Inorganic Chemicals Industry ›› 2023, Vol. 55 ›› Issue (11): 12-18.doi: 10.19964/j.issn.1006-4990.2023-0146

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Advances in technology and catalyst for methanol oxidized to formaldehyde

LI He(), ZHANG Lijie, ZHANG Kai, SU Jin, YAO Zhaoyang, ZENG Xianjun, GUO Chunlei, SUN Yanmin   

  1. CenerTech Tianjin Chemical Research and Design Institute Co.,Ltd.,Tianjin 300131,China
  • Received:2023-03-16 Online:2023-11-10 Published:2023-11-16

Abstract:

The silver method and ferro-molybdenum method for producing formaldehyde by air oxidation of methanol were summarized and compared.Silver method was employed as the main technology of formaldehyde production in China for its maturity.Ferro-molybdenum method was more suitable for the planning and development of formaldehyde industry for its low methanol consumption,high formaldehyde yield,long catalyst life and good economic benefit.Nevertheless,domestic technology of ferro-molybdenum method was not mature.The research progresses of silver,ferro-molybdenum and vanadium catalysts were reviewed.Silver catalyst was difficult to be improved greatly.Ferro-molybdenum was researched as a hotspot,and vanadium catalyst was still far away from industrial application.Further study on reaction mechanism for performance improvement of ferro-molybdenum catalyst was proposed as an important subject of methanol oxidation to formaldehyde.The development of ferro-molybdenum catalyst which was more compatible with the existing silver method process was suggested as the main research direction of formaldehyde production technology in the future.

Key words: methanol oxidation, silver method, ferro-molybdenum method, catalyst for methanol to formaldehyde, production technology

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