CHED 1072 |
| The current production of adipic acid, a precursor to Nylon-6,6, involves the oxidation of cyclohexane in a two-step process that produces a large amount of waste and greenhouse gases. One way to overcome these problems would be to produce adipic acid in one step, preferably from the commodity chemical cyclohexane. A new, extremely cost efficient method for producing hydrogen peroxide has recently been announced, making a renewed study of peroxide-based oxidation chemistry worthwhile. The focus of this project is to determine the efficacy of a series of cobalt-encapsulated zeolite catalysts with hydrogen peroxide for the single step production of adipic acid from cyclohexane. |
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Undergraduate Research Poster Session: Environmental Chemistry
2:00 PM-4:00 PM, Monday, April 7, 2008 Morial Convention Center -- Hall A, Poster
Division of Chemical Education |