Synthesis of propylene glycol methyl ether catalyzed by imidazole polymer catalyst: Performance evaluation, kinetics study, and process simulation

doi:10.1016/j.cej.2020.126636

	Synthesis of propylene glycol methyl ether catalyzed by imidazole polymer catalyst: Performance evaluation, kinetics study, and process simulation
	An, Ran 1,2; Chen, Shengxin 2; Zhang, Ruirui 2; Dai, Fei 2; Zhou, Zhimao 2; Li, Chunhu 1; Liu, Ruixia 2,3; An, Weizhong 1
刊名	CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL
	2021-02-01
卷号	405 页码:10
关键词	Propylene oxide Kinetics Mechanism Propoxylation Process simulation
ISSN号	1385-8947
DOI	10.1016/j.cej.2020.126636
英文摘要	An imidazole polymer (divinylbenzene-vinylimidazole) catalyst (P-DVB-VIM) was developed for production of the eco-friendly solvent propylene glycol methyl ether (PGME) by the propoxylation reaction of propylene oxide (PO) with methanol (ME). The catalyst was characterized in detail by scanning electron microscopy (SEM), Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), and Brunauer-Emmett-Teller (BET) analysis. H-1 NMR was used to characterize the structural features of the catalyst precursor, i.e., the linear polymer of vinylimidazole (PVIM). An "electrophile nucleophile dual activation" ring-opening mechanism was proposed based on the "cooperative effect" of the reactant and PVIM. The catalytic performance was investigated and optimized at 100-130. using an autoclave batch reactor. The results reveal that the P-DVB-VIM shows excellent catalytic performance, exhibiting the highest turnover frequency (TOF) number at 120 degrees C within 45 min. The reaction kinetics was systematically studied using the pseudohomogeneous (PH) kinetic model. The kinetic parameters were determined by non-linear regression analysis of the experimental data. Validation of the model showed that the experimental data were in good agreement with the predicted outcomes. Moreover, based on the proposed kinetic model, steady-state simulations of the production of PGME in a fixed-bed reactor were carried out to determine the optimal design parameters, thus providing a useful guide for the design and production of PGME on the industrial scale.
资助项目	National Nature Science Foundation of China[21878315] ; National Nature Science Foundation of China[21808223] ; National Key Research and Development Program of China[2017YFA0206803] ; Key Programs of Fujian Institute of Innovation, CAS[FJCXY18020203] ; National Science Fund for Excellent Young Scholars[21722610] ; One Hundred Talent Program of CAS ; K. C. Wong Education Foundation[GJTD-2018-04]
WOS研究方向	Engineering
语种	英语
出版者	ELSEVIER SCIENCE SA
WOS记录号	WOS:000623319400002
资助机构	National Nature Science Foundation of China ; National Key Research and Development Program of China ; Key Programs of Fujian Institute of Innovation, CAS ; National Science Fund for Excellent Young Scholars ; One Hundred Talent Program of CAS ; K. C. Wong Education Foundation
内容类型	期刊论文
源URL	[http://ir.ipe.ac.cn/handle/122111/47811]
专题	中国科学院过程工程研究所
通讯作者	Liu, Ruixia; An, Weizhong
作者单位	1.Ocean Univ China, Dept Chem Engn, Qingdao 266100, Peoples R China 2.Chinese Acad Sci, Inst Proc Engn, Beijing Key Lab Ion Liquids Clean Proc, CAS Key Lab Green Proc & Engn,State Key Lab Multi, Beijing 100190, Peoples R China 3.Univ Chinese Acad Sci, Sch Chem Engn, Beijing 100049, Peoples R China
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	An, Ran,Chen, Shengxin,Zhang, Ruirui,et al. Synthesis of propylene glycol methyl ether catalyzed by imidazole polymer catalyst: Performance evaluation, kinetics study, and process simulation[J]. CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL,2021,405:10.
APA	An, Ran.,Chen, Shengxin.,Zhang, Ruirui.,Dai, Fei.,Zhou, Zhimao.,...&An, Weizhong.(2021).Synthesis of propylene glycol methyl ether catalyzed by imidazole polymer catalyst: Performance evaluation, kinetics study, and process simulation.CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL,405,10.
MLA	An, Ran,et al."Synthesis of propylene glycol methyl ether catalyzed by imidazole polymer catalyst: Performance evaluation, kinetics study, and process simulation".CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL 405(2021):10.