Collect. Czech. Chem. Commun.
1992, 57, 901-908
https://doi.org/10.1135/cccc19920901
Reductive Amination of Diethylene Glycol to Morpholine over Supported Nickel Catalysts: Zeolites as Catalyst Admixtures
Květa Jirátováa, Hana Šnajdaufováa, Lenka Morávkováa and Ludmila Kubelkováb
a Institute of Chemical Process Fundamentals, Czechoslovak Academy of Sciences, 165 02 Prague 6-Suchdol
b J. Heyrovský Institute of Physical Chemistry, Czechoslovak Academy of Sciences, 182 23 Prague 8
Abstract
The effect of HZSM-5, H-silicalite and amorphous silica admixtures on the surface properties of nickel catalysts as well as on their activities, selectivities and stabilities in the reductive amination of diethylene glycol was studied. It was found that, in comparison with amorphous silica, zeolites do not positively affect the catalytic properties of nickel catalysts. In addition, the acidity of the zeolites, the dispersity of the nickel phase, changes in the chemical composition during the reaction and adsorption of the reaction components or intermediates on the surface and consequent blocking of the zeolite surface played a role.
