Continuous gas-phase hydroformylation of but-1-ene in a membrane reactor by supported liquid-phase (SLP) catalysis

Logemann M, Marinkovic JM, Schörner M, Garcia-Suarez EJ, Hecht C, Franke R, Wessling M, Riisager A, Fehrmann R, Haumann M (2020)

Publication Type: Journal article

Publication year: 2020

Journal

Green Chemistry Royal Society of Chemistry

Book Volume: 22

Pages Range: 5691-5700

Journal Issue: 17

DOI: 10.1039/d0gc01483d

Abstract

Process intensification is a cornerstone to achieve a significant reduction in energy consumption and CO(2)emissions in the chemical industry. In this context, a monolithic membrane reactor combining homogeneous catalytic gas-phase hydroformylation of but-1-ene within situproduct removal is here presented. The homogeneous supported ionic liquid-phase (SILP) catalyst consists of a Rh-biphephos complex dissolved in 1-ethyl-3-methylimidazolium bis(trifluoromethylsulfonyl)imide [C(2)C(1)Im][NTf2] and immobilized on a mesoporous silicon carbide monolith. The resulting monolith is catalytically active and selective towards linear aldehyde formation, but the accumulation of aldehyde products and high boilers in the ionic liquid leads to slow catalyst deactivation. This accumulation is suppressed when bis(2,2,6,6-tetramethyl-4-piperidyl)sebacate is used as alternative solvent, where only marginal aldehyde accumulation and aldol formation occur. A polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) membrane coating of the monolith increases the aldehyde-alkene ratio by an enrichment factor of 2.2 in the permeate gas compared to the retentate gas from the reactor simplifying further downstream processing. The monolithic membrane reactor loaded with SILP or SLP catalysts presents a scalable, versatile platform to achieve process intensification for diverse hydroformylation reactions as well as related gas-phase reactions.

Authors with CRIS profile

Markus Schörner Lehrstuhl für Chemische Reaktionstechnik Marco Haumann Lehrstuhl für Chemische Reaktionstechnik

Involved external institutions

Rheinisch-Westfälische Technische Hochschule (RWTH) Aachen DE Germany (DE) Technical University of Denmark / Danmarks Tekniske Universitet (DTU) DK Denmark (DK) Evonik Degussa GmbH DE Germany (DE)

How to cite

APA:

Logemann, M., Marinkovic, J.M., Schörner, M., Garcia-Suarez, E.J., Hecht, C., Franke, R.,... Haumann, M. (2020). Continuous gas-phase hydroformylation of but-1-ene in a membrane reactor by supported liquid-phase (SLP) catalysis. Green Chemistry, 22(17), 5691-5700. https://dx.doi.org/10.1039/d0gc01483d

MLA:

Logemann, Morten, et al. "Continuous gas-phase hydroformylation of but-1-ene in a membrane reactor by supported liquid-phase (SLP) catalysis." Green Chemistry 22.17 (2020): 5691-5700.

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