화학공학소재연구정보센터
홈 로그인 로그아웃 연락처 사이트맵
Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry, Vol.32, 292-297, December, 2015
DOI10.1016/j.jiec.2015.08.026  Export Citation
Epoxidation of propylene to propylene oxide with molecular oxygen over Sb2O3-CuO-NaCl/SiO2 catalysts
Anusorn Seubsai†, Daniel Noon1, Thanaphat Chukeaw, Bahman Zohour1, Waleeporn Donphai, Metta Chareonpanich, and Selim Senkan1
  • Department of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Kasetsart University, Bangkok 10900, Thailand
  • 1Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of California Los Angeles, CA 90095, United States, USA
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Co-impregnated Sb2O3-CuO-NaCl/SiO2 catalysts were investigated for the direct gas-phase synthesis of propylene oxide (PO) from propylene and molecular oxygen at atmospheric pressure. The trimetallic system was optimized for PO formation by varying the Sb:Cu:Na ratios, total metal loadings and calcination temperatures. At a reaction temperature of 250 ℃ and propylene/oxygen molar ratio = 1:4, the highest performing catalyst achieved 40.45% PO selectivity with 0.4-0.7% propylene conversion without a co-feeding gas. The coexistence of Sb2O3 and CuO crystals was determined to play a vital role in propylene epoxidation, while NaCl helped to suppress combustion.
Keywords:Copper oxide;Antimony trioxide;Epoxidation;Propylene;Propylene oxide
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