Shen, Y. and Ma'amor, A. and Abu-Dharieh, J. and Thompson, J.M. and Kalirai, B. and Stitt, E.H. and Rooney, D.W. (2014) Moving from Batch to Continuous Operation for the Liquid Phase Dehydrogenation of Tetrahydrocarbazole. Organic Process Research and Development, 18 (3). pp. 392-341. ISSN 1083-6160, DOI https://doi.org/10.1021/op400217d.
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Despite the numerous advantages of continuous processing, high-value chemical production is still dominated by batch techniques. In this paper, we investigate options for the continuous dehydrogenation of 1,2,3,4-tetrahydrocarbazole using a trickle bed reactor operating under realistic liquid velocities with and without the addition of a hydrogen acceptor. Here, a commercial 5 wt % Pd/Al2O3 catalyst was observed to slowly deactivate, hence proving unsuitable for continuous use. This deactivation was attributed to the strong adsorption of a byproduct on the surface of the support. Application of a base washing technique resolved this issue and a stable continuous reaction has been demonstrated. As was previously shown for the batch reaction, the addition of a hydrogen acceptor gas (propene) can increase the overall catalytic activity of the system.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Funders: | UNSPECIFIED |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Liquid Phase Dehydrogenation; Tetrahydrocarbazole |
| Subjects: | Q Science > Q Science (General) Q Science > QD Chemistry |
| Divisions: | Faculty of Science > Department of Chemistry |
| Depositing User: | Ms. Juhaida Abd Rahim |
| Date Deposited: | 11 Jan 2015 05:02 |
| Last Modified: | 11 Jan 2015 05:02 |
| URI: | http://eprints.um.edu.my/id/eprint/11838 |
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