Hetterley, Robert
(2008)
Multifunctional catalysts for the one-step conversion of acetone to methyl isobutyl ketone.
PhD thesis, University of Liverpool.
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Abstract
Three contrasting classes of solid acid-base materials have been impregnated with palladium to produce active multifunctional catalysts for the one-step conversion of acetone to methyl isobutyl ketone (MIBK), an industrially important solvent. The Pd supported heteropolyacid, Pd/Cs2.5Ho.5PWi204o (Pd/Cs2.5PW), known to possess Bronsted acid sites high in strength, was tested in both liquid phase and gas phase reaction conditions [1]. The Pd/Cs2.5PW catalysts with low Pd concentration proved to be significantly more active in the liquid phase with a Pd loading of 0.1 wt% proving to be sufficient to give acetone conversions of up to 55% at over 90% MIBK selectivity, achieved at a temperature range of 180-200 °C. 1.
| Item Type: | Thesis (PhD) |
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| Depositing User: | Symplectic Admin |
| Date Deposited: | 20 Oct 2023 09:25 |
| Last Modified: | 20 Oct 2023 09:37 |
| DOI: | 10.17638/03174499 |
| Copyright Statement: | Copyright © and Moral Rights for this thesis and any accompanying data (where applicable) are retained by the author and/or other copyright owners. A copy can be downloaded for personal non-commercial research or study, without prior permission or charge |
| URI: | https://livrepository.liverpool.ac.uk/id/eprint/3174499 |
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