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- Golets, Mikhail, 1987-, et al.
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Continuous production of the renewable ρ-cymene from α-pinene
- 2013
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Ingår i: Journal of Catalysis. - : Elsevier. - 0021-9517 .- 1090-2694. ; 307, s. 305-315
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- The aim of this work was to demonstrate the feasibility to produce ρ-cymene, an important commodity chemical, in a continuous, one-pot reaction system from abundant α-pinene, available e.g. as a by-product of pulping industry. The isomerization reactions of α-pinene over bimetallic heterogeneous catalysts, 3 and 5 wt% Pd–Zn (1:1, 1:4, 4:1, 1:0, and 0:1), supported on Al-SBA15 were studied. The principal reaction products were identified as ρ- and m-cymenes, limonene, camphene, and ρ-menthene, respectively. The highest concentration of ρ-cymene reached 77 wt% under the optimized reaction conditions: 300 °C and α-pinene feed of 0.03 mL/min. Two main reaction pathways toward ρ- and m-cymenes were described, and a mechanistic kinetic model, based on a plausible reaction network in line with Langmuir–Hinshelwood approach, was developed. The catalyst characterization revealed the reduction in Pd(II) sites, catalyst coking, and decline of surface area over the course of time. The catalyst recovery and reuse was addressed.
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- Golets, M., et al.
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Understanding the thermal decomposition mechanism of a halogen-free chelated orthoborate-based ionic liquid : a combined computational and experimental study
- 2016
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Ingår i: Physical Chemistry, Chemical Physics - PCCP. - : Royal Society of Chemistry. - 1463-9076 .- 1463-9084. ; 18, s. 22458-22466
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- In the last few decades, ionic liquids (ILs) have gained significant attention as lubricants and lubricant additives due to their polar nature, low vapour pressure and tunable physicochemical properties. In this work, quantum chemistry calculations and atomistic Molecular Dynamics (MD) simulations were employed to predict thermal degradation mechanisms of a potential lubricating agent - the tributyloctylphosphonium bis(oxalato)borate ([P4,4,4,8][BOB]) IL. It was found that the onset of decomposition of the studied IL coincides with a cleavage of the B-O bonds in the [BOB](-) anion. Consequently, a series of chemical reactions of the [P4,4,4,8](+) cation with the [BOB](-) anion was triggered yielding alkylboranes, alkenes, trialkylphosphines, CO and CO2. Another ionic system, consisting of [P4,4,4,8][Cl], was also tested for a comparison. Thermogravimetric measurements have shown a higher thermal stability of [P4,4,4,8][BOB] compared to that of [P4,4,4,8][Cl] at least at the initial stage of decomposition, in accord with the presented calculations. Quantum chemical frequency calculations also agreed with the experimental Fourier Transform Infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy results.
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