Open AccessCatalytic Activity of Zr4+/ZA on The Isomerization Reaction of α-Pinene and It’s Reusability Test
Author(s) -
Nico Aditya Wijaya,
Nanik Wijayati,
Edy Cahyono
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
indonesian journal of physics and nuclear applications
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2550-0570
pISSN - 2549-046X
DOI - 10.24246/ijpna.v1i3.157-165
Subject(s) - isomerization , catalysis , chemistry , nuclear chemistry , turpentine , ammonia , pyridine , organic chemistry
Production of turpentine oil from pine resin until December 2014 th was reported to reaching 17.150 tones with the wide of pine forest is 876.992,66 acres. The main component of turpentine oil is α-pinena which isomer products have high value for industrial raw materials. Effects concentration of impregnation and reusability test a best catalyst on α-pinene isomerization reaction using catalysts Zr 4+ /natural zeolite in which modificated with different Zr 4+ concentration were analyzed. Characterization of catalyst included X-ray Fluoroscent for detection of Zr concentration in natural zeolites, Surface Area Analyzer for determine catalyst porosity using BET method, and determination of acidity using vapor ammonia and pyridine base adsorption gravimetric method. Isomerization process used a batch reactor with variation in the concentrations of Zr 4+ impregnations 10, 15, and 20 w/w as well as reusability test used best catalyst. The highest conversion of α-pinene used Zr 4+ /ZA 10% catalyst was 3,89% so as Zr 4+ /ZA 10% catalyst is best catalyst than other catalysts whereas highest conversion of α-pinene used Zr 4+ /ZA 10% regeneration catalyst was 4,26%. The product is produced from isomerization reaction of α-pinene used Zr 4+ /ZA all variations catalysts was camphene and limonene.