Gas phase Beckmann rearrangement of cyclohexanone oxime to ε-caprolactam over mesoporous, microporous and amorphous Nb2O5/silica catalysts: A comparative study

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作者
Anilkumar, M. [1 ]
Hoelderich, W. F. [1 ]
机构
[1] Rhein Westfal TH Aachen, Dept Chem Technol & Heterogeneous Catalysis, D-52074 Aachen, Germany
关键词
Nb2O5/SiO2; Mesoporous materials (M41S structure); Microporous material (Beta zeolite); Gas phase Beckmann rearrangement reaction; Cyclohexanone oxime; Caprolactam; NIOBIUM OXIDE CATALYSTS; SILICATE MOLECULAR-SIEVES; CONTAINING MCM-41; INFRARED-SPECTROSCOPY; ACIDIC PROPERTIES; SBA-15; MATERIALS; BETA-ZEOLITE; FT-IR; EPOXIDATION; TRIBLOCK;
D O I
10.1016/j.cattod.2012.01.043
中图分类号
O69 [应用化学];
学科分类号
081704 ;
摘要
The gas phase Beckmann rearrangement of cyclohexanone oxime to epsilon-caprolactam was investigated over niobium containing mesoporous (Nb-MCM-41, Nb-HMS and Nb-SBA-15), microporous (Nb-Beta zeolite) and amorphous (Nb impregnated on SiO2) catalysts. A relation between catalytic activities, structural and the acidic properties was derived. The catalysts Nb2O5/SiO2, Nb-MCM-41, Nb-SBA-15, and Nb-HMS resulted in higher cyclohexanone oxime conversion and caprolactam selectivity compared with Nb-Beta zeolite. Almost 100% cyclohexanone oxime conversion and up to 98% caprolactam selectivity were achieved over Nb2O5/SiO2 catalyst. Further, the catalytic activity results of Nb-MCM-41 are fairly similar to Nb2O5/SiO2. The high activity of both catalysts is related to vicinal silanol groups and silanol nests with weak acidity and negligible Bronsted acid sites. The physico-chemical properties of the investigated catalysts were characterized by various techniques including X-ray diffraction, N-2 physisorption, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), UV-vis diffuse reflectance, atomic emission spectroscopy (ICP-AES), and Raman spectroscopy. Catalyst acidity was measured by NH3-TPD and pyridine adsorbed FTIR spectroscopy. The structural characterization results revealed that Nb was incorporated into the mesoporous and microporous materials framework. (C) 2012 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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