Solvent inhibition in the liquid-phase catalytic oxidation of 1,4-butanediol: understanding the catalyst behaviour from NMR relaxation time measurements

D'Agostino, Carmine, Feaviour, Mark R., Brett, Gemma Louise, Mitchell, Jonathan, York, Andrew P. E., Hutchings, Graham John ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8885-1560, Mantle, Mick D. and Gladden, Lynn F. 2016. Solvent inhibition in the liquid-phase catalytic oxidation of 1,4-butanediol: understanding the catalyst behaviour from NMR relaxation time measurements. Catalysis Science & Technology 6 (21) , pp. 7896-7901. 10.1039/C6CY01458E

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Abstract

Catalytic reaction studies and Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) relaxation time measurements have been compared to study the influence of competitive adsorption of reactant and solvent on catalytic conversion. The reaction chosen is the aerobic catalytic oxidation of 1,4-butanediol in methanol over different supported-metal catalysts. From the NMR T1/T2 ratio, where T1 is the longitudinal and T2 the transverse spin relaxation time, the relative affinity of reactant and solvent for different catalytic surfaces is determined. The catalysts with the lowest activity show a preferential surface affinity for the solvent compared to the reactant. Conversely, the catalyst with the highest activity shows a preferential surface affinity for the reactant compared to the solvent. Significantly, Ru/SiO2, which is totally inactive for the oxidation of 1,4-butanediol, exhibited a lower T1/T2 ratio (surface affinity) for 1,4-butanediol (reactant) than for a “weakly-interacting” alkane, indicating a very poor surface affinity for the diol functionality. The results provide direct evidence of the importance of the adsorbate-adsorbent interactions on catalyst activity in liquid-phase oxidations and indicate that the competitive adsorption of the solvent plays an important role in these reactions. This work demonstrates that NMR relaxation time analysis is a powerful method for comparing adsorption of liquids in porous catalysts, providing valuable information on the affinity of different chemical species for a catalyst surface. Moreover, the results demonstrate that NMR relaxation time measurements can be used not only to guide selection of solvent for use with a specific catalyst, but also selection of the catalyst itself. The results suggest that this method may be used to predict catalyst behaviour, enabling improved design and optimisation of heterogeneous catalytic processes.

Item Type:	Article
Date Type:	Published Online
Status:	Published
Schools:	Cardiff Catalysis Institute (CCI) Chemistry
Subjects:	Q Science > QD Chemistry
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Oxidation of 1,4-butanediol, heterogeneous catalysts, NMR relaxation, adsorption, porous materials
Publisher:	Royal Society of Chemistry
ISSN:	2044-4753
Funders:	Technology Strategy Board
Date of First Compliant Deposit:	23 November 2016
Date of Acceptance:	29 September 2016
Last Modified:	06 Nov 2023 20:26
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/96386

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