Paper Published: Selective dehydration of 2,3-butanediol to 3-buten-2-ol over ZrO2 modified with CaO

Authors

H. Duan, Y. Yamada, S. Sato

“Selective dehydration of 2,3-butanediol to 3-buten-2-ol over ZrO2 modified with CaO”, Appl. Catal. A: General, 2014, 487, 226-233, DOI: 10.1016/j.apcata.2014.09.007 (Chiba University)

Abstract

Vapor-phase catalytic dehydration of 2,3-butanediol (2,3-BDO) was investigated over several metal oxides loaded on well-crystallized monoclinic ZrO₂. In the dehydration of 2,3-BDO, unsaturated alcohol, i.e. 3-buten-2-ol (3B2OL), was preferentially produced together with major by-products such as butanone and 3-hydroxy-2-butanone over ZrO₂-based catalysts. The selectivity to 3B2OL over monoclinic ZrO₂ was greatly enhanced by the alkaline-earth oxides such as CaO, SrO, and BaO. At a CaO loading of 3 wt% on the monoclinic ZrO₂, a Ca-O-Zr hetero-linkage was formed to generate new basic sites, and the selectivity to 3B2OL exceeded 76% at 350 °C. Poisoning experiments using CO₂ and NH₃ strongly suggest that the formation of 3B2OL from 2,3-BDO proceeds over base–acid concerted sites.

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