Dimethyl Carbonate Synthesis from Urea Methanolysis over ZnO–Nb2O5–TiO2 Mixed Oxide Catalysts

Regarding the environmental downsides of using traditional methods for dimethyl carbonate (DMC) production, urea alcoholysis approaches have been the subject of intense interest in recent years. As a general trend, the dissipation of reactivity in metal oxide catalysts, which is mostly done by leach...

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Published inIndustrial & engineering chemistry research Vol. 59; no. 14; pp. 6405 - 6415
Main Authors Asghari, Saeid, Ghiaci, Mehran
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published American Chemical Society 08.04.2020
Subjects
carbonates
catalysts
catalytic activity
leaching
methanolysis
sol-gel processing
titanium dioxide
urea
zinc oxide
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Summary:Regarding the environmental downsides of using traditional methods for dimethyl carbonate (DMC) production, urea alcoholysis approaches have been the subject of intense interest in recent years. As a general trend, the dissipation of reactivity in metal oxide catalysts, which is mostly done by leaching, has caused a dramatic fall in the DMC yield. Herein, a series of catalysts with different molar ratios of ZnO, Nb2O5, and TiO2 were prepared by a modified sol–gel method and used in urea methanolysis to DMC. Incorporation of ZnO and Nb2O5 into the TiO2 matrix provided limited or even zero leaching, resulting in easy recovery and reusability of the catalysts. The parameters effective in the catalytic performance were investigated. Among the tested catalysts, ZnO(0.54)–Nb2O5(0.20)–TiO2(0.26) exhibited the best performance with a DMC yield of 39.1% under optimal conditions. Overall, this work provides a suitable method for increasing the stability of metal oxide catalysts.
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ISSN:0888-5885
1520-5045
1520-5045
DOI:10.1021/acs.iecr.9b05637