Transformation of methanol to gasoline range hydrocarbons using HZSM-5 catalysts impregnated with copper oxide

Various CuO/HZSM-5 catalysts were studied in a fixed bed reactor for the conversion of methanol to gasoline range hydrocarbons at 673 K and at one atmospheric pressure. The catalysts were prepared by wet impregnation technique. Copper oxide loading over HZSM-5 (Si/Al=45) catalyst was studied in the range of 0 to 9 wt%. XRD, BET surface area, metal oxide content, scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and thermogravimetric (TGA) techniques were used to characterize the catalysts. Higher yield of gasoline range hydrocarbons (C₅-C₁₂) was obtained with increased weight % of CuO over HZSM. Effect of run time on the hydrocarbon yields and methanol conversion was also investigated. The activity of the catalyst decreased progressively with time on-stream. Hydrocarbon products’ yield also decreased with the increase in wt% of CuO. Relatively lower coke deposition over HZSM-5 catalysts was observed compared to CuO impregnated HZSM-5 catalyst.     

Catalytic Activity of Copper Oxide Impregnated HZSM‐5 in Methanol Conversion to Liquid Hydrocarbons

A number of CuO/HZSM‐5 catalysts have been studied in a small scale fixed bed reactor for the conversion of methanol to gasoline range hydrocarbons at 673 K and at one atmospheric pressure. All the catalysts were prepared by wet impregnation technique. The copper oxide loading over HZSM‐5 (Si/Al=45) catalyst was studied in the range of 0 to 9 wt%. XRD, surface area analyzer, metal trace analyzer, SEM techniques and TGA were used to characterize the catalysts. Incorporation of CuO onto HZSM‐5 zeolite significantly increased conversion and liquid hydrocarbon product yields. The major liquid products of the reactions were ethyl benzene, toluene, xylene, isopropyl benzene, ethyl toluene, trimethyl benzene and tetramethyl benzene. The maximum methanol conversion and hydrocarbon product yield was obtained at a copper oxide loading of 7 wt%. Effect of run time on conversion and product distribution was also investigated to compare the performance of these catalysts and coke on the catalyst was determined. Effect of space‐time and temperature on methanol conversion and products yield with 7 wt% CuO/HZSM‐5 has also been investigated and analyzed qualitatively.     

Catalytic conversion of palm oil to fuels and chemicals

The conversion of palm oil to hydrocarbons using a shape selective zeolite catalyst is reported in this work. Palm oil was passed over HZSM-5 catalyst in a fixed bed micro-reactor and the reactor was operated at atmospheric pressure, a temperature range of 360 to 420°C and weight hourly space velocity (WHSV) of 2 to 4 h^?1. The main objective was to study the effect of reaction temperature and oil space velocity on the conversion and selectivity of gasoline range hydrocarbons. The results show that 40 to 70wt% of the palm oil can be converted to aromatics and hydrocarbons in the gasoline, diesel and kerosene range, light gases, coke and water. The maximum gasoline range hydrocarbons yield of 40wt% of total product formed was obtained at 400°C and 2 h^?1 space velocity.     

甲醇制汽油固定流化床试验装置的设计

根据甲醇制汽油反应的工艺要求和影响流化床反应器性能的主要特性参数,设计研制了固定流化床反应器,使其作为前期催化剂实验室研发的一个评价装置,并取得了较佳的效果。     

骨架锌Zn-HZSM-5分子筛催化剂上甲醇制汽油反应动力学

通过水热晶化法,合成含有骨架杂原子Zn的Zn-HZSM-5分子筛催化剂,采用XRD、BET、NH₃-TPD表征催化剂结构和物化性能,在微型固定床反应器中测定催化剂的甲醇制汽油反应性能和反应动力学数据,研究Zn-HZSM-5分子筛催化剂的甲醇制汽油本征反应动力学。结果表明,杂原子Zn引入ZSM-5分子筛骨架后增加对产物汽油选择性有利的弱酸量。采用Chen and Reagan建立的甲醇制汽油三集总动力学模型,通过四阶龙格库塔法和最小二乘法对实验数据的回归,计算反应速率常数为k₁=1.154×10¹²exp (-97600/RT),k₂=0.687×10¹²exp (-105200/RT)和k₃=1.739×10⁷exp (-84700/RT)。以目标残差函数OF参数值为检验模型的标准,模拟值和实验值的相关系数R²均在0.993以上。因此Chen and Reagan建立的甲醇制汽油三集总动力学模型可以准确描述Zn-HZSM-5分子筛催化剂的甲醇制汽油反应动力学行为。     

ROLE OF WATER IN THE KINETIC MODELING OF METHANOL TRANSFORMATION INTO HYDROCARBONS ON HZSM-5 ZEOLITE

The attenuating effect of reaction-medium water (feed and/or reaction product) on the kinetics of the steps of methanol transformation into hydrocarbons on a HZSM-5 zeolite catalyst was studied by means of a kinetic model. In this model, the effect of water was quantified in all the steps of the kinetic scheme by means of a kinetic parameter, which is constant with temperature under the conditions of the MTG process. At low temperature, under conditions in which only methanol dehydration occurs, the kinetics of this reaction is attenuated by the presence of water, and the coefficient that quantifies the attenuation decreases as temperature is increased. In addition to considering the effect of water content in the reaction medium, another innovation of the kinetic model proposed, compared to those proposed in the literature consisting of lumps, is the fact that the higher reactivity of dimethyl ether over methanol is taken into account. A step of cracking of gasoline lump hydrocarbons to produce light olefins (ethene and propene) was also taken into account. The kinetic model proposed was verified by using the results obtained in an integral isothermal fixed bed reactor, in the 573-723 K range, for an ample range of space time values. The results revealed that the effect of water is due to its adsorption on the active sites by competition with the intermediate compounds of the kinetic scheme.     

ROLE OF WATER IN THE KINETIC MODELING OF METHANOL TRANSFORMATION INTO HYDROCARBONS ON HZSM-5 ZEOLITE

The attenuating effect of reaction-medium water (feed and/or reaction product) on the kinetics of the steps of methanol transformation into hydrocarbons on a HZSM-5 zeolite catalyst was studied by means of a kinetic model. In this model, the effect of water was quantified in all the steps of the kinetic scheme by means of a kinetic parameter, which is constant with temperature under the conditions of the MTG process. At low temperature, under conditions in which only methanol dehydration occurs, the kinetics of this reaction is attenuated by the presence of water, and the coefficient that quantifies the attenuation decreases as temperature is increased. In addition to considering the effect of water content in the reaction medium, another innovation of the kinetic model proposed, compared to those proposed in the literature consisting of lumps, is the fact that the higher reactivity of dimethyl ether over methanol is taken into account. A step of cracking of gasoline lump hydrocarbons to produce light olefins (ethene and propene) was also taken into account. The kinetic model proposed was verified by using the results obtained in an integral isothermal fixed bed reactor, in the 573–723 K range, for an ample range of space time values. The results revealed that the effect of water is due to its adsorption on the active sites by competition with the intermediate compounds of the kinetic scheme.     

生物乙醇催化脱水制乙烯的动力学研究

采用质量分数3%金属镧改性的HZSM-5分子筛催化剂,考察在较低的反应温度（200～300） ℃、固定床反应器内质量空速、催化剂粒径、反应温度以及反应物分压对乙醇转化率、产物收率和生成速率的影响,确定了乙醇脱水反应的动力学控制区域：质量空速≥20 h^-1,催化剂粒径≤0.7 mm。在此基础上,建立了生物乙醇催化脱水的动力学模型,拟合值和实验值吻合较好。     

Synthesis of modified catalyst and stabilization of CuO/NH4‐ZSM‐5 for conversion of methanol to gasoline

In this article, the catalytic conversion of methanol to gasoline range hydrocarbons has been studied over CuO/ NH₄‐ZSM‐5(3,5,7,9%) catalysts prepared via sono‐chemistry methods. In order to improve, copper oxide can be used as a booster on NH₄‐ZSM‐5 this catalyst property. Accordingly, the conversion process of Methanol to Gasoline (MTG) was conducted under a pressure of 1 atm and temperature of 400°C by a fixed‐bed reactor on copper oxide catalysts which were prepared based on synthetic NH₄‐ZSM‐5. The synthetic catalyst was investigated by such analyses as BET, XRD, FT‐IR, and SEM. Formation of copper oxide phase and proper distribution of copper oxide were proven on the basic level of using XRD analysis. BET analysis showed the reduction in catalyst level and SEM images depicted the proper distribution of particles. The present investigation is to study the effect of CuO loading on NH4‐ZSM‐5 support for conversion of methanol to gasoline range hydrocarbons. A series of CuO/ NH4‐ZSM‐5 catalysts were prepared, characterized, and experimented for their performance on methanol conversion and hydrocarbon yield.     

MTO与FCC汽油降烯烃组合反应催化剂的研究

以甲醇制烯烃（MTO）与催化裂化（FCC）汽油降烯烃组合反应工艺为研究目标,采用分子筛催化剂,在小型固定床微型反应装置,研究MTO反应、汽油降烯烃反应以及甲醇与汽油混合炼制反应,比较了典型酸性分子筛催化剂的催化性能。结果表明,组合反应过程呈现出非稳态特征,小分子烯烃具有自催化现象,导致产物组成分布随反应时间显著变化。NH₃-TPD分析表明,具有中强酸与强酸相结合分布特点的催化剂适合于反应过程的协同催化作用要求。适宜的反应条件为：以SAPO-34分子筛作催化剂,反应温度400 ℃,甲醇混炼比15%,反应时间30 min。该条件能同时较好满足MTO和FCC汽油改质要求,产物汽油中烯烃含量较FCC汽油中的含量下降50%,并可获得较高的小分子烯烃产率,实现MTO转化。     

Fe-HZSM-5分子筛催化剂的甲醇制汽油动力学研究

通过水热晶化法,合成含有骨架杂原子Fe的Fe-HZSM-5分子筛催化剂,采用XRD、BET和NH3-TPD对催化剂进行表征,在微型固定床反应器中测定催化剂的甲醇制汽油的反应性能和反应动力学数据,对Fe-HZSM-5分子筛催化剂的甲醇制汽油本征动力学进行研究。结果表明,ZSM-5分子筛骨架引入杂原子Fe,可以增加对产物汽油选择性有利的弱酸量。采用Chen and Reagan建立的甲醇制汽油三集总动力学模型,通过Runge-Kutta法和最小二乘法对实验数据的回归计算,获得反应速率常数为k1=0.921×1012exp(-108 600/RT)、k2=0.155×1012exp(-116 400/RT)和k3=1.008×107exp(-96 130/RT)。以目标残差函数OF参数值为检验模型的标准,模拟值和实验值的相关系数R2均超过0.99。因此,Chen and Reagan建立的甲醇制汽油三集总动力学模型可以准确描述Fe-HZSM-5分子筛催化剂的甲醇制汽油反应动力学行为。     

Hydrogen production by the catalytic steam reforming of methanol: Part 3: Kinetics of methanol decomposition using C18HC catalyst

The rate of catalytic decomposition of methanol in the presence of steam has been studied using a commercial CuO-ZnO-Al₂O₃. low temperature shift catalyst from 150-270°C at one atmosphere pressure in a fixed bed reactor. Mole ratios of steam to methanol of 0.66. 1.0 and 1.5 and catalyst mass to molar feed rate ratios of 25 to 1025 kg. s. mol ^?1 were utilized. The data were correlated and equations developed to successfully predict methanol conversions and carbon monoxide concentrations in the product gas stream over the temperature range studied. No evidence of mass transfer limitations was observed.     

Influence of Reactor Configuration on the Selective Oxidation of Glycerol over Au/TiO2

The oxidation of glycerol by molecular oxygen in the aqueous phase over Au/TiO₂ was investigated in both a batch reactor and a continuous upflow fixed bed reactor. The effects of catalyst particle size, gas flow rate, liquid flow rate, reaction temperature, dioxygen pressure, and solution pH were examined in the fixed bed system. The unique hydrodynamics of the fixed bed system allowed for secondary oxidation products such as tartronic acid and oxalic acid to form in substantial amounts, which contrasts the product distribution observed in a batch system. These results suggest that reactor configuration can play an important role in the observed product selectivity from oxidation reactions over highly active gold catalysts.     

Estimation of Kinetic Parameters for Hydrogenation Reactions Using a Genetic Algorithm

The kinetics of acetylene hydrogenation in a fixed‐bed reactor of a commercial Pd/Al₂O₃ catalyst has been studied. The hydrogenation reactor considered in this work is an essential part of a vinyl chloride monomer (VCM) plant. Three well‐known kinetic models were used to simulate the hydrogenation reactor under industrial operating conditions. Since none of the models provide appropriate prediction, the industrial data and calculated values were compared and optimum kinetic parameters were evaluated utilizing a genetic algorithm (GA) technique. The best kinetic parameters for the three models were determined under specified industrial operating conditions. The hydrogenation reactor was simulated using the estimated optimum kinetic parameters of the three models. Simulation results from the three models were compared to industrial data and the best kinetic model was found. This kinetic model with the evaluated optimum kinetic parameters can well predict the behavior of the industrial hydrogenation reactor to improve the performance of the process.     

二氯乙酸选择性加氢脱氯制备高纯氯乙酸

以Pd/C为催化剂,通过固定床反应器对含氯乙酸、二氯乙酸以及乙酸的氯化液进行选择性催化加氢脱氯研究,使氯化液中的大部分或全部二氯乙酸转化为一氯乙酸或乙酸。考察催化剂制备条件对催化性能的影响,结果表明,在Pd负载质量分数0.9%、浸渍液浓度4.5 g·L-1和浸渍温度20℃条件下制备的催化剂,催化活性和产物选择性最佳,运行时间超过1 500 h活性未出现明显衰减。     

Automation of a fixed-bed continuous–flow reactor

This paper describes the design and operation of a laboratory plant with a fixed-bed continuous-flow reactor, fully automated and controlled from a personal computer. The automated variables include two gas flows, one liquid flow, six temperatures, two pressures, one circulation of a cooling liquid, and 10 electrovalves. An adaptive-predictive control system was used. The chemical process chosen to run the automated reactor was the conversion of methanol to gasoline over a ZSM-5 catalyst. This is a highly exothermal process, so a cascade control system had to be used to control the reactor internal temperature. Pressure and weight hourly space velocity (WHSV) were fixed at 1 arm and 1.5h^-1 respectively. Accurate control (±0.2^°C) of the reactor’s internal temperature was achieved and repeatability for the conversion of methanol to gasoline was good.     

Biodiesel production from waste cooking palm oil using calcium oxide supported on activated carbon as catalyst in a fixed bed reactor

A reactor has been developed to produce high quality fatty acid methyl esters (FAME) from waste cooking palm oil (WCO). Continuous transesterification of free fatty acids (FFA) from acidified oil with methanol was carried out using a calcium oxide supported on activated carbon (CaO/AC) as a heterogeneous solid-base catalyst. CaO/AC was prepared according to the conventional incipient-wetness impregnation of aqueous solutions of calcium nitrate (Ca(NO₃)₂·4H₂O) precursors on an activated carbon support from palm shell in a fixed bed reactor with an external diameter of 60 mm and a height of 345 mm. Methanol/oil molar ratio, feed flow rate, catalyst bed height and reaction temperature were evaluated to obtain optimum reaction conditions. The results showed that the FFA conversion increased with increases in alcohol/oil molar ratio, catalyst bed height and temperature, whereas decreased with flow rate and initial water content in feedstock increase. The yield of FAME achieved 94% at the reaction temperature 60 °C, methanol/oil molar ratio of 25: 1 and residence time of 8 h. The physical and chemical properties of the produced methyl ester were determined and compared with the standard specifications. The characteristics of the product under the optimum condition were within the ASTM standard. High quality waste cooking palm oil methyl ester was produced by combination of heterogeneous alkali transesterification and separation processes in a fixed bed reactor. In sum, activated carbon shows potential for transesterification of FFA.     

Kinetic study of the methanol to olefin process on a SAPO-34 catalyst

In this paper, a new kinetic model for methanol to olefin process over SAPO-34 catalyst was developed using elementary step level. The kinetic model fits well to the experimental data obtained in a fixed bed reactor. Using this kinetic model, the effect of the most important operating conditions such as temperature, pressure and methanol space-time on the product distribution has been examined. It is shown that the temperature ranges between 400 °C and 450 °C is appropriate for propene production while the medium temperature (450 °C) is favorable for total olefin yield which is equal to 33%. Increasing the reactor pressure decreases the ethylene yield, while medium pressure is favorable for the propylene yield. The result shows that the ethylene and propylene and consequently the yield of total olefins increase to approximately 35% with decreasing the molar ratio of inlet water to methanol.     

Effects of temperature and feed composition on catalytic dehydration of methanol to dimethyl ether over γ-alumina

Catalytic dehydration of methanol to dimethyl ether (DME) is performed in an adiabatic fixed bed heterogeneous reactor by using acidic γ-alumina. By changing the mean average temperature of the catalyst bed (or operating temperature of the reactor) from 233 up to 303 °C, changes in methanol conversion were monitored. The results showed that the conversion of methanol strongly depended on the reactor operating temperature. Also, conversion of pure methanol and mixture of methanol and water versus time were studied and the effect of water on deactivation of the catalyst was investigated. The results revealed that when pure methanol was used as the process feed, the catalyst deactivation occurred very slowly. But, by adding water to the feed methanol, the deactivation of the γ-alumina was increased very rapidly; so much that, by increasing water content to 20 weight percent by weight, the catalyst lost its activity by about 12.5 folds more than in the process with pure methanol. Finally, a temperature dependent model developed to predict pure methanol conversion to DME correlates reasonably well with experimental data.     

Preparation of SAPO-34 catalyst and presentation of a kinetic model for methanol to olefin process (MTO)

Conversion of methanol to light olefins (MTO) using acidic SAPO-34 molecular-sieve as the reaction catalyst was studied in a differential fixed bed reactor within the temperature range of 375-425 °C and under 4 bar pressure. The importance of MTO process is due to the increasing demand for light olefins in recent years. SAPO-34 was synthesized by hydrothermal method, applying morpholine as the template. The latter compound was then changed into protonated form by ion exchange method with ammonium chloride at 80 °C. A simple stoichiometric scheme has been presented for MTO. In addition a mechanism for this process based on Langmuir-Hinshelwood formulation has been put forward and the kinetic parameters have been evaluated as functions of temperature.