Preparation and characterization of heteropolyacid/mesoporous carbon catalyst for the vapor-phase 2-propanol conversion reaction

Abstract

H 3PMo 12O 40 catalyst was chemically immobilized on the surface modified CMK-3 (SM-CMK-3) support as a charge compensating component, by taking advantage of the overall negative charge of [PMo 12O 40] 3−. The supported H 3PMo 12O 40/SM-CMK-3 catalyst was characterized to have high surface area (≈1000 m 2/g) and relatively large pore volume (0.83 cm 3/g). The H 3PMo 12O 40/SM-CMK-3 catalyst was applied to the vapor-phase 2-propanol conversion reaction. The H 3PMo 12O 40/SM-CMK-3 catalyst exhibited higher 2-propanol conversion than the unsupported H 3PMo 12O 40 and the impregnated H 3PMo 12O 40 on CMK-3. Furthermore, the PMo 12/SM-CMK-3 catalyst showed the enhanced oxidation activity (acetone formation) and the suppressed acid catalytic activity (propylene formation) compared to the other two catalysts. It is believed that [PMo 12O 40] 3− species were chemically and finely immobilized on the SM-CMK-3 support as charge matching species, and thus, the PMo 12/SM-CMK-3 catalyst showed an excellent oxidation activity.