Abstract
The reduction of nitrotoluenes (o-, m-, and p-) by H2S-rich aqueous monoethanolamine (MEA) was conducted in an organic solvent (toluene), under liquid−liquid mode with a phase transfer catalyst (PTC) (in this study, tetrabutylammonium bromide (TBAB)). The selectivity of toluidines was determined to be 100%. The reaction rate of m-nitrotoluene (MNT) was determined to be highest among the three nitrotoluenes, followed by p- and o-nitrotoluene (PNT and ONT), respectively. The reaction was determined to be kinetically controlled, with apparent activation energies of 18.2, 21.1, and 21.7 kcal/mol for MNT, PNT, and ONT, respectively. The effects of different parameters such as TBAB concentration, sulfide concentration, concentration of nitrotoluenes, MEA concentration, and elemental sulfur loading on the conversions and reaction rates of nitrotoluenes were studied to establish the mechanism of the reaction. The rate of reaction of nitrotoluene was determined to be proportional to the concentration of catalyst, ...
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