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Title: Oligomerization of Biomass-Derived Light Olefins to Liquid Fuel: Effect of Alkali Treatment of HZSM-5 Catalyst

Abstract

As a part of a new approach to convert biomass to liquid fuels, we investigated the effects of alkali treatment on the property and performance of HZSM-5 for oligomerization of biomass-derived ethylene under atmospheric pressure. The characterization results showed that alkali treatment led to the increase in the total and mesopore volumes, but decrease in the surface area and micropore volume. Furthermore, when NaOH concentration was low (< 0.5 M), the ZSM-5 structure was largely preserved with the increase in the mesopores and acidity, while higher NaOH concentration can severely destroy the zeolite structure, resulting in a significant reduction in the micropores and acidity. The ethylene oligomerization results showed that not only the ethylene conversion and the liquid yield increased, but also the catalyst stability was improved after proper NaOH treatment. Finally, we discussed the relationship between the structure and performance

Authors:
ORCiD logo [1];  [1]; ORCiD logo [2];  [3];  [3];  [3]
  1. Pennsylvania State Univ., University Park, PA (United States). Joint Center for Energy Research, EMS Energy Inst., Dept. of Energy and Mineral Engineering
  2. Pennsylvania State Univ., University Park, PA (United States). Joint Center for Energy Research, EMS Energy Inst., Dept. of Energy and Mineral Engineering, Dept. of Chemical Engineering
  3. Altex Technologies Corporation, Sunnyvale, CA (United States)
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Research Org.:
Pennsylvania State Univ., University Park, PA (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE Office of Fossil Energy (FE)
OSTI Identifier:
1395007
Grant/Contract Number:  
FE0010427; SC0006466; FE0023663; W911SR-11-C-0018
Resource Type:
Accepted Manuscript
Journal Name:
Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 56; Journal Issue: 42; Journal ID: ISSN 0888-5885
Publisher:
American Chemical Society (ACS)
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
09 BIOMASS FUELS; 37 INORGANIC, ORGANIC, PHYSICAL, AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY; biomass; mesoporous HZSM-5; zeolite; alkali treatment; ethylene oligomerization; catalysis

Citation Formats

Wang, Xiaoxing, Hu, Xiaoyan, Song, Chunshan, Lux, Kenneth W., Namazian, Mehdi, and Imam, Tahmina. Oligomerization of Biomass-Derived Light Olefins to Liquid Fuel: Effect of Alkali Treatment of HZSM-5 Catalyst. United States: N. p., 2017. Web. doi:10.1021/acs.iecr.7b02316.
Wang, Xiaoxing, Hu, Xiaoyan, Song, Chunshan, Lux, Kenneth W., Namazian, Mehdi, & Imam, Tahmina. Oligomerization of Biomass-Derived Light Olefins to Liquid Fuel: Effect of Alkali Treatment of HZSM-5 Catalyst. United States. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.iecr.7b02316
Wang, Xiaoxing, Hu, Xiaoyan, Song, Chunshan, Lux, Kenneth W., Namazian, Mehdi, and Imam, Tahmina. Wed . "Oligomerization of Biomass-Derived Light Olefins to Liquid Fuel: Effect of Alkali Treatment of HZSM-5 Catalyst". United States. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.iecr.7b02316. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1395007.
@article{osti_1395007,
title = {Oligomerization of Biomass-Derived Light Olefins to Liquid Fuel: Effect of Alkali Treatment of HZSM-5 Catalyst},
author = {Wang, Xiaoxing and Hu, Xiaoyan and Song, Chunshan and Lux, Kenneth W. and Namazian, Mehdi and Imam, Tahmina},
abstractNote = {As a part of a new approach to convert biomass to liquid fuels, we investigated the effects of alkali treatment on the property and performance of HZSM-5 for oligomerization of biomass-derived ethylene under atmospheric pressure. The characterization results showed that alkali treatment led to the increase in the total and mesopore volumes, but decrease in the surface area and micropore volume. Furthermore, when NaOH concentration was low (< 0.5 M), the ZSM-5 structure was largely preserved with the increase in the mesopores and acidity, while higher NaOH concentration can severely destroy the zeolite structure, resulting in a significant reduction in the micropores and acidity. The ethylene oligomerization results showed that not only the ethylene conversion and the liquid yield increased, but also the catalyst stability was improved after proper NaOH treatment. Finally, we discussed the relationship between the structure and performance},
doi = {10.1021/acs.iecr.7b02316},
journal = {Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research},
number = 42,
volume = 56,
place = {United States},
year = {Wed Sep 27 00:00:00 EDT 2017},
month = {Wed Sep 27 00:00:00 EDT 2017}
}

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