Removal of Formic Acid from Crude Acetic Acid by Heterogeneous Catalytic Decomposition

摘要

The aim of the study presented in this thesis was to find a catalyst which could dehydrogenate (products: H2 and CO2) and/or dehydrate (CO and H2O) the formic acid selectively over a stable catalyst, thereby overcoming the disadvantages of the destructive method process. A destructive method is the catalytic decomposition of formic acid by oxidation (products: H2O and CO2). The work included measurements of the kinetics of the formic acid decomposition in the presence of acetic acid and water over selected catalysts.