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Hydrogenation of crude terephthalic acid by supported Pd and Pd-Sn catalysts on functionalized multiwall carbon nanotubes
, Article Chemical Engineering Research and Design ; Volume 109 , 2016 , Pages 41-52 ; 02638762 (ISSN) ; Safekordi, A. A ; Rashidzadeh, M ; Rashidi, A. M ; Khorasheh, F ; Sharif University of Technology
Institution of Chemical Engineers
2016
Abstract
Liquid phase hydro-purification of crude terephthalic acid (CTA) was performed using supported Pd and Pd-Sn catalysts on functionalized multi-wall carbon nanotubes (FMWCNT). Pd/FMWCNT catalysts were prepared by wet impregnation with Pd loadings of 0.05 to 0.6 wt.%. Pd-Sn/FMWCNT catalysts were prepared by co-impregnation (CI) and successive impregnation (SI) using 0.3 wt.% Pd loading and Sn/Pd molar ratios of 0.1 and 0.35 for the CI method and 0.05 to 0.35 for the SI method. Pd loading of 0.3 wt.% for Pd/FMWCNT was sufficient to decrease the 4-carboxybenzaldehyde (4-CBA) content of CTA from 2100 ppm to 5.5 ppm without excessive hydrogenation of terephthalic acid (TA). The commercial catalyst...