Titania-loaded coal char as catalyst in oxidation of styrene with aqueous hydrogen peroxide

Titania-loaded coal char catalyst was successfully prepared. The preparation steps involved pyrolysis of low rank coal at different temperatures and durations, sulfonation, impregnation of titanium(IV) isopropoxide, and then heating at 110°C. It is found that the coal chars' surfaces were rough...

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Main Authors: Nurhadi, M., Chandren, S., Yuan, L.S., Ho, C.S., Indra Mahlia, T.M., Nur, H.
Format: Article
Language:en_US
Published: 2017
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Summary:Titania-loaded coal char catalyst was successfully prepared. The preparation steps involved pyrolysis of low rank coal at different temperatures and durations, sulfonation, impregnation of titanium(IV) isopropoxide, and then heating at 110°C. It is found that the coal chars' surfaces were rough after sulfonation and impregnation, while large pore volume, high surface area and carbon composition were observed at low pyrolysis temperature for short duration. These properties contributed to high selectivity towards benzaldehyde (> 90%) at 600°C (0.5-2 h)) in styrene oxidation using aqueous hydrogen peroxide as the oxidant. © 2017 by De Gruyter 2017.