Metal-support effects in copper catalysts for the liquid phase hydrolysis of acrylonitrile

J. C. Lee*, D. L. Trimm, M. S. Wainwright, N. W. Cant

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    Abstract

    The influence of supports of copper catalysts produced by the ion-exchange technique on SiO2, Al2O3 and TiO2 has been studied for the hydrolysis of acrylonitrile to acrylamide. Cu/SiO2 has been found to be the best catalyst, deactivating less rapidly than Cu/Al2O3. Metal-support effects were observed in Cu/TiO2 catalysts, both for carbon monoxide adsorption and acrylonitrile hydrolysis. The best Cu/TiO2 catalyst was less active than Cu/SiO2.

    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)173-179
    Number of pages7
    JournalApplied Catalysis
    Volume60
    Issue number1
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 1990

    Keywords

    • acrylamide
    • acrylonitrile hydrolysis
    • catalyst preparation (ion-exchange)
    • copper/alumina
    • copper/silica
    • copper/titania
    • metal- support effect

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