Effects of Basic Promoters on the Catalytic Performance of Cu/SiO2 in the Hydrogenation of Dimethyl Maleate
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Results and Discussion
2.1. Catalysts Characterization
2.2. Hydrogenation of DMM
3. Experimental
3.1. Catalysts Preparation
3.2. Catalyst Characterization
3.3. Hydrogenation Reaction
4. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Conflicts of Interest
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Sample | Surface Area (m2/g) | Pore Volume (cm3/g) | Average Pore Size (nm) | Elemental Composition (wt%) | |
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Cu | M | ||||
SiO2 | 167 | 0.50 | 11.8 | 0 | 0 |
Cu/SiO2 | 117 | 0.42 | 14.4 | 19.8 | 0 |
Cu-Mg/SiO2 | 108 | 0.39 | 14.3 | 18.8 | 3.2 |
Cu-Ca/SiO2 | 95 | 0.33 | 13.9 | 19.0 | 3.1 |
Cu-Sr/SiO2 | 102 | 0.36 | 14.1 | 18.9 | 2.9 |
Cu-Ba/SiO2 | 99 | 0.35 | 14.0 | 19.1 | 2.8 |
Cu-La/SiO2 | 112 | 0.40 | 14.4 | 18.9 | 3.0 |
Catalysts | LHSV | DMM Conversion/% | Selectivity/% | ||
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(h−1) | GBL | BDO | THF | ||
Cu/SiO2 | 0.3 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
Cu/SiO2 | 0.6 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
Cu/SiO2 | 0.9 | 83.65 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
Cu-Mg/SiO2 | 0.3 | 84.21 | 24.43 | 4.82 | 70.75 |
Cu-Ca/SiO2 | 0.3 | 88.38 | 27.42 | 0 | 72.58 |
Cu-Sr/SiO2 | 0.3 | 83.17 | 32.17 | 3.43 | 64.40 |
Cu-Ba/SiO2 | 0.3 | 64.21 | 25.43 | 5.01 | 69.56 |
Cu-La/SiO2 | 0.3 | 100 | 24.54 | 4.29 | 71.17 |
Reaction Time (h) | DMM Conversion (%) | Selectivity (%) | ||
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GBL | BDO | THF | ||
0 | 100 | 24.54 | 4.29 | 71.17 |
5 | 100 | 25.12 | 4.04 | 70.84 |
10 | 100 | 24.98 | 4.16 | 70.86 |
15 | 100 | 24.67 | 4.28 | 71.05 |
20 | 100 | 24.38 | 4.35 | 71.27 |
25 | 100 | 24.87 | 4.31 | 70.82 |
30 | 100 | 25.22 | 4.17 | 70.61 |
35 | 100 | 25.16 | 4.42 | 70.42 |
40 | 100 | 24.45 | 4.55 | 71 |
45 | 100 | 24.23 | 4.26 | 71.51 |
50 | 100 | 24.79 | 4.13 | 71.08 |
55 | 100 | 25.72 | 4.59 | 69.69 |
60 | 100 | 25.48 | 4.26 | 70.26 |
65 | 100 | 25.56 | 4.37 | 70.07 |
70 | 100 | 24.94 | 4.14 | 70.92 |
75 | 100 | 24.42 | 4.3 | 71.28 |
80 | 100 | 24.1 | 4.17 | 71.73 |
85 | 100 | 23.87 | 4.46 | 71.67 |
90 | 100 | 24.71 | 4.58 | 70.71 |
95 | 100 | 25.66 | 4.27 | 70.07 |
100 | 100 | 25.34 | 4.33 | 70.33 |
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Ying, J.; Han, X.; Ma, L.; Lu, C.; Feng, F.; Zhang, Q.; Li, X. Effects of Basic Promoters on the Catalytic Performance of Cu/SiO2 in the Hydrogenation of Dimethyl Maleate. Catalysts 2019, 9, 704. https://doi.org/10.3390/catal9090704
Ying J, Han X, Ma L, Lu C, Feng F, Zhang Q, Li X. Effects of Basic Promoters on the Catalytic Performance of Cu/SiO2 in the Hydrogenation of Dimethyl Maleate. Catalysts. 2019; 9(9):704. https://doi.org/10.3390/catal9090704
Chicago/Turabian StyleYing, Juntao, Xueqing Han, Lei Ma, Chunshan Lu, Feng Feng, Qunfeng Zhang, and Xiaonian Li. 2019. "Effects of Basic Promoters on the Catalytic Performance of Cu/SiO2 in the Hydrogenation of Dimethyl Maleate" Catalysts 9, no. 9: 704. https://doi.org/10.3390/catal9090704