INCAPE 05401
INSTITUTO DE INVESTIGACIONES EN CATALISIS Y PETROQUIMICA "ING. JOSE MIGUEL PARERA"
Unidad Ejecutora - UE
artículos
Título:
Synthesis of liquid menthol by hydrogenation of dementholized peppermint oil over Ni catalysts
Autor/es:
DEBORA L. MANUALE; CAROLINA BETTI; EVA ROMEO; ALBERTO J. MARCHI; JUAN C. YORI
Revista:
QUÃMICA NOVA
Referencias:
Año: 2009
ISSN:
0100-4042
Resumen:
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.
