Abstract
The hydrogenation of carbonyl compounds over a solid Pd/C catalyst to the corresponding alcohols and of N-heterocycles over a solid Ir@CNT catalyst to the corresponding amines with gaseous hydrogen from water electrolysis without human interaction is presented. This is achieved in three-dimensional parameter space (flow rate, temperature and hydrogen pressure) through an integration of inline FTIR-analysis, a simplex control algorithm and an H-Cube microreactor setup. The simplex method can cope with an initial transient behaviour which is characteristic for heterogeneous catalysis.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 1486-1491 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | Reaction Chemistry & Engineering |
Volume | 4 |
Issue number | 8 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 2019 |
Bibliographical note
KAUST Repository Item: Exported on 2020-10-01Acknowledgements: Technical assistance by Cornelia Vermeeren is very gratefully acknowledged. The project “Sustainable Chemical Synthesis (SusChemSys)” which is co-financed by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) and the State of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, under the Operational Programme “Regional Competitiveness and Employment” (2007–2013) is gratefully acknowledged.