The main problem in an efficient Zn(CH3COO)2/AC (AC-activated carbon) catalyst preparation is the achievement of uniform distribution of highly dispersed salt component on the activated carbon (AC) surface. The ...The main problem in an efficient Zn(CH3COO)2/AC (AC-activated carbon) catalyst preparation is the achievement of uniform distribution of highly dispersed salt component on the activated carbon (AC) surface. The solution of this problem is modification of the AC by hydrogen peroxide (H202) oxidation of the surface and treatment of AC with acetic acid as well as special methods of salt deposition and catalyst drying. The investigations of these ways of AC surface modification (treatment of AC with acetic acid and H2O2) have demonstrated the obtained AC to have both an increased adsorption capacity as to Zn(OAc)2 and optimum volumes of meso- and micro-pores as well as high catalyst activity in vinyl acetate (VA) synthesis. The characteristics of supports and catalysts were found out by benzene, water and acetic acid vapors adsorption. The distribution of the salt on the AC surface was studied by small-angle X-ray scattering (SAXS), by scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and X-ray micro-analysis (XMA). The catalysts were tested in vinyl acetate synthesis in flow-bed isothermal reactor by cyclic method at 175, 205 and 230℃.展开更多
文摘The main problem in an efficient Zn(CH3COO)2/AC (AC-activated carbon) catalyst preparation is the achievement of uniform distribution of highly dispersed salt component on the activated carbon (AC) surface. The solution of this problem is modification of the AC by hydrogen peroxide (H202) oxidation of the surface and treatment of AC with acetic acid as well as special methods of salt deposition and catalyst drying. The investigations of these ways of AC surface modification (treatment of AC with acetic acid and H2O2) have demonstrated the obtained AC to have both an increased adsorption capacity as to Zn(OAc)2 and optimum volumes of meso- and micro-pores as well as high catalyst activity in vinyl acetate (VA) synthesis. The characteristics of supports and catalysts were found out by benzene, water and acetic acid vapors adsorption. The distribution of the salt on the AC surface was studied by small-angle X-ray scattering (SAXS), by scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and X-ray micro-analysis (XMA). The catalysts were tested in vinyl acetate synthesis in flow-bed isothermal reactor by cyclic method at 175, 205 and 230℃.