Oxidation of Toluene to Benzoic Acid Catalyzed by Modified Vanadium Oxide
A variety of oxides were examined as additives to a V2O5/Al2O3 catalyst in order to enhance the catalytic performance for the vapor phase oxidation of toluene to benzoic acid. It was found that the modification with MoO3 greatly promoted the little reaction leading to improve catalyst performance i...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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University of Baghdad/College of Engineering
2014-03-01
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| Series: | Iraqi Journal of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering |
| Online Access: | http://ijcpe.uobaghdad.edu.iq/index.php/ijcpe/article/view/271 |
| Summary: | A variety of oxides were examined as additives to a V2O5/Al2O3 catalyst in order to enhance the catalytic performance for the vapor phase oxidation of toluene to benzoic acid. It was found that the modification with MoO3 greatly promoted the little reaction leading to improve catalyst performance in terms of toluene conversion and benzoic acid selectivity. The effect of catalyst surface area, catalyst promoters, reaction temperature, O2/toluene, steam/toluene, space velocity, and catalyst composition to catalyst performance were examined in order to increase the benzoic acid selectivity and yield.
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| ISSN: | 1997-4884 2618-0707 |