Solvent effects in the hydrogenation of 2-butanone
Solvent effects in the hydrogenation of 2-butanone
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DOI:
10.1016/j.jcat.2012.01.011
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发表时间:
2012-05-01
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7.3
通讯作者:
Rooney, D. W.
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作者:
Akpa, B. S.;D'Agostino, C.;Rooney, D. W.
In liquid-phase reaction systems, the role of the solvent is often limited to the simple requirement of dissolving and/or diluting substrates. However, the correct choice, either pure or mixed, can significantly influence both reaction rate and selectivity. For multi-phase heterogeneously catalysed reactions observed variations may be due to changes in mass transfer rates, reaction mechanism, reaction kinetics, adsorption properties and combinations thereof. The liquid-phase hydrogenation of 2-butanone to 2-butanol over a Ru/SiO2 catalyst, for example, shows such complex rate behaviour when varying water/isopropyl alcohol (IPA) solvent ratios. In this paper, we outline a strategy which combines measured rate data with physical property measurements and molecular simulation in order to gain a more fundamental understanding of mixed solvent effects for this heterogeneously catalysed reaction. By combining these techniques, the observed complex behaviour of rate against water fraction is shown to be a combination of both mass transfer and chemical effects. (C) 2012 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.