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Selective Hydrogenation of Benzene to Cyclohexene over 2Ru/La 2 O 3 ‐ZnO Catalyst without Additional Modifiers
Author(s) -
Spod Hendrik,
Lucas Martin,
Claus Peter
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
chemcatchem
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.497
H-Index - 106
eISSN - 1867-3899
pISSN - 1867-3880
DOI - 10.1002/cctc.201600493
Subject(s) - cyclohexene , catalysis , benzene , yield (engineering) , chemistry , phase (matter) , heterogeneous catalysis , inorganic chemistry , photochemistry , materials science , organic chemistry , metallurgy
Selective benzene (BEN) hydrogenation to cyclohexene (CHE) has been studied in a complex four‐phase system by using 2Ru/La 2 O 3 ‐ZnO as the catalyst. The catalyst is highly efficient (yield of desired cyclohexene=28 %) and stable for about five cycles. Characterizations reveal formation of La(OH) 3 on the catalyst surface and formation of Zn(OH) 3 − during the reaction, which play a key role in the formation of CHE. For the first time, the reaction mixture can be observed in situ, showing the emulsion of this complicated four‐phase system. The droplet size of the organic compound and the rate of hydrogenation are correlated with different stirring rates excluding mass transfer limitations.