Abstract:
The present invention discloses a process for the production of hydrogen peroxide from hydrazine hydrate or hydrazine salt, represented by a general formula: N2H4.nX, wherein, X is H2O, H2SO4, HNO3, HCl, HBr, HI or CH3COOH; n is 0.5, 1 or 2; N is nitrogen; H is hydrogen; S is sulfur; Cl is chlorine; Br is bromine; and I is iodine, by its liquid phase oxidation with oxygen, using a solid catalyst comprising palladium but with or without halogen promoter, in an aqueous reaction medium with or without comprising a mineral acid and/or halide anions, which comprises: i) contacting the solid catalyst with a hydrazine hydrate or hydrazine salt and oxygen containing gas selected from oxygen, air and oxygen enriched air, in aqueous reaction medium at the following reaction conditions: the concentration of hydrazine hydrate or hydrazine salt in the reaction medium above 0.001 mol/dm3, the concentration of mineral acid in the reaction medium in the range from zero mol/dm3 to 10 mol/dm3, the concentration of halide anions added to the reaction medium in the range from zero mmol/dm3 to 100 mmol/dm3, the concentration of the solid catalyst in the reaction medium in the range from 0.01 g/dm3 to 100 g/dm3, the space velocity of the oxygen containing gas in the range from 100 cm3/g catalyst/h to 100,000 cm3/g catalyst/h, the mass ratio of hydrazine hydrate or hydrazine salt to solid catalyst in the range from 0.01 to 100, the temperature below 100° C., the pressure at least 0.95 atm, and the reaction contact time above 0.02 h; and ii) separating the H2O2 from the reaction mixture.
Abstract:
A method for improving drastically both the selectivity and yield of hydrogen peroxide in the direct oxidation of hydrogen to hydrogen peroxide over a solid catalyst comprising palladium, which comprises: i) depositing on the solid catalyst at least two halogen containing compounds, one compound essentially comprising bromine and second compound essentially comprising fluorine with the bromine to palladium and fluorine to palladium atom ratios in the range from 0.02 to 20 and from 0.01 to 50, respectively; ii) decomposing the halo compounds deposited on the solid catalyst by calcination at a temperature above 200° C. under inert, reducing or oxidizing gas atmosphere or under vacuum; and iii) contacting the solid catalyst obtained from step (ii) with a gas mixture consisting of hydrogen and oxygen or air or O2 enriched air in an aqueous reaction medium, comprising a mineral acid at the following reaction conditions: concentration of mineral acid in the reaction medium above 0.001 mol/dm3, concentration of the solid catalyst in the reaction medium above 0.01 g/dm3, H2/O2 mole ratio in the gas mixture in the range from 0.01 to 10, flow rate of the gas mixture in the range from 50 cm3/g catalyst/h to 50,000 cm3/g catalyst/h, gas pressure at least 0.9 atm, and temperature below 100° C. and contact period of the reaction medium at least 0.01 h, is disclosed.
Abstract:
The present invention discloses a process for the production of hydrogen peroxide from hydrazine hydrate or hydrazine salt, represented by a general formula: N2H4.nX, wherein, X is H2O, H2SO4, HNO3, HCl, HBr, HI or CH3COOH; n is 0.5, 1 or 2; N is nitrogen; H is hydrogen; S is sulfur; Cl is chlorine; Br is bromine; and I is iodine, by its liquid phase oxidation with oxygen, using a solid catalyst comprising palladium but with or without halogen promoter, in an aqueous reaction medium with or without comprising a mineral acid and/or halide anions, which comprises: i) contacting the solid catalyst with a hydrazine hydrate or hydrazine salt and oxygen containing gas selected from oxygen, air and oxygen enriched air, in aqueous reaction medium at the following reaction conditions: the concentration of hydrazine hydrate or hydrazine salt in the reaction medium above 0.001 mol/dm3, the concentration of mineral acid in the reaction medium in the range from zero mol/dm3 to 10 mol/dm3, the concentration of halide anions added to the reaction medium in the range from zero mmol/dm3 to 100 mmol/dm3, the concentration of the solid catalyst in the reaction medium in the range from 0.01 g/dm3 to 100 g/dm3, the space velocity of the oxygen containing gas in the range from 100 cm3/g catalyst/h to 100,000 cm3/g catalyst/h, the mass ratio of hydrazine hydrate or hydrazine salt to solid catalyst in the range from 0.01 to 100, the temperature below 100° C., the pressure at least 0.95 atm, and the reaction contact time above 0.02 h; and ii) separating the H2O2 from the reaction mixture.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a process for the liquid phase epoxidation of a normally liquid olefinic compound to corresponding organic epoxide compound using aqueous or anhydrous organic hydroperoxide as an oxidizing agent in the presence of a supported nano-gold catalysts at the effective organic hydroperoxide/olefinic compound mole ratio, catalyst/olefinic compound weight ratio and temperature to yield the epoxide.
Abstract:
A method for improving drastically both the selectivity and yield of hydrogen peroxide in the direct oxidation of hydrogen to hydrogen peroxide over a solid catalyst comprising palladium, which comprises: i) depositing on the solid catalyst at least two halogen containing compounds, one compound essentially comprising bromine and second compound essentially comprising fluorine with the bromine to palladium and fluorine to palladium atom ratios in the range from 0.02 to 20 and from 0.01 to 50, respectively; ii) decomposing the halo compounds deposited on the solid catalyst by calcination at a temperature above 200° C. under inert, reducing or oxidizing gas atmosphere or under vacuum; and iii) contacting the solid catalyst obtained from step (ii) with a gas mixture consisting of hydrogen and oxygen or air or O2 enriched air in an aqueous reaction medium, comprising a mineral acid at the following reaction conditions: concentration of mineral acid in the reaction medium above 0.001 mol/dm3, concentration of the solid catalyst in the reaction medium above 0.01 g/dm3, H2/O2 mole ratio in the gas mixture in the range from 0.01 to 10, flow rate of the gas mixture in the range from 50 cm3/g catalyst/h to 50,000 cm3/g catalyst/h, gas pressure at least 0.9 atm, and temperature below 100° C. and contact period of the reaction medium at least 0.01 h, is disclosed.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a process for the liquid phase epoxidation of a normally liquid olefinic compound to corresponding organic epoxide compound using aqueous or anhydrous organic hydroperoxide as an oxidizing agent in the presence of a supported nano-gold catalysts at the effective organic hydroperoxide/olefinic compound mole ratio, catalyst/olefinic compound weight ratio and temperature to yield the epoxide.