Catalytic air oxidation of ambient temperature hydrocarbons

✍ Scribed by Melvin Keith Carter

• Book ID: 104422369
• Publisher: Elsevier Science
• Year: 2003
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 184 KB
• Volume: 200
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 1381-1169
• DOI: 10.1016/s1381-1169(03)00098-0

✦ Synopsis

Catalytic air oxidation of the aliphatic hydrocarbons n-decane, hexanes, gasoline and diesel fuel was conducted at ambient temperature with novel iron catalysts. The concentration of n-decane in water was reduced from 1.42 g in 100 ml to 0.07 g in 100 ml in 5 h at room temperature forming carbon monoxide and water by means of intermediate aldehydes. Results of FT-IR and GC-MS analyses demonstrated formation of aldehydes and unsaturated alcohols. Carbon monoxide was detected on catalyst residues and in the vapor phase. The indicated catalytic reaction mechanisms are discussed.