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Chinese Journal of Chemical Engineering ›› 2020, Vol. 28 ›› Issue (3): 808-814.DOI: 10.1016/j.cjche.2020.02.015

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Oxidation of benzyl alcohols to ketones and aldehydes by O3 process enhanced using high-gravity technology

Wenqiang Gao1,2, Lei Du1, Weizhou Jiao1, Youzhi Liu1   

  1. 1 Shanxi Province Key Laboratory of Higee-Oriented Chemical Engineering, North University of China, Taiyuan 030051, China;
    2 Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Luliang University, Luliang, 033000, China
  • Received:2019-12-11 Revised:2020-02-10 Online:2020-06-11 Published:2020-03-28
  • Contact: Weizhou Jiao
  • Supported by:
    This work was supported by the Specialized Research Fund for Sanjin Scholars Program of Shanxi Province (201707), Key Research & Development Plan of Shanxi Province (201903D321059), Shanxi Scholarship Council of China (2019032) and Shanxi Graduate Education Innovation Project (2019BY106).

Oxidation of benzyl alcohols to ketones and aldehydes by O3 process enhanced using high-gravity technology

Wenqiang Gao1,2, Lei Du1, Weizhou Jiao1, Youzhi Liu1   

  1. 1 Shanxi Province Key Laboratory of Higee-Oriented Chemical Engineering, North University of China, Taiyuan 030051, China;
    2 Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Luliang University, Luliang, 033000, China
  • 通讯作者: Weizhou Jiao
  • 基金资助:
    This work was supported by the Specialized Research Fund for Sanjin Scholars Program of Shanxi Province (201707), Key Research & Development Plan of Shanxi Province (201903D321059), Shanxi Scholarship Council of China (2019032) and Shanxi Graduate Education Innovation Project (2019BY106).

Abstract: In this study, a practical process for ozonization of benzyl alcohols to ketones and aldehydes in a rotating packed bed (RPB-O3) reactor has been developed. Using 1-phenylethanol as a model reactant, the performance of RPB-O3 process in different solvents has been compared with the commonly used stirred tank reactor (STR-O3). Ethyl acetate was the optimum solvent for the conversion of 1-phenylenthanol to acetophenone in RPB-O3 process, with 78% yield after 30 min. In a parallel STR-O3 experiment, the yield of acetophenone was 50%. Other experimental variables, i.e. O3 concentration, reaction time, high-gravity factor and liquid flow rate were also optimized. The highest yield of acetophenone was obtained using O3 concentration of 80 mg·L-1, reaction time of 30 min, high gravity factor of 40 and liquid flow rate of 120 L·h-1. Under the optimized reaction conditions, a series of structurally diverse primary and secondary alcohols was oxidized with (19%-92%) yield. The ozonization mechanism was studied by Electron Paramagnetic Resonance (EPR) spectroscopy, monitoring the radical species formed upon self-decomposition of O3. The characteristic quadruple peak with the 1:2:2:1 intensity ratio that corresponds to hydroxyl radicals (·OH) was observed in the electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) spectrum, indicating an indirect oxidation mechanism of alcohols via ·OH radical.

Key words: Ozone, Benzyl alcohols, Aldehydes and ketones, High-gravity technology

摘要: In this study, a practical process for ozonization of benzyl alcohols to ketones and aldehydes in a rotating packed bed (RPB-O3) reactor has been developed. Using 1-phenylethanol as a model reactant, the performance of RPB-O3 process in different solvents has been compared with the commonly used stirred tank reactor (STR-O3). Ethyl acetate was the optimum solvent for the conversion of 1-phenylenthanol to acetophenone in RPB-O3 process, with 78% yield after 30 min. In a parallel STR-O3 experiment, the yield of acetophenone was 50%. Other experimental variables, i.e. O3 concentration, reaction time, high-gravity factor and liquid flow rate were also optimized. The highest yield of acetophenone was obtained using O3 concentration of 80 mg·L-1, reaction time of 30 min, high gravity factor of 40 and liquid flow rate of 120 L·h-1. Under the optimized reaction conditions, a series of structurally diverse primary and secondary alcohols was oxidized with (19%-92%) yield. The ozonization mechanism was studied by Electron Paramagnetic Resonance (EPR) spectroscopy, monitoring the radical species formed upon self-decomposition of O3. The characteristic quadruple peak with the 1:2:2:1 intensity ratio that corresponds to hydroxyl radicals (·OH) was observed in the electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) spectrum, indicating an indirect oxidation mechanism of alcohols via ·OH radical.

关键词: Ozone, Benzyl alcohols, Aldehydes and ketones, High-gravity technology