Conversion of Ethanol to Hydrocarbons on Hierarchical HZSM-5 Zeolites

Journal Article · Sat Feb 22 04:00:00 EST 2014 · Catalysis Today

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cattod.2014.01.037· OSTI ID:1166685

Ramasamy, Karthikeyan K. ^[1]; Zhang, He ^[2]; Sun, Junming ^[2]; Wang, Yong ^[1]

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1. Pacific Northwest National Lab. (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States); Washington State Univ., Pullman, WA (United States)
2. Washington State Univ., Pullman, WA (United States)

This study reports synthesis, characterization, and catalytic activity of the nano-size hierarchical HZSM-5 zeolite with high mesoporosity produced via a solvent evaporation procedure. Further, this study compares hierarchical zeolites with conventional HZSM-5 zeolite with similar Si/Al ratios for the ethanol-to-hydrocarbon conversion process. The catalytic performance of the hierarchical and conventional zeolites was evaluated using a fixed-bed reactor at 360 °C, 300 psig, and a weight hourly space velocity of 7.9 h-1. For the low Si/Al ratio zeolite (~40), the catalytic life-time for the hierarchical HZSM-5 was approximately 2 times greater than the conventional HZSM-5 despite its coking amount deposited 1.6 times higher than conventional HZSM-5. For the high Si/Al ratio zeolite (~140), the catalytic life-time for the hierarchical zeolite was approximately 5 times greater than the conventional zeolite and the amount of coking deposited was 2.1 times higher. Correlation was observed between catalyst life time, porosity, and the crystal size of the zeolite. The nano-size hierarchical HZSM-5 zeolites containing mesoporosity demonstrated improved catalyst life-time compared to the conventional catalyst due to faster removal of products, shorter diffusion path length, and the migration of the coke deposits to the external surface from the pore structure.

• Research Organization: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE
• DOE Contract Number: AC05-76RL01830
• OSTI ID: 1166685
• Report Number(s): PNNL-SA--100662
• Journal Information: Catalysis Today, Journal Name: Catalysis Today Vol. 238; ISSN 0920-5861
• Publisher: Elsevier
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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37 INORGANIC, ORGANIC, PHYSICAL, AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY
HZSM-5
coke deposition
ethanol to hydrocarbon
hierarchical zeolite
improved catalyst life-time