Estudo das propriedades catalíticas da fase ferrita de cálcio (Ca2Fe2O5) nas reações de desidrogenação do etilbenzeno em fase gasosa e degradação do azul de metileno em fase aquosa

Abstract

The calcium ferrite compound was studied in catalytic reactions and their properties were evaluated in the ethylbenzene dehydrogenation reactions in gas phase and photocatalytic degradation of methylene blue in the aqueous phase. Calcium ferrite (Ca2Fe2O5) was synthesized by the polymeric precursor method and evaluated the addition of Li and Co promoters, as the catalytic properties caused by this addition. The samples had crystal phases characterized by X-ray diffraction before and after the reactions in the gas and aqueous phase. important fact was noted crystalline calcium carbonate formation after catalytic reactions in both reaction environments, gaseous and aqueous. Still characterizations were performed as X-ray fluorescence, thermogravimetry, scanning electron microscopy, and nitrogen adsorption isotherms of desorption, and Raman spectroscopy Mössbauer that complement the structural and textural characterization of samples. The application of this material structure and monitoring of this structure allowed to draw parallels with the chemical processes involved in the dehydrogenation reaction of ethylbenzene, besides studying the operation of the CO2 molecule as oxidant in the reaction. In the photocatalytic degradation important phenomena related to the methylene blue dye degradation reaction was observed as a more intense degradation under inert gas flow (N2) than under carbon dioxide flow. It was studied and found to poor stability of the crystalline phase in aqueous media and better stability in a gaseous environment. In the dehydrogenation of ethylbenzene was observed significant deposition of crystalline coke in the absence of carbon dioxide as an oxidizer with relevant properties characterized by thermogravimetry and oxidation programmed temperature analysis that allowed qualify and quantify the type of deposited coke.