A rotating packed bed (RPB) reactor with excellent mass transfer performance can be applied for catalytic reactions. However, the structure of catalyst particles randomly inside the rotor of the RPB reactor was easily deformed under the centrifugal field. In this work, a cordierite (COR) monolithic catalyst with high mechanical strength was prepared, aiming to be used in the RPB reactor for hydrogenation. The acid pretreatment and Al₂O₃ coating were employed to increase the specific surface area of COR substrate. Active component palladium (Pd) was deposited on Al₂O₃/COR. Hydrogenation of α-methylstyrene (AMS) was selected as a model reaction for the RPB reactor with the above Pd/Al₂O₃/COR. Experimental results show that the space time yield (STY) in the RPB reactor was effectually enhanced 9.2 times higher than that in the fixed bed reactor at the operation conditions of 30 °C and 0.2 MPa, which shows potential prospects of the RPB reactor with Pd/Al₂O₃/COR monolithic catalyst for the process intensification of catalytic reaction.

具有优异传质性能的旋转填充床（RPB）反应器可用于催化反应。但是，RPB反应器的转子内部的随机的催化剂粒子的结构在离心场下容易变形。在这项工作中，制备了具有高机械强度的堇青石（COR）整体催化剂，旨在用于RPB反应器中进行氢化。采用酸预处理和Al ₂ O ₃涂层来增加COR基材的比表面积。活性成分钯（Pd）沉积在Al ₂ O ₃ / COR上。对于上述Pd / Al ₂ O ₃，RPB反应器选择模型反应为α-甲基苯乙烯（AMS）加氢/ COR。实验结果表明，在30°C和0.2 MPa的工作条件下，RPB反应器的时空产率（STY）较固定床反应器有效提高了9.2倍，这显示了Pd RPB反应器的潜在前景/ Al ₂ O ₃ / COR整体式催化剂用于强化反应过程。