Intrinsic safety method for synthesis of aniline and toluene diamine

Abstract The current process of catalytic hydrogenation of nitrobenzene and dinitrotoluene to produce aniline and toluene diamine have the drawbacks of safety hazards and low utilization rate of catalyst metal atoms. To deal with these problems, we suggest a reaction system with the intrinsic safety, environmentally friendly which reduces the amount of catalytic precious metals based on the atomic-scale features of supported metal catalysts and liquid-organic hydrogen carrier. This paper reports some catalysts and evaluates the catalytic performance of toluene diamine, such as the preparation method of stainless steel-based single-atom platinum metal catalyst and its application in the hydrogenation of nitrobenzene, a catalyst for the coupled liquid phase reaction of dinitrotoluene hydrogenation-isopropanol dehydrogenation with isopropanol as the hydrogen source to synthesize toluene diamine, active metal sintered membrane reactor and liquid-phase micro-continuous flow catalytic hydrogenation synthesis of aniline and toluene diamine, and preparation of nanotube (pit) array platinum catalyst on zirconium-based materials and synthesis of toluenediamine. It provides the basis for green and safe production of aniline and toluenediamine.

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	DING Xiaoshu
	REN Xiaoliang
	LIU Wei
	GUO Liming
	WANG Shufang
	ZHAO Xinqiang
	WANG Yanji

Keywords： atomic scale metal catalyst toluene diamine isopropanol micro-continuous flow intrinsic safety

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DING Xiaoshu, REN Xiaoliang, LIU Wei, GUO Liming, WANG Shufang, ZHAO Xinqiang, WANG Yanji.Intrinsic safety method for synthesis of aniline and toluene diamine[J] Chemcial Industry and Engineering, 2024,V41(2): 35-46

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