This invention discloses a floating catalyst and its application in the synthesis of p-hydroxyphenylhydantoin.
Copper and
manganese co-doped nano-TiO2
hydrosol is loaded onto
fly ash cenospheres to form a gel. The dried gel is sintered at 600-700℃ to obtain a floating catalyst with
fly ash cenospheres as the support. Its
chemical composition is: SO42- 2‑ / TiO2-CuO-Mn2O3 /
fly ash cenospheres; its
mass composition is: TiO2-CuO-Mn2O3 / 2 25%‑30%, CuO3%‑10%, Mn2O 3 6%–20%, S 0.02%–0.1%, fly ash cenospheres 50%–60%; its
specific gravity is 0.6–0.90 g / cm³. 3 Specific surface area is 10-50 m² 2 / g; possesses
solid superacid properties with an
acid strength H0 ≤ -14.5; dissolves in acidic solvents to generate
trace amounts of
copper and
manganese ions. The catalyst of this invention can float on the surface of aqueous solutions, solving the problem of separating
solid catalysts from insoluble p-hydroxybenzylhydantoin products; it catalyzes the synthesis of p-hydroxybenzylhydantoin via two pathways, achieving a product
molar yield of 68%-72%; it possesses photocatalytic functionality, allowing for the regeneration of catalysts that have lost surface catalytic activity; and it reduces the generation of organic pollutants at the source.