Synthesis of p‐aminophenol from the hydrogenation of nitrobenzene over metal–solid acid bifunctional catalyst

BACKGROUND: A single‐step conversion of nitrobenzene (NB) to p‐aminophenol (PAP) through catalytic hydrogenation is a widely used synthesis route for PAP. The main shortcoming of this route is the use of sulfuric acid for rearrangement of the phenylhydroxylamine (PHA) intermediate. In this paper, S₂O₈^2?/ZrO₂ (PSZ) solid acid and Pt‐S₂O₈^2?/ZrO₂ (Pt‐PSZ) bifunctional catalysts were prepared for the synthesis of PAP in non‐acid medium. RESULTS: Calcination temperature has a substantial effect on the acidity, structure and activity for PHA rearrangement of PSZ. The highest PAP yield was 33.8% over PSZ calcined at 823 K when the reaction was carried out in water at 423 K. A high PAP yield of 23.9% was achieved by a single‐step reaction of nitrobenzene over Pt‐PSZ bifunctional catalysts. CONCLUSION: PSZ solid acid exhibits high activity for PHA rearrangement. Perfect tetragonal ZrO₂ and much stronger acid sites play important roles in catalytic activity. Inhibiting the hydrogenation activity by reducing the amount of Pt loading on Pt‐PSZ can improve the competition of PHA rearrangement on acid sites with hydrogenation of PHA on metal active sites, resulting in better selectivity to PAP. Copyright © 2008 Society of Chemical Industry     

Reactant induced restructuring and corrosion of germanium-palladium catalysts during hydrogenation reactions

An anomalous rate enhancement with increasing conversion has been observed during the liquid phase hydrogenation of nitrobenzene and crotonaldehyde over Ge/Pd/C catalysts at ambient temperature and atmospheric pressure. Inductive coupled plasma atomic emission spectroscopy and electrochemical measurement of the oxidation state of catalysts during reaction revealed that the bimetallic particles were partially oxidized by the reactants, which resulted in Ge-dissolution and increased exposure of Pd on the surface. It is proposed that the surface and bulk composition of Ge/Pd catalysts are a function of their oxidation state. This behaviour is due to the unusually high mobility of Ge in the Pd lattice and to the good solubility of GeO₂ in polar solvents. The influence of hydrogen transport on the corrosion process and the stability of other X/Pd type bimetallic catalysts during liquid phase hydrogenation are also discussed.     

差分脉冲极谱法测定苯胺中微量硝基苯

建立了测定苯胺中微量硝基苯的差式微分脉冲极谱法。试验发现硝基苯在-0.57V(vs.Ag/AgCl)处有一个良好的差分脉冲极谱峰。硝基苯质量浓度在1～600μg/mL的范围内,质量浓度与差分脉冲极谱峰的峰高呈线性关系。此法简便、快速、灵敏,结果准确。     

硝基苯加氢制备对氨基苯酚的工艺要素研究

在稀硫酸介质中,Pt/C催化,硝基苯加氢还原、转位得到目标化合物对氨基苯酚。工艺要素研究表明:硝基苯20mL,氢气压力为1kPa的水封压力,温度85～90℃,十六烷基三甲基溴化铵用量为0.1g,2%Pt/C催化剂0.5g,反应时间为5h时,所得产品质量达到并优于日本JISK4144 1986标准要求。     

二价铁离子对零价铁还原硝基苯的影响

为了解地下水环境中铁离子对零价铁(zero valention)还原作用的影响,采用批次实验,研究不同质量浓度二价铁离子对ZVI还原硝基苯的影响,利用HPLC和GC-MS作为分析工具,观测反应过程中硝基苯的质量浓度,同时跟踪溶液中Fe2+、pH、ORP的变化.结果表明,有无Fe2+存在,硝基苯均可被ZVI还原为苯胺,Fe2+没有改变还原产物;溶液中投加Fe2+后,ZVI还原硝基苯的反应速率明显加快,溶液中Fe2+对于还原反应起促进作用;溶液中Fe2+对ZVI体系pH起缓冲作用,含有Fe2+的ZVI体系ORP下降明显.反应动力学分析表明,硝基苯的还原反应符合假一级动力学模型,表观速率常数kobs值随Fe2+质量浓度的升高而增加,Fe2+离子的存在有助于ZVI对硝基苯的还原.     

硝基苯催化加氢合成对氨基苯酚工艺研究

采用Pt/C作为催化剂对硝基苯选择加氢合成对氨基苯酚进行了研究,考察了温度、酸度、反应时间、压力、催化剂等因素对反应的影响,确定了反应的优化条件。在反应温度75℃、压力2.45kPa、硫酸浓度13%、反应时间4h的条件下,用2%Pt/C催化加氢还原硝基苯可获得较高质量的产物对氨基苯酚。     

高灵敏光度法测定粉煤灰中痕量汞

研究了在 pH 10 5氢氧化铵 -氯化铵缓冲溶液中痕量汞 与三氮烯类试剂 6 硝基苯并噻唑重氮氨基 4 硝基苯(NBTDNB)的显色反应 ,基于此 ,建立了一种测定痕量汞 的高灵敏新光度法。在弱碱介质中 ,汞 与该试剂形成 1∶2的黄色络合物 ,用双波长法测定 ,表观摩尔吸光系数为 2.2 0× 10 5,汞 量在 0.0～ 13.0 μg/2 5mL范围内符合比尔定律 ,方法的检出限为 2 .8× 10 - 9g/L ,相对标准偏差为 2 . 1%～ 3. 2 %。本法应用于粉煤灰中痕     

Development of High-Efficiency,Magnetically Separable Palladium-Decorated Manganese-Ferrite Catalyst for Nitrobenzene Hydrogenation

Aniline (AN) is one of the most important compounds in the chemical industry and is prepared by the catalytic hydrogenation of nitrobenzene (NB). The development of novel, multifunctional catalysts which are easily recoverable from the reaction mixture is, therefore, of paramount importance. Compared to conventional filtration, magnetic separation is favored because it is cheaper and more facile. For satisfying these requirements, we developed manganese ferrite (MnFe₂O₄)–supported, magnetically separable palladium catalysts with high catalytic activity in the hydrogenation of nitrobenzene to aniline. In addition to high NB conversion and AN yield, remarkable aniline selectivity (above 96 n/n%) was achieved. Surprisingly, the magnetic support alone also shows moderate catalytic activity even without noble metals, and thus, up to 94 n/n% nitrobenzene conversion, along with 47 n/n% aniline yield, are attainable. After adding palladium nanoparticles to the support, the combined catalytic activity of the two nanomaterials yielded a fast, efficient, and highly selective catalyst. During the test of the Pd/MnFe₂O₄ catalyst in NB hydrogenation, no by-products were detected, and consequently, above 96 n/n% aniline yield and 96 n/n% selectivity were achieved. The activity of the Pd/MnFe₂O₄ catalyst was not particularly sensitive to the hydrogenation temperature, and reuse tests indicate its applicability in at least four cycles without regeneration. The remarkable catalytic activity and other favorable properties can make our catalyst potentially applicable to both NB hydrogenation and other similar or slightly different reactions.     

Heavy paraffin dehydrogenation and hydrogenation of nitrobenzene to aniline: Effects of operating conditions

Auto-thermal heat exchanger configurations are recognized as a novel concept in process intensification. In the current study, the influence of operating conditions in a novel coupling reactor with radial-flow pattern is investigated for heavy paraffin dehydrogenation process. Catalytic hydrogenation of nitrobenzene to aniline takes place in the exothermic side and supplies the necessary heat for the endothermic dehydrogenation of heavy paraffin reaction. The performance of the reactor is numerically investigated for various key operating variables, such as inlet molar flow rates of exothermic and endothermic streams, number of subsections, and exothermic side angle. The reactor performance is analyzed based on temperature, olefin production rate, and nitrobenzene conversion.     

还原-偶氮光度法测定水中硝基苯优化测定条件研究

对还原-偶氮分光光度法测定水中硝基苯类实验装置进行改革,研究并建立了分析测定的优化实验条件。在此实验条件的基础上,对测定方法中的显色酸度、样品空白等测定条件进行了优化和补充;增加了苯胺类样品空白实验,解决了苯胺类样品及空白样品与体系酸度调节条件不一致的问题;同时拓宽了校准曲线的测定范围。硝基苯质量浓度在0~1.6 mg/L范围内线性关系良好,方法检出限为0.004 mg/L。用优化改进后的测定方法对水质硝基苯标准样品和实际废水样品进行分析测定,样品测定精密度(n=6)小于3%;加标实验回收率达到96.4%~101.8%。