Open AccessThe Benzylation of p‐Xylene Using ZnFe2O4 Nanoparticles as Heterogeneous Catalyst
Author(s) -
Nguyen Le My Linh,
Ho Thi Bao Giang,
Le Quoc Thang,
Tran Dong Tien,
Nguyễn Thị Anh Thư,
Trần Dương,
Hoàng Văn Đức,
Lê Thị Hòa,
Vo Thang Nguyen,
Đào Ngọc Nhiệm,
Đinh Quang Khiếu
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
journal of nanomaterials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.463
H-Index - 66
eISSN - 1687-4129
pISSN - 1687-4110
DOI - 10.1155/2022/6490334
Subject(s) - materials science , catalysis , nanoparticle , p xylene , chemical engineering , xylene , heterogeneous catalysis , o xylene , inorganic chemistry , nuclear chemistry , organic chemistry , nanotechnology , toluene , chemistry , engineering
In this paper, ZnFe2O4 nanomaterial synthesized in different solvents by hydrothermal method was used as catalyst for the benzylation of p-xylene. ZnFe2O4 catalyst was characterized by XRD, EDX, SEM and nitrogen adsorption/desorption isotherms. The influence of various parameters in the benzylation of p-xylene such as the Fe content of the prepared materials, the ratio molar of p-xylene/benzyl chloride, the catalyst dosage, and the temperature was investigated. The relationship between adsorption kinetics and reaction kinetics of p-xylene benzylation over ZnFe2O4 nanoparticles was discussed. The results indicated that ZnFe2O4 catalyst synthesized in ethylene glycol (ZFO-EG) showed high conversation for the benzylation of p-xylene. The reusability of the ZFO-EG catalyst was also investigated.
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