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Chinese Journal of Chemical Engineering ›› 2022, Vol. 44 ›› Issue (4): 87-93.DOI: 10.1016/j.cjche.2021.04.038

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Nb2O5 promoted Pd/AC catalyst for selective phenol hydrogenation to cyclohexanone

Chunhua Zhang1,2, Zhengyan Qu1, Hong Jiang1, Rizhi Chen1, Weihong Xing1   

  1. 1 State Key Laboratory of Materials-Oriented Chemical Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing 210009, China;
    2 Changzhou Key Laboratory of Eco-Textile Technology, Changzhou Vocational Institute of Textile and Garment, Changzhou 213164, China
  • Received:2021-02-01 Revised:2021-04-11 Online:2022-06-18 Published:2022-04-28
  • Contact: Rizhi Chen,E-mail:rizhichen@njtech.edu.cn;Weihong Xing,E-mail:xingwh@njtech.edu.cn
  • Supported by:
    The financial supports from the National Natural Science Foundation (21776127, 21921006), the Jiangsu Province Key R&D Program (BE2018009-2), the Jiangsu Province natural science research of College and university general project (20KJB540003), a project funded by the priority academic program development of Jiangsu higher education institutions (PAPD), the State Key Laboratory of Materials-Oriented Chemical Engineering (ZK201902), and the outstanding young teacher's project of Changzhou Vocational Institute of Textile and Garment of China are gratefully acknowledged.

Nb2O5 promoted Pd/AC catalyst for selective phenol hydrogenation to cyclohexanone

Chunhua Zhang1,2, Zhengyan Qu1, Hong Jiang1, Rizhi Chen1, Weihong Xing1   

  1. 1 State Key Laboratory of Materials-Oriented Chemical Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing 210009, China;
    2 Changzhou Key Laboratory of Eco-Textile Technology, Changzhou Vocational Institute of Textile and Garment, Changzhou 213164, China
  • 通讯作者: Rizhi Chen,E-mail:rizhichen@njtech.edu.cn;Weihong Xing,E-mail:xingwh@njtech.edu.cn
  • 基金资助:
    The financial supports from the National Natural Science Foundation (21776127, 21921006), the Jiangsu Province Key R&D Program (BE2018009-2), the Jiangsu Province natural science research of College and university general project (20KJB540003), a project funded by the priority academic program development of Jiangsu higher education institutions (PAPD), the State Key Laboratory of Materials-Oriented Chemical Engineering (ZK201902), and the outstanding young teacher's project of Changzhou Vocational Institute of Textile and Garment of China are gratefully acknowledged.

Abstract: Phenol hydrogenation is a green route to prepare cyclohexanone, an intermediate for the production of nylon 66 and nylon 6. The development of high-performance catalysts still keeps a great challenge. Herein, the activated carbon (AC) was modified with an acidic material Nb2O5 to adjust the microstructure and surface properties of AC, and the influences of the calcination temperature and Nb2O5 content on the catalytic performance of the Pd/AC-Nb2O5 catalysts for the phenol hydrogenation to cyclohexanone were investigated. The Nb2O5 with proper content can be highly uniformly distributed on the AC surface, enhancing the acidity of the Pd/AC-Nb2O5 catalysts with comparable specific surface area and Pd dispersion, thereby improving the catalytic activity. The hybrid Pd/AC-10Nb2O5-500 catalyst exhibits the synergistic effect between the Pd nanoparticles and AC-10Nb2O5, which enhances the catalytic activity for the hydrogenation of phenol. Furthermore, the as-prepared Pd/AC-10Nb2O5-500 catalyst shows good reusability during 7 reaction cycles.

Key words: Phenol hydrogenation, Cyclohexanone, Nb2O5, Pd/AC, Acidity

摘要: Phenol hydrogenation is a green route to prepare cyclohexanone, an intermediate for the production of nylon 66 and nylon 6. The development of high-performance catalysts still keeps a great challenge. Herein, the activated carbon (AC) was modified with an acidic material Nb2O5 to adjust the microstructure and surface properties of AC, and the influences of the calcination temperature and Nb2O5 content on the catalytic performance of the Pd/AC-Nb2O5 catalysts for the phenol hydrogenation to cyclohexanone were investigated. The Nb2O5 with proper content can be highly uniformly distributed on the AC surface, enhancing the acidity of the Pd/AC-Nb2O5 catalysts with comparable specific surface area and Pd dispersion, thereby improving the catalytic activity. The hybrid Pd/AC-10Nb2O5-500 catalyst exhibits the synergistic effect between the Pd nanoparticles and AC-10Nb2O5, which enhances the catalytic activity for the hydrogenation of phenol. Furthermore, the as-prepared Pd/AC-10Nb2O5-500 catalyst shows good reusability during 7 reaction cycles.

关键词: Phenol hydrogenation, Cyclohexanone, Nb2O5, Pd/AC, Acidity