The invention relates to a method for preparing
ketone compounds. A reaction is carried out at normal pressure in a two-stage
fixed bed reactor, a first-stage catalyst is CeO2, a reaction temperatureis 300-450 DEG C, a
raw material is
acetic acid, and a feeding
mass space velocity of the
raw material is 0.1-1.0 h<-1>.
Acetone is generated after the
acetic acid is subjected to a ketonization reaction in the first stage, and then a second-stage reaction is carried out. A second-stage catalyst is CeO2-SnO2, a
reaction temperature is 350-450 DEG C, a
raw material is
ethanol, and a feeding
mass space velocity of the raw material is 0.1-1.0 h<-1>. 2-
pentanone and 4-
heptanone are prepared through
dehydrogenation and an
Aldol condensation reaction in the second stage. The method is characterizedin that CeO2 and a
cerium-based
composite oxide are used as catalysts, and the catalyst is simple to prepare and has good stability. The
ketone compounds are generated by efficiently catalyzing aceticacid and
ethanol through a two-stage method, the conversion rate is up to 35% (based on the total
carbon number), and the total selectivity of the
ketone compounds can reach 99%, wherein the selectivity of 2-
pentanone is 85%, and the selectivity of 4-
heptanone is 15%. In the process,
acetic acid and
ethanol are taken as raw materials, the raw material source is wide, and a potential industrial application prospect is achieved.