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Frontiers of Chemical Science and Engineering >> 2012, Volume 6, Issue 4 doi: 10.1007/s11705-012-1214-4

Influence of crystalline phase of Li-Al-O oxides on the activity of Wacker-type catalysts in dimethyl carbonate synthesis

Key Laboratory for Green Chemical Technology (Ministry of Education), School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China

Available online: 2012-12-05

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Abstract

The catalysts supported on LiAl O (spinel) for vapor phase synthesis of dimethyl carbonate (DMC) from methyl nitrite (MN) have been studied. Their catalytic activities on supports prepared by different methods were evaluated in a continuous reactor. The samples were characterized by powder X-ray diffraction, N adsorption-desorption isotherms, fourier transform infrared spectroscopy and temperature-programmed reduction of H . Li/Al molar ratio and calcination temperature greatly influence the structure of crystalline phase of Li-Al-O oxides. Desirable LiAl O (spinel) was formed at 800°C, while LiAl O (primitive cube) formed at 900°C is undesirable for the reaction. A high Li/Al molar ratio, which was related with LiAlO , also slowed the reaction rate. The electron transfer ability and the interaction with active component are the important properties of the spinel-based supports. The CuCl -PdCl /LiAl O (spinel) with better electron transfer ability and low Pd reduction temperature exhibited a better catalytic ability.

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