Chem. J. Chinese Universities ›› 2005, Vol. 26 ›› Issue (8): 1492.

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Preparation and Characterization of AlPxO Catalysts and Their Catalytic Properties for the Vapour-phase O-Methylation of Catechol

LIU Gang, LI Xue-Mei, ZHU Xiao-Mei, JIA Ming-Jun, WU Shu-Jie, ZHANG Wen-Xiang, JIANG Da-Zhen   

  1. College of Chemistry, Jilin University, Changchun 130023, China
  • Received:2004-09-09 Online:2005-08-10 Published:2005-08-10

Abstract: AlPxO(x=0, 0.33, 0.5, 1.0, 1.5, 2.0) catalysts were prepared via precipitation method and characterized by means of XRD, FTIR, solid-state MAS NMR, N2 adsorption, NH-3-TPD and CO-2-TPD techniques. The morphology of the catalysts changes from amorphism to crystalline with the increase of n(P)/n(Al). Both the acidic and basic amounts on the catalysts surface increase first with the increase of P contents [n(P)/n(Al)≤0.5], and then decrease dramatically with further increasing P contents. Meanwhile, vapor-phase O-methylation of catechol with methanol was investigated over various AlPxO catalysts. Among them, AlP1.0O sample exhibits a good {catalytic} activity and selectivity to guaiacol, which resulted in the highest yield of guaiacol. This may mainly be attributed to the presence of suitable amounts of weak acid and base sites on the surface of the catalyst.

Key words: Aluminophosphates, Catechol, Guaiacol, Weak acid and base sites

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