Abstract
The hydrogenation of nitrobenzene to aniline over reduced Cu(FexCr2−x)O4 series of catalysts (where x=0, 0.2, 0.4, 0.6, 0.8 and 1.0) has been studied at 250°C in a fixed bed flow type reactor. All the catalysts were characterized by XRD, IR and DRS analysis and by measurements of electrical conductivity and surface area. The conversion of nitrobenzene to aniline is maximum over the catalysts with composition x=0.4. By comparing the results of reversible and irreversible adsorption of carbon monoxide with hydrogenation activity, it can be concluded that univalent copper at octahedral sites is more active for hydrogenation than metallic copper. The second cations [Cr(III) or Fe(III)] develop their catalytic activity by sharing anionic vacancies.
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