Highly selective CuO/γ–Al2O3 catalyst promoted with hematite for efficient methanol dehydration to dimethyl ether |
| |
Authors: | MA Armenta R Valdez JM Quintana R Silva-Rodrigo L Cota A Olivas |
| |
Affiliation: | 1. PCeIM, Centro de Nanociencias y Nanotecnología–UNAM, Km. 107 Carretera Tijuana-Ensenada, CP. 22800, Ensenada, BC, Mexico;2. Centro de Investigación y Desarrollo Tecnológico en Electroquímica–Tijuana, CP. 22444, Tijuana, BC, Mexico;3. Facultad de Ciencias Químicas e Ingeniería, UABC, Calzada Universidad, 14418, Parque Industrial Internacional Tijuana, 22390, Tijuana, BC, Mexico;4. Instituto Tecnológico de Cd. Madero, División de Estudios de Posgrado e Investigación, Juventino Rosas y Jesús Urueta S/N, Col. Los Mangos, 89440, Cd. Madero, Tam., Mexico;5. Centro de Nanociencias y Nanotecnología–UNAM, Km. 107 Carretera Tijuana-Ensenada, CP. 22800, Ensenada, BC, Mexico |
| |
Abstract: | A recent alternative for replacing traditional hydrocarbons like gasoline, diesel, and natural gas, is the use of dimethyl ether (DME), which is more environmentally friendly. One of the ongoing challenges is to catalyze methanol dehydration for selectively producing the DME (2CH3OH → CH3OCH3 + H2O). It is established that the CuO catalyst over alumina performs the methanol dehydration, but the formation of by-products is the main drawback. For these reasons, we synthesized a CuO/γ–Al2O3 catalyst promoted with hematite aiming to enhance the activity toward DME at atmospheric conditions. The resulting bimetallic catalyst (CuO-Fe2O3/Al2O3) performed a 70% conversion at 290 °C, which is similar to other catalysts recently reported in the literature but done in harsh conditions. In addition, this bimetallic catalyst exhibited a 100% in selectivity toward the DME production. XPS spectra of the fresh and used catalyst suggested that the chemical oxidation states of Cu and Fe remain without change. After regenerating the catalyst at 600 °C for 2 h in air, it performed at a similar catalytic conversion, confirming the reusability of the as-synthesized material and reducing the environmental impact. |
| |
Keywords: | Dimethyl ether production Methanol dehydration Hematite Tenorite |
本文献已被 ScienceDirect 等数据库收录! |
|