Journal
JOURNAL OF INDUSTRIAL AND ENGINEERING CHEMISTRY
Volume 106, Issue -, Pages 317-327Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC
DOI: 10.1016/j.jiec.2021.11.011
Keywords
Reaction kinetics; Polyetheramine (PEA); High-pressure reductive amination; Polyalkylene glycol (PAG); NH3; H2O
Funding
- National Research Foundation of Korea [NRF-2019H1A2A1076070, 1711100593]
- National Research Foundation of Korea [2019H1A2A1076070] Funding Source: Korea Institute of Science & Technology Information (KISTI), National Science & Technology Information Service (NTIS)
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This study investigates the reaction kinetics of high-pressure amination of polyalkylene glycol (PAG) to polyetheramine (PEA). The results show that the amount of NH3 significantly affects the reaction rate, contrary to previous studies. A Langmuir-Hinshelwood kinetic model is established to explain this effect. In addition, it is observed that the reverse reaction occurs in the absence of NH3.
This study investigates reaction kinetics of high-pressure amination of polyalkylene glycol (PAG) to polyetheramine (PEA). The reductive amination of PAG was carried out depending on the NH3 amount, reaction temperature, reaction pressure, and H2O content in a batch reactor to understand the effect of these factors on activity and selectivity toward the primary amine. Contrary to the fact that the amination step is a zero-order reaction and dehydrogenation of alcohol to ketone is the rate-limiting step in the reductive amination of alcohol, the amount of NH3 significantly affected the reaction rate. The increased amount of NH3 enhanced the activity and selectivity for PEA, in contrast with the results reported in prior studies. A Langmuir-Hinshelwood kinetic model was established to reflect the effect of the NH3 amount, and kinetic parameters such as the rate constant and activation energy were obtained at a high pressure around 150 bar. It was also found that the absence of NH3 caused the reverse reaction of PEA to the secondary amine in the presence of H2. The fundamental kinetic analysis provides a competitive synthesis route for improving the activity and selectivity toward the primary amine. (c) 2021 The Korean Society of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry. Published by Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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