Disclosure of Invention
In view of the above, the invention provides aluminum phosphate, a preparation method and application thereof, and a preparation method of o-hydroxyanisole.
The invention provides a preparation method of aluminum phosphate, which comprises the following steps:
mixing pseudo-boehmite, a soluble phosphorus source, a polar solvent and strong acid to obtain aluminum phosphate hydrosol, wherein the atomic molar ratio of aluminum elements in the pseudo-boehmite to phosphorus elements in the phosphorus source is more than or equal to 1: 0.5;
adjusting the pH value of the aluminum phosphate hydrosol to be more than or equal to 6 to obtain the aluminum phosphate hydrogel;
drying the aluminum phosphate hydrogel to obtain an aluminum phosphate precursor;
and calcining the aluminum phosphate precursor to obtain the aluminum phosphate.
Preferably, the atomic molar ratio of the aluminum element in the pseudo-boehmite to the phosphorus element in the phosphorus source is 1 (0.5-1.5).
Preferably, the calcining temperature is 400-800 ℃, the calcining heat preservation time is 5-24 h, and the temperature rising rate from the room temperature to the calcining temperature is 1-8 ℃/min.
Preferably, the drying temperature is 80-120 ℃, and the heating rate of heating from room temperature to the drying temperature is 1-8 ℃/min.
Preferably, the soluble source of phosphorus comprises phosphoric acid and/or an ammonium phosphate salt.
Preferably, the strong acid solution is a nitric acid solution, and the mass content of the nitric acid solution is 65-68%.
The invention provides the aluminum phosphate prepared by the preparation method in the technical scheme, and the surface of the aluminum phosphate is provided with a weak acid center and a medium-strength acid center.
The invention provides application of the aluminum phosphate serving as the catalyst in dehydrogenation reaction, isomerization reaction, alkylation reaction, rearrangement reaction, condensation reaction, cycloaddition reaction and etherification reaction.
The invention provides a preparation method of o-hydroxyanisole, which is characterized in that the o-hydroxyanisole is obtained by adopting aluminum phosphate to catalyze catechol and dimethyl carbonate to carry out monoetherification reaction.
Preferably, the temperature of the monoetherification reaction is 220-320 ℃.
Preferably, the molar ratio of the catechol to the dimethyl carbonate is 1 (3-8); the reaction space velocity in the mono-etherification reaction is 1-8 mL/g-1·h-1。
The invention provides a preparation method of aluminum phosphate, which comprises the following steps: mixing pseudo-boehmite, a soluble phosphorus source, a polar solvent and strong acid to obtain aluminum phosphate hydrosol, wherein the atomic molar ratio of aluminum elements in the pseudo-boehmite to phosphorus elements in the phosphorus source is more than or equal to 1: 0.5; adjusting the pH value of the aluminum phosphate hydrosol to be more than or equal to 6 to obtain an aluminum phosphate hydrogel, and drying the aluminum phosphate hydrogel to obtain an aluminum phosphate precursor; and calcining the aluminum phosphate precursor to obtain the aluminum phosphate. The preparation method provided by the invention is characterized in that pseudo-boehmite and a soluble phosphorus source are dissolved in a strong acid solution to form an aluminum phosphate hydrosol, the pH value of the aluminum phosphate hydrosol is more than or equal to 6 to obtain an aluminum phosphate hydrogel, and finally, the aluminum phosphate is obtained by sequentially drying and calcining. In the sol-gel process, the atomic molar ratio of aluminum element in pseudo-boehmite to phosphorus element in a phosphorus source is controlled to be more than or equal to 1:0.5, the pH value during gel formation is controlled to be more than or equal to 6, the surface of the finally formed aluminum phosphate presents a uniform distribution of a basic center and a Lewis acid center, the whole surface of the molecular sieve presents higher faintly acid, the aluminum phosphate is used as a catalyst to catalyze the synergistic effect of the basic center and the Lewis acid center on the surface of the aluminum phosphate during catechol etherification reaction, the catalytic activity is high, the surface of the prepared aluminum phosphate has higher faintly acid and weak adsorption capacity on catechol molecules, and reactants and products can be quickly separated from the surface of the molecular sieve during catalytic reaction, are not easy to deposit carbon and have higher stability.
The invention provides a preparation method of o-hydroxyanisole, which is characterized in that the o-hydroxyanisole is obtained by adopting aluminum phosphate to catalyze catechol and dimethyl carbonate to carry out monoetherification reaction. According to the technical scheme, the aluminum phosphate is used as the catalyst to catalyze the gas-solid phase monoetherification of catechol and dimethyl carbonate to prepare the o-hydroxyanisole, so that few byproducts are generated and the selectivity of the byproducts is low. The results of the examples show that when the aluminum phosphate provided by the invention is used for catalyzing the reaction, the conversion rate of catechol is 93.0%, the selectivity of o-hydroxyanisole is 71.1%, the selectivity of o-dimethyl ether is 27.0%, and the selectivity of other byproducts is 1.9%. The aluminum phosphate provided by the invention has good stability, the activity of the catalytic reaction is not obviously reduced within 200 hours, the conversion rate of catechol can be maintained to be more than 92%, the selectivity of o-hydroxyanisole is maintained to be more than 70%, the selectivity of dimethyl phthalate is 28%, and the selectivity of other byproducts is 2%.
The aluminum phosphate provided by the invention has the advantages of simple preparation process, low raw material cost and green and pollution-free preparation process.
Detailed Description
The invention provides a preparation method of aluminum phosphate, which comprises the following steps:
mixing pseudo-boehmite, a soluble phosphorus source, a polar solvent and strong acid to obtain aluminum phosphate hydrosol, wherein the atomic molar ratio of aluminum elements in the pseudo-boehmite to phosphorus elements in the phosphorus source is more than or equal to 1: 0.5;
adjusting the pH value of the aluminum phosphate hydrosol to be more than or equal to 6 to obtain the aluminum phosphate hydrogel;
drying the aluminum phosphate hydrogel to obtain an aluminum phosphate precursor;
and calcining the aluminum phosphate precursor to obtain the aluminum phosphate.
In the present invention, the starting materials are all commercially available products well known to those skilled in the art unless otherwise specified.
The preparation method comprises the step of mixing pseudo-boehmite, a soluble phosphorus source, a polar solvent and strong acid to obtain the aluminum phosphate hydrosol, wherein the atomic molar ratio of aluminum elements in the pseudo-boehmite to phosphorus elements in the phosphorus source is more than or equal to 1: 0.5.
In the invention, the specific surface area of the pseudo-boehmite is preferably 200-300 m2(iv)/g, more preferably 250m2/g. The pore volume of the pseudo-boehmite is preferably 0.7-1 mL/g, and more preferably 0.8 mL/g. The preferred pore diameter of the pseudo-boehmite is 8-9 nm.
In the present invention, the soluble source of phosphorus is preferably phosphoric acid and/or an ammonium phosphate salt, more preferably one or more of phosphoric acid, diammonium phosphate, monoammonium phosphate and triammonium phosphate, and most preferably triammonium phosphate.
In the invention, the atomic molar ratio of the aluminum element in the pseudo-boehmite to the phosphorus element in the phosphorus source is more than or equal to 1:0.5, preferably 1 (0.5-1.5), more preferably 1 (0.6-1.3), and most preferably 1 (0.8-1). in the specific implementation of the invention, the atomic molar ratio of the aluminum element in the pseudo-boehmite to the phosphorus element in the phosphorus source is 1:0.85, 1:0.75, 1:0.95, and 1: 0.5.
In the present invention, the polar solvent is preferably water and/or a lower alcohol, more preferably water and/or ethanol, and most preferably water.
In the invention, the solid-to-liquid ratio of the pseudoboehmite to the polar solvent is preferably 1 (2.5-4.5), more preferably 1 (2.8-4), and most preferably 1 (3-3.5).
In the invention, the strong acid is preferably a nitric acid solution, and the mass content of the nitric acid solution is 65-68%.
In the present invention, the volume ratio of the strong acid to the pseudoboehmite is preferably (0.1 to 0.5) mL:1g, and more preferably (0.2 to 0.45) mL:1 g.
In the present invention, the mixing preferably comprises the steps of:
the pseudo-boehmite, the soluble phosphorus source and the polar solvent are subjected to first mixing to obtain a first mixed material,
and carrying out second mixing on the first mixed material and strong acid to obtain the aluminum phosphate hydrosol.
And carrying out first mixing on the pseudo-boehmite, the soluble phosphorus source and the polar solvent to obtain a first mixed material. In the present invention, the temperature of the first mixing is preferably 20 to 28 ℃. The time for the first mixing is preferably 1-3 h. The first mixing is carried out under the condition of stirring, and the invention has no special requirements on the specific implementation process of the stirring.
After the first mixed material is obtained, the first mixed material and strong acid are subjected to second mixing to obtain the aluminum phosphate hydrosol. In the present invention, the temperature of the second mixing is preferably 20 to 28 ℃. The second mixing time is preferably 1-3 h. The second mixing is carried out under the condition of stirring, and the invention has no special requirements on the specific implementation process of the stirring.
After the aluminum phosphate hydrosol is obtained, the pH value of the aluminum phosphate hydrosol is adjusted to be more than or equal to 6, the aluminum phosphate hydrogel is obtained, the pH value is preferably 7-10, and in the specific embodiment of the invention, the pH values are 7, 8 and 9.
The pH value of the aluminum phosphate hydrosol is preferably adjusted by using a pH regulator, the pH regulator is preferably ammonia water, and the invention has no special requirement on the mass concentration of the ammonia water. The pH value is preferably adjusted under the condition of stirring, and the invention has no special requirement on the specific implementation process of the stirring.
After the pH value of the aluminum phosphate hydrosol is more than or equal to 6, the aluminum phosphate hydrosol system with the pH value more than or equal to 6 is preferably subjected to standing aging to obtain the aluminum phosphate hydrogel, and the standing aging time is preferably 1-24 hours, and more preferably 5-20 hours. The temperature of the standing aging is preferably room temperature.
After the aluminum phosphate hydrogel is obtained, the aluminum phosphate hydrogel is dried to obtain the aluminum phosphate precursor.
In the invention, the drying temperature is preferably 80-120 ℃, and more preferably 90-100 ℃. In the invention, the drying time is preferably 24-48 h, and more preferably 30-35 h. The heating rate from room temperature to the drying temperature is preferably 1 to 8 ℃/min, and more preferably 2.5 to 5 ℃/min. In the practice of the present invention, the drying is preferably carried out in a drying oven.
According to the invention, the solvent and impurities (including acid radicals of strong acid, pH regulator and the like) in the aluminum phosphate hydrogel are removed by drying, so that a solid Al-P initial gel network is obtained.
After the aluminum phosphate precursor is obtained, the aluminum phosphate precursor is calcined to obtain the aluminum phosphate.
In the invention, the calcination temperature is preferably 400-800 ℃, more preferably 450-780 ℃, and most preferably 500-750 ℃. In the invention, the calcination heat preservation time is preferably 5-24 h, and more preferably 10-12 h. The heating rate from room temperature to the calcination temperature is preferably 1 to 8 ℃/min, and more preferably 5 to 7 ℃/min.
According to the invention, aluminum phosphate is formed by calcination, the network structure of the molecular sieve is strengthened, and residual impurities in the molecular sieve are further removed.
The invention provides the aluminum phosphate prepared by the preparation method in the technical scheme, and the surface of the aluminum phosphate is provided with a weak acid center and a medium-strength acid center.
In the present invention, in the case of the present invention,the specific surface area of the aluminum phosphate is preferably 60-90 m2A concentration of 65 to 80m is more preferable2/g. The pore volume of the aluminum phosphate is preferably 0.1-0.2 cm3G, more preferably 0.15cm3(ii) in terms of/g. The preferred pore diameter of the aluminum phosphate is 8-9 nm.
In the present invention, the aluminum phosphate employs NH3In the TPD analysis, the desorption temperature of ammonia is preferably 100 to 300 ℃.
The invention provides application of the aluminum phosphate serving as the catalyst in dehydrogenation reaction, isomerization reaction, alkylation reaction, rearrangement reaction, condensation reaction, cycloaddition reaction and etherification reaction.
The invention provides a preparation method of o-hydroxyanisole, which is characterized in that the o-hydroxyanisole is obtained by adopting aluminum phosphate to catalyze catechol and dimethyl carbonate to carry out monoetherification reaction.
When the aluminum phosphate provided by the invention is used as a catalyst to catalyze the monoetherification reaction of catechol and dimethyl carbonate, the alkaline center on the surface of the aluminum phosphate can activate the H atom on the hydroxyl group of the catechol, the electron-withdrawing action of the Lewis acid on the surface of the aluminum phosphate can adsorb the carbonyl oxygen atom of the dimethyl carbonate on the adjacent acid site, and the activated H on the hydroxyl group of the catechol can attack the carbon atom on the methyl group of the dimethyl carbonate to obtain the o-hydroxyanisole.
In the invention, the temperature of the monoetherification reaction is preferably 220-320 ℃, more preferably 230-300 ℃, and most preferably 250-280 ℃.
In the invention, the molar ratio of the catechol to the dimethyl carbonate is preferably 1 (3-8), and more preferably 1 (3.5-6).
In the invention, the reaction space velocity in the mono-etherification reaction is preferably 1-8 mL-g-1·h-1More preferably 1.5 to 7 mL/g-1·h-1Most preferably 2 to 5 mL/g-1·h-1。
In the present invention, the monoetherification reaction is preferably carried out in a fixed bed reactor, and the reaction is a gas-solid reaction.
The technical solution of the present invention will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the embodiments of the present invention. It is to be understood that the described embodiments are merely exemplary of the invention, and not restrictive of the full scope of the invention. All other embodiments, which can be derived by a person skilled in the art from the embodiments given herein without making any creative effort, shall fall within the protection scope of the present invention.
Example 1
Pseudo-boehmite (surface area of 250 m)2Perg, the pore volume is 0.8mL/g, the pore diameter is 8-9 nm), and phosphoric acid and deionized water are stirred and mixed at 40 ℃, wherein the atomic molar ratio of phosphorus element in the phosphoric acid to pseudo-boehmite aluminum element is 0.85: 1, the solid-to-liquid ratio of the pseudo-boehmite to the water is 1: 2.5; uniformly stirring the mixture, and adding 65% by mass of nitric acid, wherein the ratio of the amount of nitric acid (mL) to the pseudoboehmite (g) is 0.3: 1, obtaining an aluminum phosphate hydrosol, adjusting the pH value of the aluminum phosphate hydrosol to 8 by using ammonia water, and stirring and mixing for 2 hours to obtain the aluminum phosphate hydrogel; standing and deepening for 2 hours; heating the mixture until water is evaporated to dryness, and drying the mixture in a drying oven at 120 ℃ for 24 hours to obtain a precursor solid material; heating the solid material of the precursor from room temperature at 8 ℃/min to 500 ℃ and roasting for 24 hours to obtain the aluminum phosphate (the specific surface area is 65-80 m)2/g, pore volume 0.15cm3(g) the pore diameter is 8-9 nm), NH is adopted3The desorption temperature of ammonia for the TPD analysis is preferably 300 ℃.
Example 2
The procedure was substantially the same as in example 1 except that the phosphorus source was ammonium dihydrogen phosphate.
Example 3
The process was essentially the same as that of example 1, except that the phosphorus source was diammonium phosphate.
Example 4
The procedure was substantially the same as in example 1, except that aqueous ammonia was used to adjust the pH to 7.
Example 5
Substantially the same as in example 1 except that aqueous ammonia was used to adjust the pH to 9.
Example 6
Substantially the same as in example 1 except that the atomic molar ratio of the phosphorus element in the phosphorus source to the aluminum element of the pseudo-boehmite was 0.75: 1.
example 7
Substantially the same as in example 1 except that the atomic molar ratio of the phosphorus element in the phosphorus source to the aluminum element of the pseudo-boehmite was 0.95: 1.
example 8
Substantially the same as in example 1 except that the atomic molar ratio of the phosphorus element in the phosphorus source to the aluminum element of the pseudo-boehmite was 0.5: 1.
comparative example 1
The preparation method was substantially the same as that of example 1, except that the ratio of the amount of nitric acid (mL) to the amount of pseudoboehmite (g) was 0.
Comparative example 2
The procedure was substantially the same as in example 1, except that ammonia was not used for adjusting the pH.
Example 9
The molecular sieves prepared in examples 1-8 and the molecular sieves prepared in comparative examples 1 and 2 are used for catalyzing the reaction of catechol and dimethyl carbonate for preparing o-hydroxyanisole through gas-solid phase monoetherification, the reaction is carried out on a fixed bed device, and the reaction conditions are as follows: the molar ratio of catechol to dimethyl carbonate is 1:6, the reaction temperature is 250 ℃, and the reaction space velocity is 4 mL/g-1·h-1。
The conversion of catechol, the selectivity to o-hydroxyanisole, the selectivity to o-dimethylether, and the selectivity to other by-products were calculated, and the results are shown in table 1.
TABLE 1 results of example 9
From table 9, when the aluminum phosphate prepared by the invention is used for catalyzing gas-solid phase monoetherification of catechol and dimethyl carbonate to prepare o-hydroxyanisole, the catalyst has high reaction activity, few byproducts and low selectivity of the byproducts. Wherein the conversion rate of catechol is more than 45%, the selectivity of o-hydroxyanisole is more than or equal to 64%, the selectivity of o-dimethyl ether is 20-30%, and the selectivity of other byproducts is less than 5%.
Test example
The molecular sieve products prepared in example 1 and comparative example 2 were tested for stability when used as catalysts, wherein: the molecular sieves prepared in example 1 and comparative example 2 are applied to the reaction of preparing o-hydroxyanisole by gas-solid phase monoetherification of catechol and dimethyl carbonate, and the reaction is carried out on a fixed bed device, and the reaction conditions are as follows: the mol ratio of the catechol to the dimethyl carbonate is 1:6, the reaction temperature is 250 ℃, and the reaction space velocity is 4mL g-1·h-1。
The conversion rate of catechol, the selectivity of o-hydroxyanisole, the selectivity of o-dimethyl ether and the selectivity of byproducts are calculated, and the results obtained in example 1 are shown in fig. 1, so that it can be clearly observed that the conversion rate is not obviously reduced after the catalyst participates in the reaction for 200 hours, the o-hydroxyanisole selectivity is maintained above 70%, the selectivity of o-dimethyl ether is around 28%, and the selectivity of other byproducts is around 2%. The catalyst prepared by the preparation method provided by the embodiment 1 of the invention has good stability. While the catalyst of comparative example 2 shown in fig. 2 had poor stability after 30h of reaction when the conversion and selectivity were reduced from the initial 45.9% and 94.9% to 30.2% and 70.3%, respectively.
The foregoing is only a preferred embodiment of the present invention, and it should be noted that, for those skilled in the art, various modifications and decorations can be made without departing from the principle of the present invention, and these modifications and decorations should also be regarded as the protection scope of the present invention.