Polyoxymethylene dimethyl ethers(PODE)were synthesized from the reaction of paraformaldehyde with dimethoxymethane(DMM)over different acid catalysts at different conditions.Products were found to follow the Schulz-Flo...Polyoxymethylene dimethyl ethers(PODE)were synthesized from the reaction of paraformaldehyde with dimethoxymethane(DMM)over different acid catalysts at different conditions.Products were found to follow the Schulz-Flory distribution law.The chain propagation proceeds through the insertion of an individual segment of CH2O one by one,while the simultaneous insertion of a few CH2O segments or their assembly is unlikely.Due to the restriction of this law,it is difficult to increase the selectivity to the desired products(e.g.,PODE3 4).展开更多
The promising combustion and emission properties of polyoxymethylene dimethyl ethers(PODEn)are of significant interest.However,the synthesis of PODEn products with desired chain lengths is still a problem facing synth...The promising combustion and emission properties of polyoxymethylene dimethyl ethers(PODEn)are of significant interest.However,the synthesis of PODEn products with desired chain lengths is still a problem facing synthetic PODEn.Herein,a series of unique IL@SBA16Cx solid catalysts are prepared by encapsulation of ionic liquids(ILs)within the nanocage of SBA16 through a silylation method.The structure of the encapsulated catalyst was characterized by UVvis spectra,Fourier transform infrared(FTIR),N2 adsorptiondesorption isotherms,Powder Xray diffraction(XRD),Transmission electron microscopy(TEM)and Elemental analysis.The encapsulated catalysts show similar catalytic activity to the homogeneous counterparts and display higher selectivity to the targeted PODE35 products than their homogeneous counterparts in the synthesis of PODEn from methanol(MeOH)and trioxymethylene(TOM).The encapsulated catalysts exhibit a superior PODE35 selectivity and could be the promising catalysts for PODEn synthetic reaction.展开更多
文摘Polyoxymethylene dimethyl ethers(PODE)were synthesized from the reaction of paraformaldehyde with dimethoxymethane(DMM)over different acid catalysts at different conditions.Products were found to follow the Schulz-Flory distribution law.The chain propagation proceeds through the insertion of an individual segment of CH2O one by one,while the simultaneous insertion of a few CH2O segments or their assembly is unlikely.Due to the restriction of this law,it is difficult to increase the selectivity to the desired products(e.g.,PODE3 4).
基金The authors greatly acknowledge Prof.Tim Storr from Simon Fraser University for his help in English writing and improving of this paper.The work was supported by the Natural Science Foundation of Shanxi Province(201801D121062)the Shanxi Scholarship Council of China(2017-037)the Foundation of Taiyuan University of Technology(2016MS03).
文摘The promising combustion and emission properties of polyoxymethylene dimethyl ethers(PODEn)are of significant interest.However,the synthesis of PODEn products with desired chain lengths is still a problem facing synthetic PODEn.Herein,a series of unique IL@SBA16Cx solid catalysts are prepared by encapsulation of ionic liquids(ILs)within the nanocage of SBA16 through a silylation method.The structure of the encapsulated catalyst was characterized by UVvis spectra,Fourier transform infrared(FTIR),N2 adsorptiondesorption isotherms,Powder Xray diffraction(XRD),Transmission electron microscopy(TEM)and Elemental analysis.The encapsulated catalysts show similar catalytic activity to the homogeneous counterparts and display higher selectivity to the targeted PODE35 products than their homogeneous counterparts in the synthesis of PODEn from methanol(MeOH)and trioxymethylene(TOM).The encapsulated catalysts exhibit a superior PODE35 selectivity and could be the promising catalysts for PODEn synthetic reaction.