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Synthesis of C9-Alcohol through C9-Aldehyde Hydrogenation over Copper Catalysts

구리 촉매 상에서 C9-알데히드의 수소화 반응에 의한 C9-알코올 합성

  • Park, Young-Kwon (Faculty of Environmental Engineering, University of Seoul) ;
  • Noh, Sang Gyun (Department of Chemical Engineering, Dongyang University) ;
  • Cho, Kyu Sang (School of Machine and Vehicle Design, Dongyang University) ;
  • Jeon, Jong-Ki (Department of Chemical Engineering, Kongju National University)
  • 박영권 (서울시립대학교 환경공학부) ;
  • 노상균 (동양대학교 생명화학공학과) ;
  • 조규상 (동양대학교 기계자동차디자인학부) ;
  • 전종기 (공주대학교 화학공학부)
  • Received : 2006.06.15
  • Accepted : 2006.07.12
  • Published : 2006.08.31
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Abstract

This study selected the optimal catalyst for the process of producing $C_9$-alcohol by hydrogenating $C_9$-aldehyde, and carried out an experiment in order to establish the operating condition for maximizing the yield of $C_9$-alcohol. The BET surface area and the specific area of copper were most excellent in $CuO/ZnO/Al_2O_3$ (60:30:10 wt％) catalyst produced using acetate as a precursor of copper and $Na_2CO_3$ as a precipitant, and the catalyst also showed the highest performance in $C_9$-aldehyde hydrogenation. Using a trickle bed reactor loaded with optimized catalyst, we attained 94.1 wt％ yield of $C_9$-alcohol under the condition of $175^{\circ}C$, 800 psi and $WHSV=3hr^{-1}$. According to the result of comparing with other catalysts used in the hydrogenation of aldehyde, the catalyst showed similar performance to that of Ni/kieselghur and higher than that of $Cu-Ni-Cr-Na/Al_2O_3$ and $Ni-Mo/Al_2O_3$. According to the result of examining the stability of the catalyst through a long-term catalysis test, the yield of $C_9$-alcohol decreased slowly after around 72 hours due to the increasing production of high boiling-point byproducts.

$C_9$-알데히드를 수소화하여 $C_9$-알콜을 제조하는 공정에 사용하기 위한 최적의 촉매를 선정하고, $C_9$-알콜의 수율을 극대화하기 위한 운전 조건을 확립하기 위한 실험을 수행하였다. 구리 전구체로 acetate를 사용하고 침전제로 $Na_2CO_3$를 사용하여 제조한 $CuO/ZnO/Al_2O_3$(60:30:10 wt％) 촉매의 표면적 및 구리 비표면적이 가장 우수하였으며 $C_9$-알데히드 수소화 반응에서도 가장 우수한 성능을 보였다. 최적화된 촉매를 장착한 trickle bed 반응기를 사용하여 $175^{\circ}C$, 800 psi, $WHSV=3hr^{-1}$의 조건에서 94.1 wt％의 $C_9$-알콜 수율을 얻었다. 알데히드의 수소화 반응에 사용되는 다른 촉매들과 비교한 결과 Ni/kieselghur 촉매와 유사한 성능을 보였으며 $Cu-Ni-Cr-Na/Al_2O_3$ 촉매 및 $Ni-Mo/Al_2O_3$ 촉매의 경우보다 우수한 성능을 보이는 것을 확인하였다. 장기 촉매 테스트를 통해서 촉매의 안정성을 확인한 결과 약 72시간 이후에는 고비점 부산물의 생성량 증가로 인하여 $C_9$-알콜의 수율이 약간씩 감소하였다.

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Supported by : 한국과학재단

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