Understanding zeolite deactivation by sulfur poisoning during direct olefin upgrading

Harrhy, Jonathan H.; Wang, Aiguo; Jarvis, Jack S.; He, Peng; Meng, Shijun; Yung, Matthew M.; Liu, Lijia; Song, Hua

doi:10.1038/s42004-019-0141-4

Understanding zeolite deactivation by sulfur poisoning during direct olefin upgrading

Journal Article · Mon Mar 25 00:00:00 EDT 2019 · Communications Chemistry

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1038/s42004-019-0141-4· OSTI ID:1562863

^[1]; Wang, Aiguo ^[1]; Jarvis, Jack S. ^[1]; ^[1]; Meng, Shijun ^[1]; ^[2]; Liu, Lijia ^[3]; ^[1]

Univ. of Calgary, Calgary, AB (Canada)
National Renewable Energy Lab. (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)
Soochow Univ., Jiangsu (China)

The presence of sulfur contaminants in bitumen derived crude oils can lead to rapid catalyst deactivation and is a major problem faced by downstream refiners. Whilst expensive hydrotreating steps may remove much of the sulfur content, it is important to understand how catalyst deactivation by sulfur poisoning occurs and how it may be mitigated. Here we report a mechanistic study of sulfur poisoning over a zeolite catalyst promoted with silver and gallium Lewis acids. Olefin upgrading, an essential process in the refinement of heavy oils, is used as a model reaction. Access to the zeolite inner pores is blocked by bulky, weakly adsorbed sulfur species. Pore access and thus catalyst activity is restored by increasing the reaction temperature. We also show that a simple alkaline treatment greatly improves both the sulfur tolerance and performance of the catalyst. Furthermore, these findings may enhance the rational design of heterogenous catalysts for olefin upgrading.

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Research Organization:: National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE)

Grant/Contract Number:: AC36-08GO28308

OSTI ID:: 1562863

Report Number(s):: NREL/JA-5100-74857; MainId:12828; UUID:1867063b-77d5-e911-9c26-ac162d87dfe5; MainAdminID:1308

Journal Information:: Communications Chemistry, Journal Name: Communications Chemistry Journal Issue: 1 Vol. 2; ISSN 2399-3669

Publisher:: Springer NatureCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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