Chemical Research in Chinese Universities ›› 2006, Vol. 22 ›› Issue (3): 371-374.

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Catalytic Synthesis of Isopropyl Benzene over SO42-/ZrO2-MCM-41

WEI Chang-ping1, LI Shu-zeng1, ZHOU Bin2, PENG Chun-jia1, ZHEN Kai-ji3   

  1. 1. College of Materials and Chemical Engineering, Changchun University of Science and Technology, Changchun 130022, P. R. China;
    2. Northeast Research Institute of Electronics Technology, Jinzhou 121000, P. R. China;
    3. College of Chemistry, Jilin University, Changchun 130021, P. R. China
  • Received:2005-05-19 Online:2006-06-24 Published:2011-08-06
  • Supported by:

    Supported by the Scientific Research Foundation of Ministry of Education for the Returned Overseas Chinese Scholars and by the Key Project of Chinese Ministry of Education(No. 204038).

Abstract: Super acid catalyst SO42-/ZrO2 was introduced into pure silicone MCM-41 via the impregnation method and the catalyst samples obtained at different temperatures were characterized by means of XRD, IR, and Py-IR techniques.The selectively catalytic gas-phase flow reactions of benzene with propene over the catalyst samples were carried out in a made-to-measure high-pressure flow reactor equipped with a thermostat and a condenser. Effect of the preparative condition on the catalytic synthesis of isopropyl benzene over the catalyst samples was tested. The results show that SO42-/ZrO2-MCM-41 (SZM-41) can be used as a catalyst for the title reaction, in which there are a higher conversion (97%) for the propene and a higher selectivity(93%) for the isopropyl benzene.

Key words: Benzene, Propene, Isopropyl benzene, SO42-/ZrO2-MCM-41 catalyst