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Jianfei Ding College of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Yancheng Institute of Technology, Yancheng 224051, Jiangsu, People's Republic of China

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Ligen Chen College of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Yancheng Institute of Technology, Yancheng 224051, Jiangsu, People's Republic of China

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Rong Shao College of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Yancheng Institute of Technology, Yancheng 224051, Jiangsu, People's Republic of China

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Wantian Dong Shanghai Fine Chemical Co., Ltd, Shanghai 201505, People's Republic of China
China Research Institute of Daily Chemical Industry, Taiyuan 030001, Shanxi, People's Republic of China

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Abstract

The catalytic hydrogenation of p-nitrophenol to produce p-aminophenol (PAP) was carried out over the catalyst nickel supported on active carbon (AC). The calcination temperature was one of the most important technical conditions: temperature higher than 450 °C would result in the reduction of NiO to Ni phase by AC and the loss of support. The surface area and nickel dispersion over catalyst decreased obviously after 450 °C calcination temperature because of the loss of support and the Ni phase sintering. Addition of K2O enhanced the alkalinity of the Ni/AC catalyst, and the p-nitrophenol stuff performed rather stronger acidity. Therefore, the level of p-nitrophenol adsorption over Ni/AC catalyst was improved, and the reaction efficiency was enhanced consequently. The p-nitrophenol conversion and PAP selectivity reached 97.7 and 99.3% over Ni–K2O/AC catalyst, respectively. During the process of catalytic hydrogenation, higher PAP selectivity was kept successively. It indicated that no side reactions happened during the catalytic hydrogenation of p-nitrophenol.

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Reaction Kinetics, Mechanisms and Catalysis
Language English
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1974
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ISSN 1878-5190 (Print)
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