Synthesis of Ga-incorporated SAPO-34s (GaAPSO-34) and their catalytic performance on methanol conversion

This study has been focused on the synthesis of GaAPSO-34s substituted gallium for aluminum in order to improve the acidic property in SAPO-34 crystal. As the result, GaAPSO-34s with various Al/Ga ratios (Al/Ga=∞, 40, 20, 10, 5, and 0) were successfully synthesized. These were characterized by XRD, SEM, ICP, TG-DTA, MAS-NMR, and BET surface areas. The crystallinity identified from the intensity of XRD peak (for angles of 22.5° and 9.7°) and the particle size observed from SEM photographs decreased with an increase in the Ga content incorporated into the SAPO-34 framework. On the other hand, decrease in the acid sites in crystal as a target in this study was confirmed in the Ga-incorporated samples. In particular, a surprising result was that the selectivity to ethylene on methanol conversion increased in catalyst with Al/Ga=20 compared with pure SAPO-34 catalyst. However, in spite of the decreases in acid sites and particle size in catalyst with much more Ga content, the selectivity to ethylene was not enhanced, rather the methane which related to catalytic deactivation increased in GaAPSO-34 catalysts. This is ascribed to collapses of framework of SAPO-34 with an increase in Ga content.     

SAPO-34分子筛催化丁烯转化制丙烯的研究

通过水热法合成SAPO-34分子筛,将其制成催化剂用于催化丁烯转化制取丙烯,考察了反应温度、空速和铝磷比等对催化性能的影响;还比较了SAPO-34分子筛与ZSM-5分子筛催化该反应的差异.结果表明,在实验范围内,反应温度升高会使得丁烯的转化率明显增高,且丙烯选择性提高;而空速增加,则丁烯的转化率和丙烯选择性降低;铝磷比越大,对丙烯的选择性越差.在有效的反应时间内,SAPO-34分子筛催化效果好于ZSM-5分子筛,但单程寿命较ZSM-5分子筛短.     

Preparation of modified Ce-SAPO-34 catalysts and their catalytic performances of methanol to olefins

The modified Ce-SAPO-34 catalysts were prepared with three methods, i.e., the liquid ion exchange with air calcination, impregnation with air calcination and impregnation with steam calcination methods. The catalytic performances of the catalysts for methanol to olefins were investigated. The properties of the catalysts were characterized using XRD, BET, XRF, FT-IR and NH₃-TPD. The results indicated that compared to the SAPO-34 catalyst the catalyst prepared with the impregnation and air calcination prolonged the lifetime by 40 min and improved the selectivity to ethylene by 5% (mol) and the catalyst prepared with the impregnation and steam calcination showed the best modification effect, prolonging the lifetime by 70 min and improving the ethylene selectivity by 10% (mol). The catalyst prepared with the liquid ion exchange showed similar behaviour as the SAPO-34 catalyst. It was verified that the porous structure and surface acidity of these catalysts determined their catalytic behaviors.     

Generation of diamondoid hydrocarbons as confined compounds in SAPO-34 catalyst in the conversion of methanol

Formation of adamantane hydrocarbons and their confinement in SAPO-34 caused the long induction period and the quick catalyst deactivation in methanol conversion. Via ship-in-a-bottle synthesis, adamantane and methyladamantanes could be produced from methanol conversion in the cage of 8-ring SAPO catalysts under very mild reaction conditions.     

Improved light olefin yield from methyl bromide coupling over modified SAPO-34 molecular sieves

As an alternative to the partial oxidation of methane to synthesis gas followed by methanol synthesis and the subsequent generation of olefins, we have studied the production of light olefins (ethylene and propylene) from the reaction of methyl bromide over various modified microporous silico-aluminophosphate molecular-sieve catalysts with an emphasis on SAPO-34. Some comparisons of methyl halides and methanol as reaction intermediates in their conversion to olefins are presented. Increasing the ratio of Si/Al and incorporation of Co into the catalyst framework improved the methyl bromide yield of light olefins over that obtained using standard SAPO-34.     

以正丁胺为模板剂合成SAPO-34及其在氨甲基化反应中的应用

以正丁胺为模板剂首次合成了纯相的SAPO-34分子筛.考察了硅投料量、硅源种类以及晶化温度等条件对所得样品性质的影响.发现反应温度为200°C时,不加入硅源,合成产物为磷酸铝层状相kanemite;加入硅溶胶后,产物中开始有SAPO-34晶体出现,且随着硅投料量的增加,kanemite逐渐消失,SAPO-34分子筛成为主要产物,最终在SiO2/Al2O3摩尔比为0.6-1.4时得到纯相的SAPO-34.不同的硅源对SAPO-34产品的形貌和尺寸影响较大.反应温度为160°C时,合成体系中无法晶化得到SAPO-34,当提高至240°C后,由于层状相在高温下不能稳定存在,此时可以在较宽的硅投料区间内合成得到纯相SAPO-34产品.在200和240°C时,考察了使用同样的初始凝胶合成SAPO-34样品的晶化过程.发现在200°C时,合成体系中最初大量生成了kanemite,随后逐渐减少,SAPO-34晶体开始生成并最终成为唯一产物.而在240°C时,无机原料很快被溶解,之后大量的SAPO-34晶体快速生成,产物的收率和相对结晶度迅速增加,且整个晶化过程中并无层状相生成.这再次证明了高温对层状相的生成有着明显的抑制作用,因此提高晶化温度可以成为一种有效调节产品晶相的方法,特别是在容易产生层状相杂质的合成体系中.鉴于胺热合成方法的诸多优点,例如较高的收率、较好的吸附分离及催化反应效果,几种伯胺(正丁胺、正丙胺、环己胺)被用于充当模板剂和溶剂来合成得到了SAPO分子筛产品.其中,正丙胺为一种新的合成SAPO-34的模板剂.对SAPO-34产品进行X射线衍射、X射线荧光分析、扫描电镜、N2物理吸附、NH3程序升温脱附、热重和固体核磁共振等表征.结果显示,得到的SAPO-34产品具有很好的结晶度、孔结构以及合适的酸性.使用氨甲基化反应对正丁胺合成的SAPO-34进行催化反应评价.结果显示,该样品对甲胺和二甲胺具有很高的择形选择性,是一种具有潜在前景的甲胺合成催化剂.     

程序升温条件下甲醇转化反应及流化床催化剂SAPO-34的积碳

在流化床反应条件下进行了SAPO-34催化的甲醇转化的程序升温反应,并分析了不同反应温度阶段的积碳产物.结合对反应流出物的检测结果和热分析及色质联用分析确定的积碳物种变化,解释了程序升温反应过程中甲醇转化特殊的变化趋势.在程序升温甲醇转化的积碳产物中,除芳烃外,还有一种饱和的多环烷烃积碳物种,它的生成影响了烃池活性中心的形成并引起甲醇转化在低温反应阶段的失活.甲基取代苯和甲基取代金刚烷是低温条件下SAPO-34催化的甲醇转化产生的主要积碳产物,它们在升温过程中会向甲基取代萘以及稠环芳烃转变.积碳物种的演变对应了甲醇转化在起始反应阶段(300～325oC)的反应活性升高和此后(325～350oC)的失活以及在更高温度阶段(350～400oC)活性的恢复.在反应性能评价和积碳分析基础上,首次提出了一种与金刚烷类积碳物种生成相关的低温甲醇转化的失活机理.     

Synthesis and catalytic performance on methanol conversion of NiAPSO-34 crystals (II): catalytic performance under various reaction conditions

This work has been focused on the catalytic performance for methanol conversion of NiAPSO-34 catalysts which had been synthesized by various preparation methods. The deposited coke during the hydrocarbon transformation was analyzed by temperature-programmed oxidation (TPO) method. For a catalyst with small acid sites and sharp particle size distribution, the catalytic activity and selectivity to ethylene increased compared with other catalysts. It could be confirmed that the catalysts having different acidic densities on external surface and internal surface represented different catalytic activities. Furthermore, it was elucidated that amount of coke formation was strongly related to acidic density on the external crystal surface. On the other hand, catalytic performances under various reaction conditions were exhibited variously and the deposited coke amount was also various. In particular, a surprising result was that the catalytic performance was not changed on the revived catalyst by thermal treatment at 600°C for 3 h.     

不同结构SAPO-34催化剂上1-己烯催化裂解制丙烯

制备了100%SAPO-34,30%SAPO-34和介孔-SAPO-34三种不同类型的SAPO-34分子筛催化剂,并采用氮吸附、扫描电镜、X射线衍射和红外光谱等方法对催化剂进行了表征.三种催化剂的微孔结构、比表面积和总酸最近似,但具有不同的催化剂组成和次级结构.以1-己烯裂解为模型反应考察了三种催化剂的催化活性.对于30%SAPO-34催化剂,由于添加了粘结剂.其外表面酸性和扩散性能下降,导致催化活性降低:100%SAPO-34催化剂则具有较好的催化性能:介孔 SAPO-34催化剂次级结构的存在使其失活较慢,从而提高了原料的转化率.详细讨论了1-己烯催化裂解制丙烯的活性和选择性曲线,以进一步说明催化剂组成和结构的影响.     

Cu/SAPO-34催化剂的NH_3-SCO活性及抗水热性能研究

采用浸渍法制备了一系列不同铜含量的Cu/SAPO-34催化剂,考察了该系列催化剂上NH_3选择性催化氧化反应性能(NH_3-SCO)。实验结果表明,10%-Cu/SAPO-34催化剂在300℃温度下具有100%的NH_3去除率,且其氮气选择性大于90%。与此同时,通过XRD、BET、UV-vis、H_2-TPR和XPS等表征分析结果表明,高度分散的CuO是Cu/SAPO-34催化剂的主要活性组分。对10%-Cu/SAPO-34催化剂进行水热处理后,催化剂低温活性明显提高,催化剂的N_2选择性在325℃急剧下降。这是由于水热处理导致一定数量的铜物种发生迁移并且形成了更稳定的铜物种引起。SAPO-34的骨架结构遭到一定程度的破坏。     

浆态床反应器中生物质合成气合成二甲醚的研究

进行了浆态床反应器中,甲醇合成催化剂与分子筛混合制复合催化剂上,生物质制取的合成气(简称生物质合成气)一步法合成二甲醚的研究,重点考察了不同脱水组分和工艺条件对催化剂反应性能的影响,同时,结合NH₃-TPD等手段对催化剂进行了表征。结果表明,含有较弱酸性SAPO-11分子筛的复合催化剂更适合生物质合成气原料气杂质多、氢碳比低的特点,在合成二甲醚反应中具有更高的选择性和稳定性。250℃、5 MPa、500 h^-1时,在甲醇催化剂与SAPO-11分子筛比例为3:1的复合催化剂上,合成气合成二甲醚反应35 h内,CO转化率稳定在40%以上,二甲醚在有机产品中的选择性保持在97%左右。     

SAPO-34催化剂上反应条件对乙烯转化制丙烯的影响

系统研究了反应条件对SAPO-34上乙烯转化制丙烯的影响.结果表明,提高空速或加大He/C2H4稀释比有利于抑制丙烯二次反应的发生,提高丙烯的选择性.升高温度导致乙烯转化率下降,甲烷和乙烷的选择性增加;在相同转化率下,丙烯选择性随温度上升而下降.乙烯在SAPO-34上的转化反应表现出明显的诱导期,且反应条件对诱导期的长短有较大影响.     

酸处理可控制备多级孔SAPO-34及其甲醇制烯烃性能

甲醇制低碳烯烃(MTO)技术既可实施石油替代路线,又能解决低碳烯烃不足的问题,因而具有重要意义.在MTO技术中,SAPO-34分子筛因其高水热稳定性、适宜的微孔结构和酸强度而展现了优异的MTO性能.但SAPO-34分子筛孔道较小,易形成积碳物种而覆盖活性中心,导致分子筛催化剂失活快,反应流程复杂.延长SAPO-34催化剂的单程寿命可减少其再生频率,降低能耗并节约成本.在微孔SAPO-34分子筛中引入介孔或大孔孔道来组成多级孔道结构,可大大促进反应物及产物分子在孔道内的扩散,从而降低积碳速率,延长催化剂寿命.目前,文献中主要采用直接合成路线制备多级孔SAPO-34分子筛,该过程所用的二级模板剂价格较贵,且合成步骤复杂.而采用后处理方法,即先合成SAPO-34分子筛母体,再进行酸碱后处理来制备多级孔SAPO-34分子筛是非常有前景的技术路线.本文首先通过水热合成法制备了立方形貌SAPO-34分子筛,再采用不同种类的酸溶液(硝酸、草酸及丁二酸)对其进行后处理,制备了具有良好相对结晶度的多级孔SAPO-34,考察了酸种类对所得多级孔SAPO-34结构及其MTO性能的影响.研究发现,经硝酸和草酸处理后的样品在特定晶面上出现了蝴蝶状孔道,形成了由微孔、介孔(40–50 nm)和大孔(400–500 nm)组成的多级孔分子筛;其比表面积高达876 m2/g,孔容为0.36 cm3/g,该多级孔道大幅改善了MTO过程中的分子扩散性能.酸后处理过程并没有影响分子筛的化学环境及酸中心强度,却降低了分子筛的强酸中心数量并增加了弱酸中心数量.在多级孔结构及酸中心的协同作用下,其MTO性能得到了大幅度提升:经硝酸和草酸处理后所得多级孔SAPO-34,其MTO寿命(400°C,1 atm,甲醇空速1 h–1)分别由母体的210 min增至360和390 min,低碳烯烃的总选择性由母体的90%提高至92%–94%,并可根据孔道大小调整产物组成,使乙烯选择性在37.4%–51.5%内调变.对比发现,MTO过程中多级孔SAPO-34上的积碳量由母体的15%提高到18%,但积碳速率却由0.071降至0.046 g/min.失活多级孔SAPO-34内的积碳物种主要为较大的分子,其中芘及芘取代物的含量高达73%,而母体SAPO-34中芘及芘取代物的含量则降低至49%.这是因为多级孔SAPO-34内部更大的孔道空间可容纳更多的大分子积碳物种所致.丁二酸处理后的样品未产生多级孔道,却使部分微孔受损且增加了强酸中心数量,导致其更易失活,MTO寿命也降至100 min.选择合适种类的酸溶液进行后处理可控制备多级孔SAPO-34,可大幅改善其MTO性能.     

The template-assisted zinc ion incorporation in SAPO-34 and the enhanced ethylene selectivity in MTO reaction

The SAPO-34 catalyst was fine-tuned with zinc cations through a straightforward template-assisted ion incorporation(TII) process, without the necessary template pre-removal and the preparation of NH_4-SAPO-34 intermediate, which is more facile, efficient and cost-effective than the conventional ion exchange process. The template-assisted zinc cations incorporated SAPO-34 catalysts were characterized by XRD, XRF, N_2 adsorption-desorption, XPS, SEM, EDX,~1H NMR, respectively. Enhanced selectivity to ethylene and ratio of ethylene to propylene in MTO reaction are observed over the zinc cations modified SAPO-34 catalysts, due to the facilitated formation of lower methylbenzenes that favour the ethylene generation, as well as the increased diffusion hindrance originated from the zinc cations incorporation and the facilitated generation of aromatics compound.     

Tuning the product selectivity of SAPO-18 catalysts in MTO reaction via cavity modification

The AEI cavity of SAPO-18 catalyst was modified with zinc cations with the conventional ion exchange procedure. The cavity modification effectively tunes the product selectivity, and shifts the products from mainly propylene to comparable production of ethylene and propylene in methanol to olefin (MTO) reaction. The incorporation of zinc ions and the generation of bicyclic aromatic species in the AEI cavity of SAPO-18 catalysts introduce additional diffusion hindrance that exert greater influence on the relatively bulky products (e.g. propylene and higher olefins), which increase the selectivity to small-sized products (e.g. ethylene). It appears that the incorporated zinc cations facilitate the generation of lower methylbenzenes which promote the generation of ethylene. The cavity modification via incorporating zinc ions effectively tunes the product selectivity over SAPO molecular sieves with relatively larger cavity, which provides a novel strategy to develop the potential alternative to SAPO-34 catalysts for industrial MTO reaction.     

Optimization of Hybrid Crystal with SAPO-5/34 on Hydrothermal Stability for deNOx Reaction by NH3

In order to deal with the challenge of the hydrothermal deactivation of selective catalytic reduction of NO_x by NH₃(NH₃-SCR) catalyst and extend its lifetime, a novel Cu/SAPO-5/34 catalyst was prepared, and it almost maintains its deNO_x performance with a high conversion rate of 90% NO_x between 175℃ and 400℃ after under-going the rigorous treatment at 800℃ for 12 h. Thus, Cu/SAPO-5/34 is more recalcitrant to the high-temperature hydrothermal deactivation than Cu/SAPO-34. Besides, the formation of N₂O is always below 3×10^-6(3 ppm) during the whole reaction temperature, performing an advanced catalytic selectivity. The effect of high-temperature hydrothermal treatment on the morphology, structure and texture property, the acid sites, as well as the active copper species were investigated. These characterizations manifest that the optimized high-temperature hydrothermal stability is associated closely with the good structural stability over Cu/SAPO-5/34-HT, which facilitates to preserve reaction sites, and then showing the better hydrothermal stability than Cu/SAPO-34.     

核壳结构催化剂Cr-Zn@SiO2@SAPO-34催化合成气直接转化制低碳烃的性能

合成气直接转化高选择性制烃类产物仍是巨大的挑战.本文合成了以Cr-Zn氧化物为核, SiO2为中间过渡层,再通过原位水热合成覆盖一层SAPO-34分子筛为壳的核壳结构催化剂.合成气转化反应结果显示,与纯Cr-Zn金属氧化物相比,核壳结构催化剂将产物分布由甲醇和甲烷移动至C2–C4烃(所有烃类产物中占66.9%).这表明核壳结构催化剂用于合成气一步法直接转化制液化石油气的反应具有可行性,但是催化剂结构和组成有待于进一步优化,以提高其催化反应性能.     

Synthesis and Applications of SAPO-34 Molecular Sieves

Silicoaluminophosphate zeolite (SAPO-34) has been attracting increasing attention due to its excellent form selection and controllability in the chemical industry, as well as being one of the best industrial catalysts for methanol-to-olefin (MTO) reaction conversion. However, as a microporous molecular sieve, SAPO-34 easily generates carbon deposition and rapidly becomes inactivated. Therefore, it is necessary to reduce the crystal size of the zeolite or to introduce secondary macropores into the zeolite crystal to form a hierarchical structure in order to improve the catalytic effect. In this review, the synthesis methods of conventional SAPO-34 molecular sieves, hierarchical SAPO-34 molecular sieves and nanosized SAPO-34 molecular sieves are introduced, and the properties of the synthesized SAPO-34 molecular sieves are described, including the phase, morphology, pore structure, acid source, and catalytic performance, in particular with respect to the synthesis of hierarchical SAPO-34 molecular sieves. We hope that the review can provide guidance to the preparation of the SAPO-34 catalysts, and stimulate the future development of high-performance hierarchical SAPO-34 catalysts to meet the growing demands of the material and chemical industries.     

模板剂对SAPO-34分子筛晶粒尺寸和性能的影响

分别以三乙胺、四乙基氢氧化铵及二者的混合物为模板剂合成了硅磷酸铝分子筛SAPO- 34. 应用XRD,SEM,DTA和NH3 -TPD等方法考察了合成产品的物化性能.所得结果表明.模板剂的种类对SAPO-34的晶粒大小和酸性质有显著影响.在甲醇转化制低碳稀烃的过程中,以不同模板剂合成的SAPO-34的催化性能也不同,其中,以双模板剂合成的分子筛具有较高的低碳烯烃选择性.     

SAPO-34晶粒形貌对甲醇转化制低碳烯烃反应的影响

分别采用微波和水热法合成了具有片状及立方结构的SAPO-34分子筛.结果发现,片状SAPO-34分子筛晶粒厚度为130nm,比表面积为593m²/g;立方结构SAPO-34分子筛粒径为1.5-2.5μm,比表面积为708m²/g.二者具有数量相近的强酸中心,后者的弱酸位数量略少.甲醇制烯烃反应结果表明,在450℃和1.0h^-1的反应条件下,片状SAPO-34分子筛的催化寿命可达380min,乙烯选择性最高为51.77%,乙烯、丙烯及丁烯的总选择性最高为90.20%;而立方结构SAPO-34的催化寿命仅为212min,乙烯选择性最高为49.84%,乙烯、丙烯及丁烯的总选择性最高只有86.81%.这可能源于片状晶粒的扩散路径较短,抑制了低碳烯烃的进一步转化及积碳的生成,因此具有较高的低碳烯烃选择性及较长的寿命.