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Hydrogenation of maleic anhydride to tetrahydrofuran using bifunctional catalysts

Aghaziarati, M ; Sharif University of Technology | 2008

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  1. Type of Document: Article
  2. Publisher: 2008
  3. Abstract:
  4. A series of bifunctional catalysts, including Cu-ZnO-ZrO 2 and H-Y zeolite catalysts, were prepared and tested for conversion of maleic anhydride (MA) to tetrahydrofuran (THF). Cu-ZnO-ZrO 2 catalyst was used as the hydrogenating component and H-Y zeolite as the dehydrating component. The appropriate ratio of Cu/ZnO in the hydrogenation catalyst was 50:45, for which the conversion of MA and selectivity of THF reached 100 and 46%, respectively, at 50 bar and 493 K. The bifunctional catalyst of Cu-ZnOZrO 2/H-Y can produce THF from MA with high activity, selectivity, and stability. This is an abstract of a paper presented at the 18th International Congress of Chemical and Process Engineering (Prague, Czech Republic 8/24-28/2008)
  5. Keywords:
  6. Hydrogenation ; Maleic Anhydrides ; Succinic Acid
  7. Source: 18th International Congress of Chemical and Process Engineering, CHISA 2008, Prague, 24 August 2008 through 28 August 2008 ; 2008