Effect of activated carbon modified with oxalic acid on the production of IPA from MX catalyzed by H3PW12O40@carbon and cobalt

The production of IPA from the oxidation of MX is completed under the catalysis of H3PW12O40 (HPW) loaded on carbon and cobalt. Oxalic acid is tried to modify the carbon to upgrade the catalytic activity of [email protected] catalyst. The experiments show that the best carbon is acquired by carbonizing the carbon at 450 °C for 2 h in N2 after being soaked in a 0.20 mol l−1 oxalic acid solution for 16 h. The IPA produced by the [email protected] catalysts prepared with the carbon modified is 58.9% over that obtained by the catalysts prepared with the original carbon.