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APPLIED CATALYSIS A-GENERAL
Volume 338, Issue 1-2, Pages 83-86Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.apcata.2007.12.027
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chitosan; manganese tetraphenylporphyrin; toluene oxidation; air
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Catalysis by simple manganese tetraphenylporphyrin [Mn TPP] supported on chitosan [CTS] for liquid phase aerobic oxidation of toluene has been investigated. The toluene conversion depends on the reaction temperature, the air pressure and the amount of catalyst, but the selectivity for aldehyde and alcohol is little affected by these three parameters. Using the Mn TPP/CTS containing 2 mg of Mn TPP as a catalyst, the aerobic oxidation of toluene under the optimum conditions of 195 degrees C and 0.6 MPa produced benzaldehyde and benzyl alcohol at 96% selectivity with 5.9% conversion of toluene. The catalyst can be reused once. Chitosan played an important role in the catalytic oxidation of toluene. (c) 2008 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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