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Influence of process parameters on the epoxidation of 2-buten-1-ol over titanium silicalite TS-1 catalyst

Agnieszka Wróblewska, Ewelina Ławro, and Eugeniusz Milchert

Institute of Organic Chemical Technology, Szczecin University of Technology, ul. Pulaskiego 10, PL-70-322 Szczecin, Poland

E-mail: agnieszka.wroblewska@ps.pl

Received: 6 February 2007  Revised: 13 July 2007  Accepted: 17 July 2007

Abstract: The influence of process parameters on the epoxidation of 2-buten-1-ol with 30 % hydrogen peroxide using the titanium silicalite TS-1 is presented. The studies were carried out under autogenic pressure (in autoclave). Methanol was used as a solvent in this process. The influence of temperature, 2-buten-1-ol to hydrogen peroxide mole ratio, amount of solvent used, TS-1 catalyst content, and reaction time on the reaction was studied. The major product of this reaction, 2,3-epoxybutan-1-ol (EB), has numerous applications in chemical industry.

Keywords: 2,3-epoxybutan-1-ol - epoxidation - titanium silicalite

Full paper is available at www.springerlink.com.

DOI: 10.2478/s11696-008-0004-4

Chemical Papers 62 (2) 147–153 (2008)