EFFECT OF THE COMPOSITION OF A MANGANESE-CONTAINING POLYMER CATALYST ON THE KINETICS OF THE OXIDATION REACTION OF N-HEPTANE WITH MOLECULAR OXYGEN

Abstract

Catalysts with manganese nanoparticles (5 and 10 wt %) immobilized on poly-4-vinylpyridine were prepared. When interacting with molecular oxygen, the catalyst forms active oxygen, which is involved in the low-temperature oxidation of n-heptane. These catalyst compositions have been used to oxidize n-heptane with pure oxygen to give alcohols, aldehydes and ketones. Oxidation of n-heptane was carried out in the temperature range 303-383 K, molar ratios of heptane:oxygen = 1:3.38, and at atmospheric pressure. It has been found that the non-crosslinked (MnP4VP polymer poly-4-vinylpyridine) and N,N-methylene-bis-acrylamide-crosslinked MnP4VP/MBAA metal-polymer catalyst containing 5 wt % Mn2+ exhibits the highest activity in n-heptane oxidation reactions. The kinetic parameters of the reaction of n-heptane oxidation with oxygen at low temperatures were studied using a kinetic model based on the heptane conversion data. The kinetic model was compiled on the basis of experimental data: heptane:oxygen = 1:3.38 at atmospheric pressure using Mn (wt. 5%) P4VP/MBAA in the temperature range 303-383 K. Within the framework of the chosen kinetic model effective rate constants of the oxidation reaction with the formation of alcohols was calculated