The thermal stability of five commercial ion-exchange resin catalysts was studied by means of thermal gravimetric analysis (TGA) at elevated temperatures of up to 600℃ and isothermal temperatures in the range of 15...The thermal stability of five commercial ion-exchange resin catalysts was studied by means of thermal gravimetric analysis (TGA) at elevated temperatures of up to 600℃ and isothermal temperatures in the range of 150℃ and 200 ℃. Resin samples with different initial water contents were also investigated. The study indicated that TGA, as a complementary evaluating method for the plug flow reactor system approach, could be used as a fast analyzing means for study on the thermal stability of ion-exchange resin catalysts. The stoichiometric calculation of the isothermally treated resin catalysts based on the FTIR analysis and acid capacity confirmed that the weight loss of the resins at 150℃ and 200℃ was caused by the desulfonation process and that desulfonation occurred mainly at the para-position of the benzene ring in the resins. H+ ions and moisture played an important role in the desulfonation process.展开更多
基金supported financially by the Purolite Company and Chinese National Natural Science Foundation(20674069)
文摘The thermal stability of five commercial ion-exchange resin catalysts was studied by means of thermal gravimetric analysis (TGA) at elevated temperatures of up to 600℃ and isothermal temperatures in the range of 150℃ and 200 ℃. Resin samples with different initial water contents were also investigated. The study indicated that TGA, as a complementary evaluating method for the plug flow reactor system approach, could be used as a fast analyzing means for study on the thermal stability of ion-exchange resin catalysts. The stoichiometric calculation of the isothermally treated resin catalysts based on the FTIR analysis and acid capacity confirmed that the weight loss of the resins at 150℃ and 200℃ was caused by the desulfonation process and that desulfonation occurred mainly at the para-position of the benzene ring in the resins. H+ ions and moisture played an important role in the desulfonation process.