Abstract—Copper ferrite nano-particles were successfully synthesized by microwave-induced combustion process using copper nitrate, iron nitrate and urea. The CuFe
2O
4 powders were found to be efficient catalysts in oxidizing 2,3,6-trimethylphenol (TMP) to 2,3,5-trimethylhydrogenquinone( TMHQ) and 2,3,5-trimethyl-1,4-benzoquinone(TMBQ) in acidic reaction conditions. Also, recovery of the catalyst was facilely achieved by simple magnetic decantation. Based on the experimental evidence, a pseudo-steady-state hypothesis (PSSH) was applied to the reaction system. The kinetic behaviors and the characteristics of the reaction were sufficiently described by the pseudo-first-order rate law. This investigation covers the effects on the yield of the product and the apparent rate constants (
kapp,2) that result due to the reaction conditions, including agitation speed, amount of CuFe
2O
4 powder catalyst, amount of HCl, volume of water, amount of hydrogen peroxide, temperature, and organic solvents.
Index Terms—Copper ferrite, combustion process, 2,3,5-trimethyl-1,4-benzoquinone, oxidation, catalyst.
Yenchun Liu is with the Graduate School of Opto-Mechatronics and Materials, WuFeng University, Chiayi County, 621 Taiwan (e-mail: blliu@wfu.edu.tw).
Maochieh Chi is with the Department of Fire Science, WuFeng University, Chiayi County, 621 Taiwan (e-mail: jackchi@wfu.edu.tw). Chaoming Lin is with the Department of Mechanical and Energy Engineering, Chiayi University, Chiayi City, 600 Taiwan (e-mail: cmlin@mail.ncyu.edu.tw).
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Cite: Yenchun Liu, Maochieh Chi, and Chaoming Lin, "Reaction Model Correlation of the 2,3,5-Trimethyl-1,4-Benzoquinone Synthesis Using CuFe2O4 Nano-Powder as the Catalyst," International Journal of Chemical Engineering and Applications vol. 6, no. 1, pp. 42-48, 2015.
