Ethylene Epoxidation over Alumina-Supported Silver Catalysts in Low-Temperature AC Corona Discharge

被引:15
作者
Chavadej, Sumaeth [1 ]
Tansuwan, Anothai [1 ]
Sreethawong, Thammanoon [1 ]
机构
[1] Chulalongkorn Univ, Petr & Petrochem Coll, Bangkok 10330, Thailand
关键词
Ethylene epoxidation; Ethylene oxide; Corona discharge; Silver; Alumina;
D O I
10.1007/s11090-008-9150-2
中图分类号
TQ [化学工业];
学科分类号
0817 ;
摘要
In this paper, the epoxidation of ethylene over different catalysts-namely Ag/(low-surface-area, LSA)alpha-Al(2)O(3), Ag/(high-surface-area, HSA)gamma-Al(2)O(3), and Au-Ag/(HSA) gamma-Al(2)O(3)-in a low-temperature corona discharge system was investigated. In a comparison among the studied catalysts, the Ag/(LSA)alpha-Al(2)O(3) catalyst was found to offer the highest selectivity for ethylene oxide, as well as the lowest selectivity for carbon dioxide and carbon monoxide. The selectivity for ethylene oxide increased with increasing applied voltage, while the selectivity for ethylene oxide remained unchanged when the frequency was varied in the range of 300-500 Hz. Nevertheless, the selectivity for ethylene oxide decreased with increasing frequency beyond 500 Hz. The optimum Ag loading on (LSA)alpha-Al(2)O(3) was found to be 12.5 wt.%, at which a maximum ethylene oxide selectivity of 12.9% was obtained at the optimum applied voltage and input frequency of 15 kV and 500 Hz, respectively. Under these optimum conditions, the power consumption was found to be 12.6 x 10(-16) W s/ molecule of ethylene oxide produced. In addition, a low oxygen-to-ethylene molar ratio and a low feed flow rate were also experimentally found to be beneficial for the ethylene epoxidation.
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页数:20
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