Benzene hydroxylation to phenol with iron impregnated activated carbon

Benzene hydroxylation to Phenol with Iron impregnated Activated carbon Catalysts 

Jung-Sik Choi, Tae-Hwan Kim , Ko-Yeon Choo, Jae-Suk Sung% IVLB. Saidutta ,  

Department of Chemical Engineering, Chungnam National University, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon, Korea, E-mail ischoi kicr.re.kr 

Iron impregnated on activated carbon was used as catalyst for the direct synthesis of phenol from benzene. The effect of Sn addition to the catalyst was studied. The prepared catalysts were characterized by BET, SEM and XRD analysis. The catalyst 5.0Fe/AC showed good activity in the conversion of benzene and addition of Sn seemed to improve the selectivity of phenol in the reaction. 

Key words Activated carbon. Benzene hydroxylation, Phenol, Transition metal 1. INTRODUCTION 

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