Heterogeneous Diels–Alder tandem catalysis for converting cellulose and polyethylene into BTX

Wang, Jia; Jiang, Jianchun; Sun, Yunjuan; Meng, Xianzhi; Wang, Xiaobo; Ruan, Roger; Ragauskas, Arthur J.; Tsang, Daniel

doi:10.1016/j.jhazmat.2021.125418

Heterogeneous Diels–Alder tandem catalysis for converting cellulose and polyethylene into BTX

Journal Article · Thu Feb 18 23:00:00 EST 2021 · Journal of Hazardous Materials

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhazmat.2021.125418· OSTI ID:1783015

Wang, Jia ^[1]; Jiang, Jianchun ^[1]; Sun, Yunjuan ^[2]; Meng, Xianzhi ^[3]; Wang, Xiaobo ^[4]; Ruan, Roger ^[5]; ^[3]; Tsang, Daniel ^[6]

Nanjing Forestry Univ. (China); Chinese Academy of Forestry (CAF), Nanjing (China)
Chinese Academy of Forestry (CAF), Nanjing (China)
Univ. of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN (United States); Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
Nanjing Xiaozhuang Univ. (China)
Univ. of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN (United States)
The Hong Kong Polytechnic Univ. (China)

Producing biomass-derived aromatic hydrocarbons via controllable Diels–Alder reactions is a promising approach to recover energy and chemicals from waste streams. A tandem Diels–Alder catalysis consisting of SAPO-34 and Fe/HZSM-5 (stacked catalysis or mixed catalysis) was evaluated for thermochemical conversion of cellulose and polyethylene blends into benzene, toluene, and xylenes (BTX). Aromatization catalyst type significantly affected the activity of tandem catalysis, and the BTX obtained from the HZSM-5 stacked catalysis was ~2.3 times higher than that of the USY stacked one. An introduction of Fe active promoters into HZSM-5 increased the Lewis to Brønsted acid sites molar ratio (L/B) from 0.4 to 4.1. The comparison between Fe/HZSM-5 stacked catalysis and parent HZSM-5 single catalysis indicated that the former was more effective for BTX production, obtaining a nearly two-fold increase in yield with a high selectivity of 82.8%. A close proximity between Fe/HZSM-5 and SAPO-34 in the mixed catalysis increased the BTX enhancement to 1.8. A synergistic effect was provided by the coordination of Lewis and Brønsted acid sites in the Fe/HZSM-5 mixed catalysts for facilitating BTX generation, achieving a maximum of 25.9% at a Fe/HZSM-5 to SAPO-34 mass ratio of 1:1 with a theoretical L/B of 7.2. Finally, this work provides a sustainable strategy to produce biomass-derived aromatic hydrocarbons.

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Research Organization:: Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE; National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC); Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province; China Postdoctoral Science Foundation; Hong Kong Research Grants Council; Jiangsu Province Key Laboratory of Biomass Energy and Materials

Grant/Contract Number:: AC05-00OR22725

OSTI ID:: 1783015

Journal Information:: Journal of Hazardous Materials, Journal Name: Journal of Hazardous Materials Journal Issue: n/a Vol. 414; ISSN 0304-3894

Publisher:: ElsevierCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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