3.3 | Amberlyst Catalyst Results
After the studies with HCl catalyst, studies were conducted with Amberlyst which is more environmentally friendly and simple to separate from the reaction medium. The results are given in Table 3. In the studies conducted with Amber-lyst catalyst, 2.3% conversion was achieved in the batchexperiment, while this value remained at 1.4% in the ‘45-15’ feeding mode, also 50% increase in selectivity is observed. In the batch run with the co-catalyst, the conversion was increased to 3% and the selectivity increased to 94%. It is understood that the co-catalyst has a great effect on selectivity here. In the trial where the excess ratio was studied (5-1), the conversion reached 5% and the selectivity remained at 66%. Again, it is obvious in the case of using co-catalyst a positive contribution in conversion and selectivity is possible. As a result, it is understood that in the ‘45-15’ mode, with 15% HCl catalyst, high conversion and selectivity can be achieved without spending too much HCl. The Amberlyst catalyst, although environmentalist, is inadequate in conversion. The use of co-catalyst provides significant improvement in the system in all cases.