Abstract
The oxidation of coal to produce high-valued benzene polycarboxylic acids (BPCAs), which are obtained currently from diminishing petroleum reserves, is a promising industrial process of the future. Up to now, the yield distribution of BPCAs has not been studied in detail and the mechanism of coal oxidation to BPCAs remains unclear. In this study, Huolinhe lignite was oxidized in a batch reactor by alkali-oxygen oxidation. All 12 kinds of BPCAs obtained were quantified by a new established method. Effects of alkali/coal mass ratio, reaction temperature, initial oxygen pressure, and reaction time on the yield distribution of BPCAs were studied for the first time. The results indicate that BPCAs with four or five carboxyls are the predominant products, and BPCAs with one or two carboxyls are formed in a relatively short time; moreover, the formation of BPCAs with more carboxyls is relatively more sensitive to the salting out effect. CP/MAS 13C NMR spectra and oxidation of model compounds show that phenolic, ...
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