One-step phenol production from a water–toluene mixture using radio frequency in-liquid plasma

Agung, Muhammad and Nomura, Shinfuku and Shinobu, Mukasa and Toyota, Hiromichi and Kazuhiko, Otsuka and Goto, Hidekazu (2017) One-step phenol production from a water–toluene mixture using radio frequency in-liquid plasma. Bulletin of the American Physical Society, 19 (5). pp. 1-8. ISSN -

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Abstract

The objectives of this research were to understand the process of converting toluene into phenol in a one-step process directly from a water–toluene mixture using the plasma in-liquid method. Experiments were conducted using 27.12 MHz radio frequency (RF) in-liquid plasma to decompose a solution of 30% toluene. Based on the experimental results as evaluated using gas chromatography–mass spectrometry (GC–MS), along with additional analysis by the Gaussian calculation, density functional theory (DFT) hybrid exchange–correlational functional (B3LYP) and 6-311G basis, the phenol generated from toluene was quantified including any by-products. In the experiment, it was found that OH radicals from water molecules produced using RF in- liquid plasma play a significant role in the chemical reaction with toluene. The experimental results suggest that phenol can be directly produced from a water–toluene mixture. The maximum phenol yields were 0.0013% and 0.0038% for irradiation times of 30 s and 60 s, respectively, at 120 W.

Item Type:	Article
Subjects:	FAKULTAS TEKNIK > Pendidikan Teknik Mesin
Divisions:	FAKULTAS TEKNIK
Depositing User:	Dr. Eng. H Muhammad Agung S.T., M.T.
Date Deposited:	11 May 2023 04:10
Last Modified:	28 Jun 2023 07:56
URI:	http://eprints.unm.ac.id/id/eprint/28415

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