The gas-phase oxidehydration (ODH) of 1,2-propanediol to propionic acid has been studied as an intermediate step in the multi-step transformation of bio-sourced glycerol into methylmethacrylate. The reaction involves the dehydration of 1,2-propanediol into propionaldehyde, which occurs in the presence of acid active sites, and a second step of oxidation of the aldehyde to the carboxylic acid. The two reactions were carried out using a cascade strategy and multifunctional catalysts, made of W-Nb-O, W-V-O and W-Mo-V-O hexagonal tungsten bronzes, the same systems which are also active and selective in the ODH of glycerol into acrylic acid. Despite the similarities of reactions involved, the ODH of 1,2-propanediol turned out to be less selective than glycerol ODH, with best yield to propanoic acid no higher than 13%, mainly because of the parallel reaction of oxidative cleavage, occurring on the reactant itself, which led to the formation of C1-C2 compounds.
Bandinelli C., Lambiase B., Tabanelli T., De Maron J., Dimitratos N., Basile F., et al. (2019). A study of the oxidehydration of 1,2-propanediol to propanoic acid with bifunctional catalysts. APPLIED CATALYSIS A: GENERAL, 582, 117102-117110 [10.1016/j.apcata.2019.05.036].
A study of the oxidehydration of 1,2-propanediol to propanoic acid with bifunctional catalysts
Bandinelli C.;LAMBIASE, BARBARA;Tabanelli T.;DE MARON, JACOPO;Dimitratos N.;Basile F.;Cavani F.
2019
Abstract
The gas-phase oxidehydration (ODH) of 1,2-propanediol to propionic acid has been studied as an intermediate step in the multi-step transformation of bio-sourced glycerol into methylmethacrylate. The reaction involves the dehydration of 1,2-propanediol into propionaldehyde, which occurs in the presence of acid active sites, and a second step of oxidation of the aldehyde to the carboxylic acid. The two reactions were carried out using a cascade strategy and multifunctional catalysts, made of W-Nb-O, W-V-O and W-Mo-V-O hexagonal tungsten bronzes, the same systems which are also active and selective in the ODH of glycerol into acrylic acid. Despite the similarities of reactions involved, the ODH of 1,2-propanediol turned out to be less selective than glycerol ODH, with best yield to propanoic acid no higher than 13%, mainly because of the parallel reaction of oxidative cleavage, occurring on the reactant itself, which led to the formation of C1-C2 compounds.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
