Issue 17, 2020

Continuous gas-phase hydroformylation of but-1-ene in a membrane reactor by supported liquid-phase (SLP) catalysis

Abstract

Process intensification is a cornerstone to achieve a significant reduction in energy consumption and CO2 emissions in the chemical industry. In this context, a monolithic membrane reactor combining homogeneous catalytic gas-phase hydroformylation of but-1-ene with in situ product removal is here presented. The homogeneous supported ionic liquid-phase (SILP) catalyst consists of a Rh-biphephos complex dissolved in 1-ethyl-3-methylimidazolium bis(trifluoromethylsulfonyl)imide [C2C1Im][NTf2] and immobilized on a mesoporous silicon carbide monolith. The resulting monolith is catalytically active and selective towards linear aldehyde formation, but the accumulation of aldehyde products and high boilers in the ionic liquid leads to slow catalyst deactivation. This accumulation is suppressed when bis(2,2,6,6-tetramethyl-4-piperidyl)sebacate is used as alternative solvent, where only marginal aldehyde accumulation and aldol formation occur. A polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) membrane coating of the monolith increases the aldehyde-alkene ratio by an enrichment factor of 2.2 in the permeate gas compared to the retentate gas from the reactor simplifying further downstream processing. The monolithic membrane reactor loaded with SILP or SLP catalysts presents a scalable, versatile platform to achieve process intensification for diverse hydroformylation reactions as well as related gas-phase reactions.

Graphical abstract: Continuous gas-phase hydroformylation of but-1-ene in a membrane reactor by supported liquid-phase (SLP) catalysis

Supplementary files

Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
29 Apr 2020
Accepted
03 Aug 2020
First published
03 Aug 2020

Green Chem., 2020,22, 5691-5700

Continuous gas-phase hydroformylation of but-1-ene in a membrane reactor by supported liquid-phase (SLP) catalysis

M. Logemann, J. M. Marinkovic, M. Schörner, E. José García-Suárez, C. Hecht, R. Franke, M. Wessling, A. Riisager, R. Fehrmann and M. Haumann, Green Chem., 2020, 22, 5691 DOI: 10.1039/D0GC01483D

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