Bimetallic Mo-Co/ZSM-5 and Mo-Ni/ZSM-5 catalysts for methane dehydroaromatization: A study of the effect of pretreatment and metal loadings on the catalytic behavior

Sridhar, Apoorva; Rahman, Mustafizur; Infantes-Molina, Antonia; Wylie, Benjamin J.; Borcik, Collin G.; Khatib, Sheima J.

doi:10.1016/j.apcata.2019.117247

Bimetallic Mo-Co/ZSM-5 and Mo-Ni/ZSM-5 catalysts for methane dehydroaromatization: A study of the effect of pretreatment and metal loadings on the catalytic behavior

Journal Article · Tue Oct 22 04:00:00 EDT 2019 · Applied Catalysis. A, General

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apcata.2019.117247· OSTI ID:1803547

Sridhar, Apoorva ^[1]; Rahman, Mustafizur ^[2]; ^[3]; Wylie, Benjamin J. ^[2]; Borcik, Collin G. ^[2]; ^[2]

Texas Tech Univ., Lubbock, TX (United States); OSTI
Texas Tech Univ., Lubbock, TX (United States)
Univ. of Malaga (Spain)

Here, methane dehydroaromatization is studied using different loadings (0.2 wt%, 0.6 and 1 wt%) of Co and Ni additives on a 6 wt% Mo/ZSM-5 catalyst to evaluate the promoting effect of Ni and Co on reactivity and stability of the catalysts. A synergy between Mo and the additives is observed when combining a reduction/carburization pretreatment with an optimum additive loading: benzene yield and catalytic stability are both improved. The fresh and spent samples were characterized by X-Ray Diffraction, ²⁷Al Magic-Angle Spinning Solid State Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy, Temperature-Programmed Reduction and Thermogravimetric Analysis. The results suggest that catalytic enhancement in precarburized Mo-Co and Mo-Ni samples is due to a combination of effects: extraction of Al from the ZSM-5 framework to form inactive Al₂(MoO₄)₃ is reduced, interaction of Mo with the additives enhances the retention of Mo species within the zeolite channels, prevents Mo aggregation in reaction and modifies the reducibility of the Mo sites.

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Research Organization:: Texas Tech Univ., Lubbock, TX (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)

Grant/Contract Number:: SC0019074

OSTI ID:: 1803547

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 1573860

Journal Information:: Applied Catalysis. A, General, Journal Name: Applied Catalysis. A, General Vol. 589; ISSN 0926-860X

Publisher:: ElsevierCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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