Authors: Edyta Jasińska Beata Krzyżyńska Mieczysław Kozłowski
Publish Date: 2008/06/17
Volume: 125, Issue: 1-2, Pages: 145-153
Abstract
Activated carbons modified with different chemical agents such as HNO3 H2SO4 peroxyacetic acid PAA air NH3 and Cl2 have been tested as catalysts in decomposition dehydration and dehydrogenation of isopropanol The majority of the samples obtained have been characterised by welldeveloped microporous surface with a small contribution of mesopores 8–18 The influence of the surface area of the samples on their catalytic performance has been insignificant The carbon oxidation with oxidants in the liquid or gas phase leads to an increased catalytic activity and the dominant process is dehydration of the alcohol studied Carbon modification by contact with gas ammonia or chlorine results in a decrease in the catalytic activity and a significant increase in the contribution of dehydrogenation of isopropanol It has been shown that such behaviour of the catalysts has been a consequence of changes in the acidbase character of the carbons induced by their modification
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