Synthesis of liquid menthol by hydrogenation of dementholized peppermint oil over Ni catalysts

Química Nova

Debora L. Manuale²  Carolina Betti²  Alberto J. Marchi²  Juan C. Yori²  Eva Romeo¹ 

[1] ,Concejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas Universidad Nacional del Litoral Facultad de Ingeniería QuímicaSanta Fe,Argentina

关键词: selective hydrogenation;    liquid menthol;    Ni catalysts;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S0100-40422010000600002

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

Hydrogenation of (-)-menthone and (+)-isomenthone was studied at 2.7 MPa and 100 ºC. The objective was to produce a liquid menthol mixture rich in (-)-menthol from dementholized peppermint oil. Ni-based catalysts were tested and compared for this reaction: a) 6 and 12% Ni dispersed into a nonstoichiometric magnesium aluminate (Ni-Mg-Al) with spinel structure; b) Ni-Raney catalyst. Both types of catalysts were active for (-)-menthone and (+)-isomenthone hydrogenation. Lower conversion but higher selectivity to (-)-menthol was obtained with Ni-Mg-Al catalysts. However, they rapidly lost their activity. Instead Ni-Raney catalysts kept its original activity even after several hydrogenation runs.

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