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OXIDATION OF ALKANES WITH AIR USING IRON AND MANGANESE CATALYSTS. AN OVERALL GREEN CHEMISTRY APPROACH INCLUDING THE USE OF ALTERNATIVE SOLVENT SYSTEMS GENERATED BY PARIS II
Citation:
Becker**, T, M A. Gonzalez*, AND P F. Harten*. OXIDATION OF ALKANES WITH AIR USING IRON AND MANGANESE CATALYSTS. AN OVERALL GREEN CHEMISTRY APPROACH INCLUDING THE USE OF ALTERNATIVE SOLVENT SYSTEMS GENERATED BY PARIS II. Presented at American Chemical Society 225th National Mtg, New Orleans, LA, 03/23-27/2003.
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The selective oxidation of alkanes is an industrially important process that is often plagued by low conversions and the formation of unwanted by-products. Research being conducted at the USEPA, implements a Green chemistry approach which is utilized to improve these difficult oxidations. The development and use of specifically designed Fe and Mn catalysts for homogeneous air oxidations of alkanes have been studied in acetonitrile. As a result, relatively benign operating temperatures and pressures have been investigated to maximize conversion and selectivities for the oxidation of cyclohexane as well as other hydrocarbons..
Continuing with this overall Green Chemistry approach, the replacement of acetonitrile by alternative solvent mixtures generated by PARIS II (Program for Assisting the Replacement of Industrial Solvents, Version II) was performed. The conversion and selectivity results for these catalyzed hydrocarbon oxidations in alternative solvent systems will be presented.