Asian Journal of Chemistry

Deactivation Kinetics Model of Pt/C Catalyst for Hydrogenation of Nitrobenzene to p-Aminophenol

G Li, J Ma, X Peng, C Lv

Index: Li, Guang-Xue; Ma, Jian-Hua; Peng, Xin-Hua; Lv, Chun-Xu Asian Journal of Chemistry, 2011 , vol. 23, # 8 p. 3605 - 3610

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Abstract

Henke and Vaughen1 were first to disclose the process for the manufacture of p- aminophenol (PAP), which was obtained by direct hydrogenation of nitrobenzene (NB) in the presence of platinum supported on charcoal (Pt/C) catalyst and a mineral acid. Rylander et al. 2 and Ternary3 postulated that the hydrogenation of nitrobenzene (NB) to N- phenylhydroxylamine (PHA) was followed by in situ a Bamberger rearrangement to p- ...