Authors: M Ghiaci B Aghabarari V Rives M A Vicente I Sobrados J Sanz
Publish Date: 2010/02/23
Volume: 136, Issue: 1-2, Pages: 141-149
Abstract
AlMCM41 materials with SiO2/Al2O3 molar ratios 20 70 110 150 200 and SiMCM41 were synthesized following standard procedures and loaded with different amounts of H3PO4 The catalysts were well characterized by powder Xray diffraction XRD nitrogen adsorption studies and solid state 29Si 27Al 31P 23Na and 1H MAS NMR spectroscopy Acidity measurement by FTIR spectroscopy monitoring of pyridine adsorption reveals that the incorporation of Al in the framework generates Brønsted and Lewis acidity which increases with the increase in metal content By loading H3PO4 on the AlMCM41 Brønsted sites increases substantially but the Lewis sites decrease to a large extent Liquid phase isopropylation of naphthalene with isopropanol in nhexane under autogeneous pressure was performed in the temperature range 473–623 K The optimum feed molar ratio was found to be 1210 naphthaleneisopropanolnhexane where the naphthalene conversion reaches to 855 The βand ββselectivities over 30 wt H3PO4/AlMCM41200 were 970 and 848 respectively at 855 conversion The main products of the reaction mono and diisopropylnaphthalenes were analyzed and identified by gas chromatography and confirmed by GC–MS The conversion and selectivity of the products are discussed from the point of view of catalyst characteristics and reaction conditions
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