氧化合物总选择性为87.4%, 其中苯甲酸的选择性达到73.2%.     

表面修饰的钒氧化物纳米带上甲苯选择氧化反应

采用声化学水热法制备了V₂O₅纳米带,并将十六烷基膦酸负载在它和块状V₂O₅表面上,以修饰催化剂表面,通过调变催化剂中晶格氧活动性以及表面酸碱性来控制其催化甲苯氧化产物的选择性.结果表明,V₂O₅纳米带具有较强的晶格氧活动性,与普通块状V₂O₅相比,甲苯转化率更高,但苯甲醛和苯甲酸的总选择性下降.经过表面修饰后,V₂O₅纳米带的催化活性以及苯甲醛、苯甲酸总选择性增加;而块状V₂O₅上苯甲醛、苯甲酸总选择性更高,但催化活性显著下降.     

Cu functionalized nano crystalline ZSM-5 as efficient catalyst for selective oxidation of toluene

Nano crystalline ZSM-5 (NZ) functionalized with Cu has been explored for the selective oxidation of toluene to benzoic acid for the first time, where a comparison is made with the traditional microcrystalline ZSM-5 (MZ) based catalyst having similar framework Si/Al ratios at organic solvent-less reaction conditions in presence of H₂O₂ as a green oxidant. The ZSM-5 catalysts exhibited oxidation property even in the absence of any Cu species, but with low toluene conversions and benzoic acid yields. Functionalization with Cu greatly enhanced the benzoic acid formation, especially on NZ loaded with 0.4 wt% of Cu (Cu-NZ) to produce 92 wt% of benzoic acid, by virtue of the presence of highly dispersed nano particles of CuO along with Cu⁺² ions on the high surface area, mesopore possessing NZ support, revealed from XRD, N₂ adsorption-desorption, XPS, SEM, TEM, FITR, TPR and TPD analysis.     

磷改性Cr2O3/Al2O3催化4-乙基酚转化制轻质芳烃

以烷基酚转化为轻质芳烃（苯和甲苯）为目标，制备了Cr₂O₃/Al₂O₃催化剂，并以4-乙基酚为模型化合物研究了其加氢反应性能。体积空速、氢油比、反应压力和温度升高时，脱烷基率、芳烃总选择性、轻质芳烃选择性呈先增大后减小的趋势，反应温度对转化率影响较大。以不同浓度磷酸对Cr₂O₃/Al₂O₃进行改性，随着磷酸用量的增大，催化剂酸量总体增大，主要是弱酸和中强酸，酸强度先增加后降低，磷酸用量较高时，弱酸增加幅度较大。与未改性相比，质量分数8%磷酸改性Cr₂O₃/Al₂O₃上4-乙基酚转化率99.5%，脱烷基率提升9.4%，达74.4%，轻质芳烃选择性提高4.0%，达到57.0%，以较高选择性实现了转化制轻质芳烃，同时，芳烃总选择性高达80.4%，较高程度保持了芳环不被破坏。提出了Cr₂O₃/Al₂O₃上4-乙基酚加氢反应的路径并对反应机理进行了研究。     

ZSM-5催化丙烯芳构化反应构效关系及反应特性

甲醇两步制芳烃反应中低碳烯烃芳构化反应稳定性优异,为分析其内在机制,制备了不同硅铝比（n_SiO2/n_Al2O3）及Zn负载量的ZSM-5催化剂,以丙烯芳构化为模型反应,分析ZSM-5表面酸性对低碳烯烃芳构化反应性能的影响规律,并探究反应微观特性。发现当硅铝比由150降至75时,增加的酸密度促进了烯烃氢转移芳构化过程,使芳烃选择性由31.0%增至34.4%,但丙烯直接参与的氢转移过程也被强化,使丙烷产物选择性由28.2%增至36.0%。引入Zn助剂可将部分Brønsted酸转变为Zn-Lewis酸,强化烯烃脱氢芳构化过程,使芳烃选择性进一步显著增加到62.4%。丙烯芳构化过程中芳烃烷基化深度比甲醇芳构化过程低,提升总芳烃选择性的同时,也明显抑制了难溶性积碳的形成,使反应稳定性明显提升。由此得出,甲醇两步制芳烃过程中甲醇制低碳烯烃过程对甲醇的预先消耗,抑制了低碳烯烃芳构化反应芳烃产物的深度烷基化,是该反应表现出优异稳定性的重要原因。     

Holey Lamellar High-Entropy Oxide as an Ultra-High-Activity Heterogeneous Catalyst for Solvent-free Aerobic Oxidation of Benzyl Alcohol

The development of noble-metal-free heterogeneous catalysts is promising for selective oxidation of aromatic alcohols; however, the relatively low conversion of non-noble metal catalysts under solvent-free atmospheric conditions hinders their industrial application. Now, a holey lamellar high entropy oxide (HEO) Co_0.2Ni_0.2Cu_0.2Mg_0.2Zn_0.2O material with mesoporous structure is prepared by an anchoring and merging process. The HEO has ultra-high catalytic activity for the solvent-free aerobic oxidation of benzyl alcohol. Up to 98 % conversion can be achieved in only 2 h, to our knowledge, the highest conversion of benzyl alcohol by oxidation to date. By regulating the catalytic reaction parameters, benzoic acid or benzaldehyde can be selectively optimized as the main product. Analytical characterizations and calculations provide a deeper insight into the catalysis mechanism, revealing abundant oxygen vacancies and holey lamellar framework contribute to the ultra-high catalytic activity.     

V_2O_5/TiO_2催化剂上微波对甲苯选择氧化反应条件的影响

在微波辐射条件下，考察了甲苯选择氧化过程中催化剂床层温度、O2／甲苯的比例、原料气总空速以及V2O5担载量等条件对TiO2催化剂活性的影响。实验结果表明，在微波作用下，当床层温度在250℃，O2／甲苯（摩尔比）＝6，原料气总空速：10000mLh－1时，在催化剂8％V2O5／TiO2（w）上苯甲酸的收率达到23％（w）．苯甲醛的收率达到9％（w）。与传统加热的催化过程相比．苯甲酸的收率明显提高。本文初步探讨了微波对催化剂活性的影响。     

甲醇芳构化中催化剂酸性对脱烷基、烷基化和异构化反应的影响

在Zn/P/ZSM-5催化剂上研究了甲醇、二甲苯、甲苯和甲醇等不同进料下芳烃产品分布随反应积碳的变化, 发现催化剂积碳对芳构化反应、脱烷基反应和烷基化反应的影响不同. 在不同硅铝摩尔比(Si/Al 比)和Zn负载量的Zn/P/ZSM-5 催化剂上进行甲醇转化, 考察催化剂酸性位点强度、密度和类型与芳烃收率和产品分布之间的关系, 发现当强酸位点酸密度下降时, 脱烷基反应最先被抑制, 其次是芳构化反应和异构化反应, 而烷基化反应却不受影响. 在Si/Al 比为14, 3% (w) Zn 负载量的Zn/P/ZSM-5 催化剂上可得到75%左右的芳烃收率, 二甲苯收率在35%左右, 具有重要的工业应用前景.     

碱／碱土金属催化松木屑快速热解机制

研究碱／碱土金属（AAEM）对生物质的热解及其热解产物组成的影响规律,可为生物质热解特性研究和热解产物的高效利用提供重要的理论依据。本文以松木屑为原料,将原样进行酸洗,并对酸洗样分别用K、Ca、Na和Mg氯化盐溶液浸渍,在500℃和Ar气氛下对各样品进行快速热解,考察了4种金属离子对松木屑热解产物组成分布的影响规律;通过热重分析考察了各个样品的热解特性;通过对热解生物油的气相色谱／质谱（GC／MS）分析考察了快速热解的焦油成分。研究结果表明：AAEM对松木屑有明显的催化作用,AAEM的存在能够提高热解气体和固体的产率,降低热解焦油的产率;AAEM能够降低热解温度,使热解更加容易进行;快速热解的焦油成分主要有酚类、酮类、醛类、芳烃、醇类、脱水糖类、呋喃类以及酸类,AAEM显著影响焦油产物组成,特别是呋喃类和芳烃的含量会有所增加。本文为优化生物质的热解条件与提高热解生物油品质具有重要意义。     

ROLE OF Ga AND Pt-Ga IN THE CONVERSION OF PROPANE OVER Ga/HZSM-5 AND Pt-Ga/HZSM-5

为获得较高的Ｃ２选择性，在加水（水蒸气）条件下，研究了添加ＣａＯ对甲烷氧化偶联Ｌａ２Ｏ３催化剂的影响。发现ＣａＯ的添加提高了Ｌａ２Ｏ３催化剂的活性，同时水的添加明显地提高了催化剂的Ｃ２选择性。在加水条件下，Ｌａ２Ｏ３－ＣａＯ催化剂获得了较好的结果，其ＣＨ４转换率为２０％，Ｃ２选择性超过８０％。利用ＸＲＤ和ＸＰＳ技术对催化剂进行了表征，并对加水和不加水条件下的催化剂性能与结构变化的关系进行了讨论     

Synthesis of Pharmaceutical Intermediates by Toluene Benzylation over Heteropoly Acids on Different Support

Selective formation of pharmaceutical intermediates like diphenylmethane, dimethyl- diphenylmethane, benzyl toluene and benzoic acid by liquid phase, toluene benzylation with benzyl chloride as a benzylating agent, was systematically studied over plane clay (K-10, montmorillonite), plane H-Beta, plane MFI structured titanosilicate (TS-1) and heteropoly acids [HPA, namely dodeca-tungstophosphoric acid [H3PO4.12WO3.xH2O] (TPA), dodeca-molybdo phosphoric acid ammonium salt hydrate [H12Mo12N3O40P aq] (DMAA), sodium tungstate hydrated purified [Na12WO4.2H2O] (STH)] supported on clay, H-beta and TS-1. The 20%TPA/Clay, 30%TPA/H-Beta and 30%TPA/TS-l, were observed to be the best catalyst samples over plane clay, plane H-Beta and plane TS-1. The catalyst samples are compared with respect to benzyl chloride conversion and selectivities for diphenylmethane, dimethyl-diphenylmethane, benzyl toluene and benzoic acid. The reaction follows the pseudo-first order rate power law model. The apparent rate constants are calculated and compared with the reported ones.     

Effect of weak base modification on ZSM‐5 catalyst for methanol to aromatics

The effect of weak base modification on the catalytic performance of ZSM‐5 catalyst for conversion of methanol to aromatics was investigated. The catalysts were characterized using X‐ray diffraction, X‐ray fluorescence, N₂ adsorption–desorption, NH₃ temperature‐programmed desorption, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, scanning electron microscopy and thermogravimetry. The results showed that catalysts treated with weak base (NaHCO₃, Na₂CO₃ and NH₃⋅H₂O) exhibited a pore structure with interconnected micropores and mesopores. The existence of mesopores was beneficial for improving the diffusion of reactants and products, and the coke deposition resistance capacity of treated catalysts was enhanced greatly. Meanwhile, compared to traditional ZSM‐5 zeolite, the ratio of Brønsted to Lewis (B/L) acid sites of ZSM‐5/NH₃⋅H₂O (B/L = 7.35) zeolite slightly increased but the amount of acid sites reduced, while those of ZSM‐5/NaHCO₃ (B/L = 0.127) and ZSM‐5/Na₂CO₃ (B/L = 0.107) significantly reduced. Further, the catalyst treated with NH₃⋅H₂O solution was evaluated in the methanol to aromatics reaction and led to an enhanced aromatization reaction rate. The liquid hydrocarbons product distribution exhibited higher aromatic hydrocarbons yield (56.12%) and selectivity (40.28%) of benzene, toluene and xylene (BTX) with isoparaffin content reducing to 26.17%, which could be explained by appropriate B/L acid sites ratio, higher pore volumes and higher surface area.