A ZSM-5-based Catalyst for Efficient Production of Light Olefins and Aromatics from Fluidized-bed Naphtha Catalytic Cracking

A ZSM-5-based catalyst was prepared by spray-dry method for fluidized-bed naphtha catalytic cracking. Multi-techniques, such as X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscope, ²⁷Al MAS NMR, and NH₃–TPD, were employed for the investigation of ZSM-5 framework stability, framework dealumination, and catalyst acidity variation in hydrothermal treatment. Catalytic performances of fluidized-bed naphtha catalytic cracking at 630–680 °C indicated that light olefins and other value-added products could be more efficiently produced compared with the commercial process of thermal steam cracking. Long-term catalytic evaluation implied that naphtha catalytic cracking over the catalyst prepared with spray-dry method and hydrothermal treatment can be carried out at a variable reaction condition with a relatively high and stable light olefins yield.     

Enhancing the Production of Light Olefins by Catalytic Cracking of FCC Naphtha over Mesoporous ZSM-5 Catalyst

The enhanced production of light olefins from the catalytic cracking of FCC naphtha was investigated over a mesoporous ZSM-5 (Meso-Z) catalyst. The effects of acidity and pore structure on conversion, yields and selectivity to light olefins were studied in microactivity test (MAT) unit at 600 °C and different catalyst-to-naphtha (C/N) ratios. The catalytic performance of Meso-Z catalyst was compared with three conventional ZSM-5 catalysts having different SiO₂/Al₂O₃ (Si/Al) ratios of 22 (Z-22), 27 (Z-27) and 150 (Z-150). The yields of propylene (16 wt%) and ethylene (10 wt%) were significantly higher for Meso-Z compared with the conventional ZSM-5 catalysts. Almost 90% of the olefins in the FCC naphtha feed were converted to lighter olefins, mostly propylene. The aromatics fraction in cracked naphtha almost doubled in all catalysts indicating some level of aromatization activity. The enhanced production of light olefins for Meso-Z is attributed to its small crystals that suppressed secondary and hydrogen transfer reactions and to its mesopores that offered easier transport and access to active sites.     

Oligomerization of α-octene catalyzed by zeolites

The oligomerization of octene-1 was studied in the presence of zeolites of different structural types (e.g., Y, Beta, ZSM-12, and ZSM-5). It was shown that at 150–200°C, wide-pore zeolite catalysts Y, Beta, and ZSM-12 exhibit high catalytic activity in the reaction. The conversion of catalyzed octene can be as high as 96%, and the yield of oligomers is 88–100 wt %. Zeolite ZSM-5 at 150–180°C has low activity and mainly catalyzes the isomerization of octene-1. As the temperature rises to 250°C, low molecular weight oligomers resulting from the cracking process are the main products of this reaction. The activity and selectivity of zeolite catalysts in the oligomerization of octene-1 are conditioned by their acidic properties and structural characteristics, as well as by the reaction conditions. It was revealed that the main oligomerization products are octene dimers having an alkylnaphthene structure and containing unsaturated hydrocarbons with tri- and tetra-substituted double bonds in amounts of 2.2–3.2%. The properties of the octene oligomers synthesized in the presence of zeolite Beta are similar to the characteristics of hydrogenated poly-α-olefins, the oligomerization of which was performed on AlCl₃ complexes.     

Utilization of ZSM-5/MCM-41 composite as FCC catalyst additive for enhancing propylene yield from VGO cracking

A micro-mesoporous ZSM-5/MCM-41 composite molecular sieve (ZM13) was synthesized and tested as an FCC catalyst additive to enhance the yield of propylene from catalytic cracking of vacuum gas oil (VGO). The catalytic performance of the additive was assessed using a commercial equilibrium USY FCC catalyst (E-Cat) in a fixed-bed micro-activity test unit (MAT) at 520?°C and various catalyst/oil ratios. MCM-41, ZSM-5 and two ZSM-5/MCM-41 composites were systematically characterized by complementary techniques such as XRD, BET, FTIR and SEM. The characterization results showed that the composites contained secondary building unit with different textural properties compared to pure ZSM-5 and MCM-41. MAT results showed that the VGO cracking activity of E-Cat did not decrease by using these additives. The highest propylene yield of 12.2 wt% was achieved over steamed ZSM-5/MCM-41 composite additive (ZM13) compared with 8.6 wt% over conventional ZSM-5 additive at similar gasoline yield penalty. The enhanced production of propylene over composite additive was attributed to its mesopores that suppressed secondary and hydrogen transfer reactions and offered easier transport and accessibility to active sites. Gasoline quality was improved by the use of all additives except MCM-41, as octane rating increased by 6?C12 numbers.     

磷改性ZSM-5分子筛催化裂解石脑油制丙烯的性能研究

以催化重整石脑油为原料,以水热处理磷改性HZSM-5为催化剂,在小型固定床反应装置上,考察了水热处理磷改性方法制备催化剂的催化裂解性能。结果表明,磷改性HZSM-5经水热处理后与未改性HZSM-5相比,水热稳定性明显改善,当磷负载量为3%wt时,PZSM-5具有较高的活性和丙烯选择性。催化裂解反应过程中选择适宜的工艺条件可有效的抑制副反应的发生。综合考虑丙烯及双烯收率,确定最佳的反应条件为:温度650℃,体积空速4h-1,水油体积比0.75,反应压力0.2MPa。     

Mg与聚乙二醇协同改性对ZSM-5催化剂裂解甘蔗渣性能的影响

采用水热合成法,在制备ZSM-5的过程中添加Mg或/和聚乙二醇（PEG）,制备了一系列原位改性的ZSM-5催化剂,并运用XRD、SEM、EDS-Mapping、BET、NH₃-TPD等大型仪器对所制备的催化剂进行表征分析。结果表明：改性后的ZSM-5催化剂在孔径、孔容、酸量和酸强度方面均有不同程度的提高。进一步将改性的ZSM-5催化剂用于甘蔗渣催化裂解反应。评价结果显示,相较于甘蔗渣直接裂解,催化裂解可以显著提高2,3-二氢苯并呋喃产物的选择性,而金属Mg的引入、酸型、孔径和孔容是影响2,3-二氢苯并呋喃生成的主要因素。同时,金属Mg和聚乙二醇之间存在一定的协同作用。金属Mg和聚乙二醇协同改性的ZSM-5催化剂催化裂解甘蔗渣得到的生物油中呋喃类选择性高达40.12%,其中2,3-二氢苯并呋喃的选择性达到23.16%。     

高岭土附晶ZSM-5分子筛的合成及对正丁烷催化裂解性能

以高岭土微球为基体,在水热体系中成功地附晶生长了ZSM-5分子筛,并采用XRD、SEM、NH3-TPD和BET等测试手段对催化剂进行表征,考察高岭土附晶ZSM-5分子筛和对比催化剂在固定床微反装置上催化裂解正丁烷性能.结果表明,实验合成的高岭土附晶ZSM-5分子筛催化剂在正丁烷的催化裂解中具有更高的乙烯选择性,乙烯选择...     

Oxidative dehydrogenation of n-butane over bimetallic mesoporous and microporous zeolites with CO2 as mild oxidant

Oxidative dehydrogenation of n-butane was tested using carbon dioxide as a mild oxidant over bimetallic Cr–V supported catalysts (MCM-41, ZSM-5, MCM-22 and mesoZSM-5). The textural properties of the catalysts were measured by means of XRD, N₂ adsorption, SEM-EDX, Raman, H₂-TPR, pyridine FT-IR, NH₃ and CO₂-TPD techniques. The metal content of Cr and V was maintained around 1.2 and 2.8 wt% for the catalytic test in packed bed reactor at different temperatures (525–600 °C) for 180 min. 1.2Cr2.8 V/MCM-41 and 1.2Cr2.8 V/ZSM-5 exhibited maximum conversion of 14 and 13.1 %, respectively at 10 min and 600 °C. Significantly, high butenes selectivity was observed over MCM-41 (86.27 %) than ZSM-5 support (58.1 %). The mesoporosity in ZSM-5 had a negative impact on conversion level (7.1 %) but improved the butenes selectivity slightly. 1.2Cr2.8 V/M-22 showed the highest cracking ability leading to overall reduced butenes selectivity (57.9 %). The study shows that over all catalysts, n-butane conversion is independent of CO₂ conversion. 1.2Cr2.8 V/M-22 showed highest CO₂ conversion in the range 2.35–2.2 % between 525 and 550 °C. The apparent activation energies of dehydrogenation and cracking reaction over the four catalysts were evaluated. The ratio of conversion to coke weight per cent over the four catalysts are observed in the following order: 1.2Cr2.8 V/M-41 > 1.2Cr2.8 V/Z-5 > 1.2Cr2.8 V/mesoZ-5 > 1.2Cr2.8 V/M-22.     

Metal Exchanged ZSM-5 Zeolite Based Catalysts for Direct Decomposition of N2O

Co+Pt/ZSM-5 and Ag+Pt/ZSM-5 type catalysts were prepared by ion exchange method followed by calcination. These Co and Ag based catalysts, promoted by a small amount of Pt have been studied for their catalytic activity towards N₂O decomposition. Both the catalysts show high catalytic activity, however, cobalt–platinum based catalyst shows relatively better activity at higher temperature. At 550 °C almost 100% conversion of N₂O is achieved over Co+Pt/ZSM-5 with a maximum of 0.08479 mmole of N₂O decomposed per gram of the catalyst per unit time. These catalytic materials have been characterized for their structure, composition, morphology and other details, using XRD, SEM, EDX, ICP, BET techniques. Much improved catalytic activity for the bimetallic zeolite than the mono-metal containing compositions clearly demonstrate the synergistic effect of these transition metals, while high surface area of ZSM-5 is also responsible for the improved N₂O decomposition activity.     

低模数水玻璃合成ZSM-5分子筛及工艺条件优化

以低模数（n=1.03）水玻璃为硅源,通过改良水热合成途径,成功制备出无模板剂ZSM-5分子筛。借助X射线衍射仪（XRD）和扫描电镜（SEM）对ZSM-5分子筛结晶度及晶貌进行表征。在n(硅)/n(铝)为50 的情况下,通过考察晶化温度、时间、pH值、水含量、有无搅拌或晶种对ZSM-5分子筛物性的影响,优化合成工艺。结果表明,静置或晶种法得到的ZSM-5分子筛,晶体粒径大且晶貌不规整,不适合用于低模数水玻璃合成ZSM-5体系。ZSM-5沸石最适宜制备工艺为：n(H₂O)/n(SiO₂)=40,pH=10的合成混合物经室温老化24 h,搅拌状态下,170 ℃下水热晶化24 h。与商业级ZSM-5相比,低模数水玻璃合成的ZSM-5分子筛在环己烯水合反应中表现出更高的催化活性和选择性。     

Ethanol dehydration activity on hydrothermally stable LaPxOy catalysts synthesized using CTAB template

Nanocrystalline LaP_xO_y with various starting P to La ratios from 0.5 to 2.0 catalysts were prepared by a sol?Cgel method using cetyl trimethylammonium bromide (CTAB) as template. The catalysts were thoroughly characterized by N₂ physisorption, powder X-ray diffraction (XRD), temperature programmed desorption (TPD) of NH₃, solid state ³¹P and ¹H nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR), and transmission electron microscopy (TEM) techniques. XRD results indicate the presence of predominantly monazite LaPO₄ with minor amounts of (??3.0 wt%) rhabdophane LaPO₄ phase in the samples with starting P/La ratios of 1.0 and 1.5. NH₃-TPD results show an increasing trend in the total acidity with increase in P/La ratio. These catalysts were tested in the selective ethanol dehydration in the temperature range between 250 and 400?°C. The catalyst activity (??mol/h/m²) is increased with P/La ratio and the catalyst with highest P/La ratio of 2.0 exhibiting the highest ethanol dehydration activity. The ethanol conversion increased with reaction temperature, reaching 100% at 350?°C and remains unchanged at higher temperatures. On the other hand, the ethylene selectivity is also increased up to 350?°C and then decreased with further increase of reaction temperature. At a P/La ratio of 2, the CTAB templated LaP_xO_y catalyst showed higher catalytic activities compared to the LaP_xO_y by hydrothermal method without any template.     

Simplex Lattice Approach to Optimize Yields of Light Oil Products from Catalytic Cracking of Bio-Oil with Mixed Catalysts

Bio-oil is a potential product from the fast pyrolysis of biomass. However, it should be upgraded before being used in subsequent applications and corrosion prevention. In this work, crude bio-oil from fast pyrolysis of Jatropha curcas residues, which has many long-chain compounds, and a high content of carboxylic acid, was catalytically upgraded over mechanically mixed catalysts (normal ZSM-5 and Y-Re-16) in a fixed-bed reactor. The effects of the key parameters on the yields of light oil products were analyzed, including cracking temperature (350–500°C), reaction time (15–60?min), catalyst loading (10–25%), and mixture ratio between Y-Re-16 and ZSM-5 (10–70%). Experimental test cases were based on a simplex lattice design. The gas chromatograph-mass spectrometer (GC-MS) analysis showed that the catalytic cracking of crude bio-oil using mixed catalysts resulted in the successful formation of short-chain acid methyls. The employed analytical fit of the experimental data gave R² and the adjusted R² of 0.902 and 0.843, respectively. The optimized operation conditions to produce aliphatic hydrocarbons from mechanically mixed catalysts were found to be at 400°C, 15?min of reaction time, 15% of catalyst loading, and a mixture ratio of about 1:5.     

ZSM-5分子筛上轻烃裂解性能:晶粒尺寸的影响

设计合成了纳米、亚微米和微米级晶粒尺寸ZSM-5分子筛,并研究了其在两种反应温度下(510,650℃)对正庚烷催化制低碳烯烃反应行为。结果表明,在反应初始阶段,两种反应温度下晶粒尺寸对正庚烷转化率和产物选择性影响较小。但随着反应进行,纳米和亚微米ZSM-5在510℃下反应性能(低碳烯烃选择性及反应活性稳定性)相近且均高于微米ZSM-5;而650℃下,具有更短扩散路径和更大外表面积的纳米ZSM-5则体现出更高的反应性能。微米ZSM-5在两种温度下虽具有相对较高的低碳烯烃选择性,但其活性稳定性最低。进一步研究晶粒尺寸对费-托过程中石脑油催化裂解性能的影响发现,亚微米ZSM-5表现出最高的催化反应性能,这可能与反应原料的组成及相关反应途径变化有关。     

Kinetic study of crude oil-to-chemicals via steam-enhanced catalytic cracking in a fixed-bed reactor

This study presents new experimental results on the direct conversion of crude oil to chemicals via steam-enhanced catalytic cracking. We have organized the experimental results with a kinetics model using crude oil and steam co-feed in a fixed-bed flow reactor at reaction temperatures of 625, 650, and 675°C over the Ce-Fe/ZSM-5 catalyst. The model let us find optimum conditions for crude oil conversion, and the order of the steam cracking reaction was 2.0 for heavy oil fractions and 1.0 for light oil fractions. The estimated activation energies for the steam cracking reactions ranged between 20 and 200 kJ/mol. Interestingly, the results from kinetic modelling helped in identifying a maximum yield of light olefins at an optimized residence time in the reactor at each temperature level. An equal propylene and ethylene yield was observed between 650 and 670°C, indicating a transition from dominating catalytic cracking at a lower temperature to a dominating thermal cracking at a higher temperature. The results illustrate that steam-enhanced catalytic cracking can be utilized to effectively convert crude oil into basic chemicals (52.1% C2-C4 light olefins and naphtha) at a moderate severity (650°C) as compared to the conventional high-temperature steam cracking process.     

Synthesis of ZSM-5 zeolite from expanded perlite/kaolin and its catalytic performance for FCC naphtha aromatization

A hydrothermal synthesis method for ZSM-5 preparation was investigated by using expanded perlite (or kaolin) as the only alumina source. The ZSM-5 zeolites from the expanded perlite (or kaolin) have a distinctive pore systems which were a combination of a medium pore ZSM-5 zeolite and a large pore matrix perlite (or kaolin). The ZSM-5 zeolites from the expanded perlite (or kaolin) showed a better catalytic activity in the FCC naphtha aromatization reaction compared with ZSM-5 obtained by a ordinary method.     

全结晶ZSM-5分子筛催化剂研究及工业应用

制备了全结晶ZSM-5分子筛催化剂,采用XRD、SEM、N2物理吸附-脱附及NH3-TPD等对催化剂进行表征,并考察其用于碳四烯烃催化裂解制丙烯(OCC)反应的催化性能。结果表明,制备的全结晶ZSM-5分子筛催化剂比常规成型的催化剂具有更高的结晶度、更大的比表面积、更丰富的孔结构以及更多的活性中心。高空速有利于反应的进行,提高压力对反应不利,升高温度有利于提高产物丙烯收率。在实验室研究的基础上,将全结晶ZSM-5分子筛催化剂用于OCC工业装置,取得良好的应用效果。     

Highly Active BEA Catalyst for Catalytic Cracking of n-Heptane

Homemade BEA(HTS) catalysts prepared by the hydrothermal synthesis method exhibited much higher activity than commercial BEA, USY and ZSM-5 in catalytic cracking of n-heptane. It is characteristic that BEA(HTS) has a much larger amount of Brönsted acid sites than other zeolites. This is related to the high activity.     

Characterization and application of a Pt/ZSM-5/SSMF catalyst for hydrocracking of paraffin wax

The microstructured Pt/ZSM-5/SSMF catalysts, for hydrocracking of paraffin wax, have been developed by impregnation method to place Pt onto thin-sheet ZSM-5/SSMF composites obtained by direct growth of ZSM-5 on the sinter-locked stainless steel microfibers (SSMF). The best catalyst is the one with ZSM-5 having a SiO₂/Al₂O₃ weight ratio of 200, delivering ~ 95% conversion with 77.5% selectivity to liquid products or 64.4% selectivity to naphtha at 280 °C. This new approach is capable of increasing the naphtha selectivity with high activity maintenance in comparison with the literature catalysts.     

Selective Ring-Opening of Methylcyclopentane Over Titania-Supported Monometallic (Pt, Ir) and Bimetallic (Pt–Ir) Catalysts

An investigation of the selective ring-opening of methylcyclopentane (MCP) was conducted for the first time on Pt/TiO₂, Ir/TiO₂ and Pt?CIr/TiO₂ catalysts with low amounts of noble metals (0.5?wt%) over a temperature range of 180?C400?°C under hydrogen at atmospheric pressure. The catalysts were prepared by impregnation or co-impregnation and characterized by different physico-chemical techniques, including SEM, XRD, H₂-TPR, N₂-sorption, TEM and elemental analysis. The metallic particles were highly dispersed on the TiO₂ support at isodispersion of ~1?nm. The particles exhibited icosahedral Mackay structures limited by (111) planes. The catalytic results show that the activity in the MCP was strongly influenced by the intrinsic nature of the metal and by the temperature. The most active catalyst was Ir/TiO₂. The order of the reactivity as a function of the temperature and total conversion was Ir/TiO₂ 180?°C (???=?2?%)?>?Pt?CIr/TiO₂ 220?°C (???=?27.8?%)?>?Pt/TiO₂ 260?°C (???=?9.9?%). Under these conditions, all of the catalysts exhibited the ability to open the ring of MCP with an atom economy, without unwanted products of cracking and ring-enlargement reactions. The synergy between Pt?CIr bimetallic particles was assessed by the total conversion of MCP, whereas the ring-opening results indicated that the reaction took place on Ir sites. These results suggest that the bimetallic catalyst contained separate entities of two metals. Increased reaction temperatures led to reduced reaction selectivity with respect to ring-opening of MCP versus the cracking side reaction.     

稀土Cu/HZSM-5催化剂NH_3选择性催化还原法低温脱硝性能

采用浸渍法制备Re(x)Cu/HZSM-5(Re=La,Ce,Pr,Nd;x=0.5,1,2)系列催化剂。采用XRD和H_2-TPR等对催化剂进行表征,在微型固定床反应器中评价催化剂低温NH_3选择还原NO的催化活性。结果表明,Re(x)Cu/HZSM-5(Re=La,Ce,Pr,Nd;x=0.5,1,2)催化剂具有较好的低温NH_3选择还原NO催化活性,以La为助剂和添加质量分数1%的La(1)Cu/HZSM-5催化剂低温脱硝活性较好,T85和T95分别为153℃和164℃,活性温度窗口宽,(153~362)℃时,NO转化率超过95%。