Catalytic Aerobic Oxidation System via Terephthalic Acid Production Using Economic and Readily Available Nanocatalyst | ||||
Journal of Scientific Research in Science | ||||
Article 25, Volume 34, part1, September 2017, Page 625-641 PDF (1009.73 K) | ||||
Document Type: Original Article | ||||
DOI: 10.21608/jsrs.2018.14115 | ||||
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Authors | ||||
Ahmed S. Afify ![]() ![]() | ||||
1Egyptian Petroleum Research Institute, Nasr City, Cairo 11727, Egypt. | ||||
2Chemistry Department Faculty of Women, Ain shams University,Heliopolis,Cairo,Egypt | ||||
3Egyptian Petroleum Research Institute, Nasr City, Cairo 11727, Egypt | ||||
4Egyptian Petroleum Research Institute, Nasr City, Cairo 11727, Egypt. AL-Ghad International College for Applied Medical Science, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. | ||||
5Egyptian Petroleum Research Institute, Nasr City, Cairo 11727, Egypt. Egypt nanotechnology center (EGNC) Cairo university, El-Shiekh Zayed, 12588, Egypt. | ||||
Abstract | ||||
One of the most important commercials industrial processes is liquid phase catalytic oxidation of p-xylene by oxygen for terephthalic acid (TPA) production. A recent catalytic system used environmentally benign N-hydroxyamide as a free radical promoter rather than more hazardous bromine molecules. An economical and easily prepared heterogeneous oxidation catalyst, nanorods manganese dioxide, was synthesized by ultrasonic technique. The crystal structure and morphology of the MnO2 were confirmed by HRTEM, XRD, and N2-adsorption-desorption isotherms. The prepared MnO2 nanorods had a high aspect ratio and surface area of 300 m2 g-1. The catalytic oxidation of p-toluic acid (PTA) to terephthalic acid using MnO2 nanorods was studied under the different conditions (reaction time, catalyst dosages, reaction solvent and varied pressures and temperatures) to control the yield and selectivity toward TPA synthesis. The obtained results showed that the high yield (88.9%) and conversion (90.1%) in ethyl acetate with fixed oxygen pressure (20 atm) at 150°C. | ||||
Keywords | ||||
MnO2; nanorods; catalytic oxidation; terephthalic acid (TPA) | ||||
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