Issue 6, 2022

Reusable citric acid modified V/AC catalyst prepared by dielectric barrier discharge for hydroxylation of benzene to phenol

Abstract

Direct hydroxylation of benzene with a high selectivity and durability for phenol production is still a challenge. Herein, a reusable VxOy/AC(cit)-DBD catalyst was synthesized using a facile and environmentally benign method in which a mixture of citric acid, NH4VO3 and activated carbon (AC) was treated using dielectric barrier discharge (DBD) at room temperature and under an N2 atmosphere. Compared with VxOy/AC-DBD, which is prepared without citric acid, more vanadium species were exposed on the surface of VxOy/AC(cit)-DBD. The residues of citric acid formed by DBD treatment can stabilize the vanadium species on the surface of AC by restraining the leaching of vanadium from the catalyst during the reaction. Moreover, the addition of citric acid increased the ratio of V4+/V5+ and benzene adsorption on the catalyst surface, which are favorable for the hydroxylation of benzene. Additionally, the resulting vanadium particles are smaller (less than 10 nm) and amorphous owing to the inhibiting effect of citric acid residues on particle growth and the low temperature characteristics of DBD treatment. Under the optimized reaction conditions, VxOy/AC(cit)-DBD showed a good stability and recyclability in the hydroxylation of benzene and achieved a benzene conversion of 21.5% and phenol selectivity of 99.1%.

Graphical abstract: Reusable citric acid modified V/AC catalyst prepared by dielectric barrier discharge for hydroxylation of benzene to phenol

Supplementary files

Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
29 Oct 2021
Accepted
07 Jan 2022
First published
08 Jan 2022

New J. Chem., 2022,46, 2908-2917

Reusable citric acid modified V/AC catalyst prepared by dielectric barrier discharge for hydroxylation of benzene to phenol

X. Li, S. Li, W. Jia, Q. Sun and Y. Zhang, New J. Chem., 2022, 46, 2908 DOI: 10.1039/D1NJ05145H

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