RESEARCH ARTICLE

Reductive amination of n-hexanol to n-hexylamine over Ni–Ce/γ-Al2O3 catalysts

  • Pengfei Li ,
  • Huijiang Huang ,
  • Zheng Wang ,
  • Ziying Hong ,
  • Yan Xu ,
  • Yujun Zhao
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  • Key Laboratory for Green Chemical Technology of Ministry of Education, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China

Received date: 05 Jan 2022

Accepted date: 02 May 2022

Published date: 15 Jan 2023

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2022 Higher Education Press

Abstract

The amination of alkyl alcohols is one of the most promising paths in synthesis of aliphatic amines. Herein, cerium doped nickel-based catalysts were synthesized and tested in a gas-phase amination of n-hexanol to n-hexylamine. It was found that the activity of the Ni/γ-Al2O3 catalyst is significantly improved by doping an appropriate amount of cerium. The presence of cerium effectively inhibits the agglomeration of nickel particle, resulting in better Ni dispersion. As Ni particle size plays critical role on the catalytic activity, higher turnover frequency of n-hexanol amination was achieved. Cerium doping also improves the reduction ability of nickel and enhances the interactions between Ni and the catalyst support. More weak acid sites were also found in those cerium doped catalysts, which promote another key step—ammonia dissociative adsorption in this reaction system. The overall synergy of Ni nanoparticles and acid sites of this Ni–Ce/γ-Al2O3 catalyst boosts its superior catalytic performance in the amination of n-hexanol.

Cite this article

Pengfei Li , Huijiang Huang , Zheng Wang , Ziying Hong , Yan Xu , Yujun Zhao . Reductive amination of n-hexanol to n-hexylamine over Ni–Ce/γ-Al2O3 catalysts[J]. Frontiers of Chemical Science and Engineering, 2023 , 17(1) : 82 -92 . DOI: 10.1007/s11705-022-2181-z

Acknowledgements

We appreciate the National Natural Science Foundation of China for the financial support (Grant No. 21878227).

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Supplementary material is available in the online version of this article at https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11705-022-2181-z and is accessible for authorized users.
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