RESEARCH INTO REACTION ABILITY OF CYCLOHEXANOL AND METHYLCYCLOHEXANOLS IN THE OXIDATIVE DEHYDRATION REACTION OVER MODIFIED ZEOLITE CATALYSTS

The article studied and compared the reactivity of cyclohexanol and methylcyclohexanol isomers in the oxidative dehydrogenation reaction over modified zeolite catalysts. It found that rates of oxidative dehydrogenation of all methylcyclohexanol isomers are practically the same and exceed rates of oxidative dehydrogenation of cyclohexanol into cyclohexanone.

SYNTHESIS OF TARGETED CATALYST FOR THE OXIDATIVE DEHYDRATION OF SEC-BUTANOL AND STUDY OF THE KINETICS AND MECHANISM OF THE PROCESS

The catalytic activity of CaA zeolite modified with metal cations (Cu, Zn, Pd) by means of ion exchange in the reaction of partial oxidation of sec-butanol to methyl ethyl ketone was studied at atmospheric pressure in the temperature range of 240-3500 C, space velocities 1500-4000 h-1 and partial pressures of butanol-2 PB−2 = 0.12-0.36 atm, oxygen O2 P = 0.12-0.24 atm. It found that the metal zeolite catalyst CuZnPdCaA containing 3.0 wt% Cu2+ , 2.0 wt% Zn2+ and 0.1 wt% Pd2+ exhibited the highest activity and selectivity in the reaction under consideration. Also, kinetic regularities of the reaction on the indicated catalyst were studied. On the basis of experimental data, a probable stepwise mechanism of the reaction was proposed and a theoretically substantiated kinetic model of the process developed.

Economic analysis and technicalities of acrylic acid production from crude glycerol

Glycerol is the main byproduct of industrial biodiesel plants, and new technological routes using it as feedstock have been studied, due to the increase in world biofuel production. One of the possible applications is in the production of acrylic acid, a product with several industrial applications. This study analyzed a new process of converting crude glycerol, through purification for the removal of impurities, followed by oxidative dehydration reaction in a single step and purification until glacial acrylic acid specification standards are met. It was attested that the process is economically viable, with a payback period of 5 years for an NPV/Investment greater or equal to 2 and an IRR greater or equal to 10% per annum, or 4 years in case tax incentives offered for the development of green technologies.