Catalyst optimization strategy: selective oxidation of o-xylene to phthalic anhydride |
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Authors: | Wöelk Hans-Jörg Mestl Gerhard |
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Affiliation: | Department of Oxidation Catalysis, Sud-Chemie R&D, Waldheimer Str. 13, D-83052 Bruckmuhl, Germany. |
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Abstract: | The oxidation of o-xylene and/or naphthalene to phthalic anhydride is one of the important industrial processes based on catalytic selective oxidation reactions. Vanadia--titania catalysts have been used in the industrial phthalic anyhdride process for the last 50 years. The operation parameters like the temperature range of operation, reactor inlet pressures, contact times, o-xylene loadings, etc. were constantly improved during this period of continuous process optimization so as to optimize catalyst performance and increase its life time. However, a fundamental understanding of the mutual interaction of the rather complex reaction network and the catalyst formulation is still missing. Recently, a detailed study of by-product formation as function of process conditions allowed us to develop a novel, improved reaction scheme for the catalytic oxidation of o-xylene. Based on this understanding, a detailed investigation was conducted for the first time of the by-product formation under varying operation conditions and as a function of the active mass variation exploiting high-throughput, as well as bench scales reactors. This high-throughput testing allowed us to relate reaction kinetics to novel catalyst formulations. |
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