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Vapor phase nitration of toluene over CuFe0.8Al1.2O4
- Source :
- Catalysis Communications. 8:845-849
- Publication Year :
- 2007
- Publisher :
- Elsevier BV, 2007.
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Abstract
- Vapor phase nitration of toluene by using CuFe0.8Al1.2O4 as a catalyst was studied by varying strength of nitric acid (10–69%) as a nitrating agent. Water vapor generated during the reaction acts as a diluent for the exothermic process. Varying the reaction temperature in the range of 100–200 °C revealed that below 125 °C lower conversion of toluene to mono-nitro toluene was obtained while above 125 °C dinitro and oxidation byproducts were obtained. The maximum conversion of toluene to mono nitro toluene was 58% with 77% selectivity towards para nitro toluene.
Details
- ISSN :
- 15667367
- Volume :
- 8
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Catalysis Communications
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi...........d4d0477e0054e9819e03471d55960dd4