Liquid phase hydroformylation by zeolite supported rhodium

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dc.contributor.authorSchnitzer, Jillen
dc.contributor.departmentChemical Engineeringen
dc.date.accessioned2014-03-14T21:49:46Zen
dc.date.adate2013-11-15en
dc.date.available2014-03-14T21:49:46Zen
dc.date.issued1985-12-05en
dc.date.rdate2013-11-15en
dc.date.sdate2013-11-15en
dc.description.abstractThe purpose of this research was to directly compare the behavior of zeolites containing rhodium with that of homogeneous rhodium species as catalysts for liquid phase hydroformylation of 1-hexene in order to study the effects of zeolite immobilization. NaX zeolite was cation exchanged with several rhodium salts and used as hydroformylation catalysts at 50°C and 125°C in the presence of: triphenylphosphine (PPh₃), dimethylphenylphosphine (PMe₂Ph), and the poison for zeolite surface and solution rhodium: triphenylmethylmercaptan (Ph₃CSH). The results of these experiments were compared with those of several homogeneous catalysts under similar conditions. It was found that previously reported results of intrazeolitic activity with RhNaX at 50°C were probably incorrect, since, the addition of PMe₂Ph, Ph₃CSH, or both, virtually halted all reactivity of RhNax. The catalytic results at 125°C did not conclusively indicate the location of the active rhodium. Thus, intrazeolitic activity at 125°C may or may not have been observed, and needs further investigation. Reaction profiles were obtained for several of the catalyst systems, using an automatic sampling system. From these profiles, it was found that the addition of excess PMe₂Ph halted isomerization of 1-hexene to 2-hexenes for the zeolite-supported rhodium, and hindered, but did not stop isomerization for the homogeneous catalysts. Also, as expected, it was observed that the homogeneous catalysts reacted to completion faster than the heterogeneous catalyst. In addition, the effects of such treatments as preheating in air and precarbonylation of the heterogeneous catalysts were studied. Pretreatments had no effect upon the catalysis. Also, no activity was observed from the heterogeneous catalysts at 125°C unless phosphines were present. Finally, the hydrogenation of 1-hexene was studied. Heterogeneous and homogeneous rhodium catalysts showed hydrogenation activity which was accompanied by isomerization at 60°C and 125°C.en
dc.description.degreeMaster of Scienceen
dc.format.extentvii, 82 leavesen
dc.format.mediumBTDen
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfen
dc.identifier.otheretd-11152013-040335en
dc.identifier.sourceurlhttp://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-11152013-040335/en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/45732en
dc.publisherVirginia Techen
dc.relation.haspartLD5655.V855_1985.S364.pdfen
dc.relation.isformatofOCLC# 13732662en
dc.rightsIn Copyrighten
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dc.subject.lccLD5655.V855 1985.S364en
dc.subject.lcshCatalysisen
dc.subject.lcshHeterogeneous catalysisen
dc.subject.lcshOxo processen
dc.subject.lcshRhodium catalystsen
dc.subject.lcshZeolitesen
dc.titleLiquid phase hydroformylation by zeolite supported rhodiumen
dc.typeThesisen
dc.type.dcmitypeTexten
thesis.degree.disciplineChemical Engineeringen
thesis.degree.grantorVirginia Polytechnic Institute and State Universityen
thesis.degree.levelmastersen
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Scienceen
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