Selective thermal oxidation of hydrocarbons in zeolites by oxygen
AssigneeThe Regents of the University of California
InventorsHeinz Frei, Fritz Blatter, Hai Sun
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Abstract
A process for selective thermal oxidation of hydrocarbons adsorbed onto zeolite matrices. A highly selective thermal oxidation of unsubstituted or alkyl substituted alkanes, alkenes, aromatics and cycloalkyls is carried out in solvent free zeolites under dark thermal conditions. The process oxidizes hydrocarbons almost completely selectively without substantial production of byproducts.
Claims9
A process for a selective thermal oxidation of olefins in cation-exchanged zeolites said process comprising the steps:
- (a) preparing a dehydrated Y or L type zeolite support matrix by dehydrating the zeolite under vacuum at temperatures from about 150.degree. C. to about 250.degree. C. for about 3 to about 16 hours;
- (b) loading about 5-20 .mu.mol of an olefin onto about 10 mg of the dehydrated zeolite support matrix having an electrostatic field strength about at least 0.15 V/.ANG., at pressure from about 0.5 Torr to about 10 Torr;
- (c) introducing oxygen into the zeolite support matrix of step (b) under vacuum from about 400 Torr to about 760 Torr;
- (d) exposing the zeolite support matrix of step (c) to thermal oxidation;
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- (e) selectively recovering an oxidation product at greater than 75% conversion.
A process for a selective thermal oxidation of propylene, in cation-exchanged zeolites, said process comprising the steps:
- (a) preparing a dehydrated BaY type zeolite support matrix by dehydrating the BaY zeolite under vacuum at temperatures from about 150.degree. C. to about 250.degree. C. for about 12 to about 16 hours;
- (b) loading about 10 .mu.mol of propylene onto about 10 mg of the dehydrated BaY zeolite support matrix having an electrostatic field strength cf about at least 0.2 V/.ANG., at pressure from about 3 Torr to about 10 Torr;
- (c) introducing oxygen under vacuum from about 0.53 atm to about 1 atm into the BaY zeolite support matrix of step (b);
- (d) submitting the zeolite support matrix of step (c) to the thermal oxidation in darkness at a temperature of about 80.degree. C. for about one to ten hours;
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- (e) selectively recovering allyl hydroperoxide at greater than 75% conversion.
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