Influence of the treatment applied to the support on the performance of RU/C catalysts for the partial hydrogenation of benzene in liquid phase / Influencia do tratamento aplicado ao suporte sobre o desempenho de catalisadores de RU/C para a hidrogenação parcial do benzeno em fase liquida

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DATA DE PUBLICAÇÃO

2009

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The partial hydrogenation of benzene is a chemical reaction of industrial interest, as the cyclohexene obtained may be used to production of several products. Moreover, it also finds important application in the ambient protection, face to the severe restrictions to the aromatical composite presence in fuels. The aim of the present work is to study the influence of the treatment applicated the support on the performance of Ru catalysts on activated charcoal, to the benzene partial hydrogenation reaction in liquid phase. Therefore, commercial activated charcoal was submitted by means of different physical and/or chemical treatments. The solids obtained were used as support to the preparation of 5 wt.% Ru/C catalysts. The catalysts were prepared by incipient wetness impregnation method, through an aqueous solution of the precursor RuCl3.xH2O. After impregnation, some catalysts were submitted a direct reduction in H2 atmosphere at the temperature of 423 K, in order to evaluate the effects of such treatment of activation. The supports prepared were characterized by N2 adsorption (B.E.T. method), Boehm s titration, potenciometric titration and determination of the enthalpy of immersion in water techniques. The X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy technique was used to study the surface of supports and catalysts, whereas the electronic scanning microscopy allowed to determine the chemical composition and observe the morphology of the catalysts. The performance of the Ru/C catalysts was evaluated in the benzene hydrogenation reaction, using a Parr reactor of type "slurry". The reaction was conducted under total pressure of 5,0 MPa of H2 at a temperature of 373 K, with the presence of water in reactional medium. The results obtained indicate that the catalytic performance of the system Ru/C is influenced for determined functional groups present on the surface of activated charcoal. The carbonyl groups decrease the activity and selectivity of the reaction, while an increase of the carboxylic groups leads to more active catalysts and the highest yield of cyclohexene

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hidrogenação benzene hydrogenation activated charcoal ruthenium carbono ativado benzeno rutenio

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