Promoting effect of tin on Ni/C catalyst for methanol carbonylation

Journal Article · Tue Mar 01 00:00:00 EST 1994 · Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1021/ie00027a003· OSTI ID:7275628

Liu, T C; Chiu, S J ^[1]

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1. National Taiwan Institute of Technology, Taipei (Taiwan, Province of China). Dept. of Chemical Engineering

Vapor-phase carbonylation of methanol was investigated under atmospheric pressure on Ni/C and Sn-Ni/C catalysts. Sn-Ni/C was found as having a significantly higher activity than Ni/C in converting methanol and CO to methyl acetate and acetic acid. Product distributions of the two catalysts did not markedly differ from each other. Characterizing the catalysts by XRD demonstrated that Ni[sub 3]Sn had formed on Sn-Ni/C. The adsorption of CO became substantially enhanced by the addition of Sn to Ni/C. This addition also resulted in a slightly higher CO adsorption strength.

• OSTI ID: 7275628
• Journal Information: Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research; (United States), Vol. 33:3; ISSN 0888-5885
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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