Preparation of Highly Active Pt-K/γ-AI203 Catalyst for 0-Phenylphenol Synthesis from 0-Cyclohexenyl-

0.5%Pt-K/y-Al2O3 catalysts for the synthesis of 0-phenylphenol(OPP) from 0-cyclohexenyl-cyciohexanone (dimer) dehydrogenation were prepared by means of a two subsequent impregnation method.The effects of catalyst preparation parameters,such as K promoters,calcination,and reduction conditions,were investigated.The results showed that the addition of K2SO4 to Pt/y-Al2O3 catalyst notably promoted the selectivity of OPP,and its optimum content was found to be 6% in mass fraction.The higher activity was obtained when Pt/y-Al2O3 catalyst was calcined in nitrogen atmosphere at 400-500℃ and then reduced at the same temperature for 3 h in hydrogen atmosphere.The conversion of the dimer and the selectivity of OPP were always above 99% and 90%,respectively,over 0.5%Pt-6% K2SO4/γ-Al2O3 catalyst during the pilot scale test of 8000 h.