화학공학소재연구정보센터
Catalysis Letters, Vol.143, No.8, 829-838, 2013
Synthesis of Methyl Methacrylate by Aldol Condensation of Methyl Propionate with Formaldehyde Over Acid-Base Bifunctional Catalysts
Supported cesium catalysts with various carriers (SiO2, Al2O3, TiO2, MgO) were prepared and characterized by X-ray diffraction, BET nitrogen adsorption-desorption, NH3 and CO2-TPD methods and thermogravimetric analysis. Experimental results showed that the Zr-Mg-Cs/SiO2 catalyst exhibited moderate activity for aldol condensation of methyl propionate with formaldehyde (FA) to produce methyl methacrylate. Though the activity of Zr-Mg-Cs/SiO2 catalyst decreased with the time-on-stream, the deactivated catalyst was completely regenerated by calcination. The catalyst was regenerated 16 times and total operation time was over 500 h, its activity was identical with that of the fresh catalyst.