Chem. J. Chinese Universities ›› 2012, Vol. 33 ›› Issue (09): 2067.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.0251-0790.2012.09.034

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Influence of Mo Content on Microstructure and Catalytic Performance of Ni-Mo-B Amorphous Alloy Catalyst for Dinitrotoluene Hydrogenation

YAN Shao-Wei1,2, FAN Hui2, LIANG Chuan1, LI Zhong1   

  1. 1. Key Laboratory of Coal Science and Technology, Ministry of Education and Shanxi Province, Taiyuan University of Technology, Taiyuan 030024, China;
    2. Center of Technology, Sedin Engineering Company Limited, Taiyuan 030024, China
  • Received:2011-11-15 Online:2012-09-10 Published:2012-08-14
  • Contact: Zhong Li E-mail:lizhong@tyut.edu.cn

Abstract:

A series of amorphous Ni-Mo-B catalyst was prepared by KBH4 reduction for liquid phase dinitrotoluene(DNT) hydrogenation. The results showed that Ni-B catalyst exhibited high activity and selectivity in liquid phase hydrogenation of DNT to diaminotoluene(TDA), the activity of Ni-B catalyst has been enhanced obviously by introduction of Mo, and the selectivity of TDA was 100% when the molar fraction of Mo was smaller and equal to 6%. The characterizations of XRD, DSC, TEM, XPS, ICP and H2-TPD showed that the addition of Mo could enhance the extent of long-range disorder, reduce the particle diameter from 60 nm to 15 nm, weaken the strength of Ni-H bond, improve the thermal stability and antioxidation, which resulted in the increasing activity of Ni-B. when the molar fraction of Mo was 6%, the conversion of DNT and the selectivity of TDA reached 99.8% and 100%, respectively.

Key words: Dinitrotoluene, Diaminotoluene, Amorphous alloy catalyst, Ni-B, Mo modification

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