Propane Aromatization over Mo/HZSM-5 Catalysts

Impregnation, mechanical mixing and hydrothermal treatment methods were used to introduce molybdenum species into the HZSM-5 zeolite. The structure and surface acidity of the catalysts were studied by means of XRD, FT-IR, NH3-TPD, TPR and XPS. The effects of Mo content and reaction time on stream on the aromatization of propane were investigated. It was found that the performance of the Mo/HZSM-5 catalyst prepared by the hydrothermal treatment method was much better than that of the other two catalysts. For example, under the reaction conditions of 823 K and 600 h-1, propane conversion and aromatics selectivity over the catalyst prepared by hydrothermal pretreatment could reach 89.17% and 78.56%, respectively. XRD and XPS results showed that the Mo species in the catalysts prepared by hydrothermal treatment were highly dispersed on the surface of the HZSM-5, and larger amounts of them could penetrate into the HZSM-5 channel, as compared with the other two kinds of catalysts. These factors may be responsi     

Propane Aromatization over Mo／HZSM—5 Catalysts

Impregnation,mechanical mixing and hydrothermal treatment methods were used to introduce molybdenum species into the HZSM-5 zeolite ,the structure and surface acidity of the catalysts were studied by means of XRD,FT-IR ,NH3-TPD,TPR and XPS,The effects of Mo content and reaction time on stream on the aromatization of propane were investigated,It was found that the performance of the Mo/HZSM-5 catalst prepared by the hydrothermal treatment method was much better than that of the other two catalysts,For example ,under the reaction conditions of 823 K and 600h^-1, propance conversion and aromatics selectivity over the catalyst prepared by hydrothermal pretreatment could reach 89.17% and 78.56%,respectively,XRD and XPS results showed that the Mo species in the catalysts prepared by hydrothermal treatment were highly dispersed on the surface of the HZSM-5,and lartger amounts of them could penetrate into the HZSM-5 channel ,as compared with the other two kinds of catalysts,These factors may be responsibled for their high activities for propane aromatization,IR and NH3-TPD studies indicated that the number of Broensted acid centers decreased and the Lewis acid centers increased after Mo was introduced into the HZSM-5 zeolite.     

Studies on Mo／HZSM-5 Complex Catalyst for Methane Aromatization

The influence of adding Fe,Cr,Co,and Ga into 3%Mo/HZSM-5 catalyst on methane aromatization,and the influence of additives ratio on methane conversion,selectivity to hydrocarbons and coke,as well as distribution of aromatics were investigated.The experimental results showed that the addition of Fe,Cr,Co and Ga promoted the dehydrogenation and dissociation of methane.The results of NH3-TPD indicated that the acidity of HZSM-5 was changed by adding Fe and Co components,consequently the catalytic properties of Mo/HZSM-5 were changed.It was also revealed that strong acid sites were the center of methane aromatization.The results of XRD characterization showed that the crystallinity of Mo on ZSM-5 zeolite was increased after adding Fe,Co additives.     

Mo/HZSM-5丙烷芳构化催化性能及其吸附量热的研究

采用等量浸渍法制得一系列不同担载量的Ｍｏ／ＨＺＳＭ－５催化剂,运用ＸＲＤ和ＦＴＩＲ方法考察了Ｍｏ物种在催化剂表面的分散状态,首次采用微分吸一热技术对Ｍｏ／ＨｚＳＭ－５催化剂的表面酸性进行表征。同时研究了催化剂对丙烷芳构化的反应活性。结果表明：对于担载Ｍｏ的ＨＺＳＭ－５分子筛催化剂,Ｍｏ物种在ＨＺＳＭ－５分子筛表面上顺序为ＨＺＳＭ－５〉１％Ｍｏ／ＨＺＳＭ－５〉２％Ｍｏ／ＨＺＳＭ－５分子筛本身表面的酸     

La／HZSM—5催化剂上丙烷的芳构化反应研究

采用浸渍法和离子交换法制备了La/HZSM-5分子筛催化剂,用于丙烷芳构化反应,利用XRD,SPS,FT－IR,NH3－TPD技术考察了La对HZSM－5分子筛结构和表面酸性的影响,引入La后能显著提高HZSM－5的丙烷芳构化活性,其中由离子交换法得到的催化剂效果最佳,在反应温度550度,空速600h^-1条件下,丙烷转化率和芳烃选择性分别达到94．58％,68．99％,在La/HZSM-5中分子筛结晶度下降,B酸中心减少,L酸中心增多,离子交换法制备的催化剂比浸渍法催化剂的这种变化更显著,同时更有利于La3 进入分子筛孔道内,并与分子筛产生强相互作用,新增加的L酸中心可能是芳构化反应的活性中心。     

27Al和29Si MAS-NMR对Mo/HZSM-5催化剂的研究

使用＾２９Ａｌ固体离分辨核磁技术对甲烷无氧芳构化催化剂Ｍｏ／ＨＺＳＭ－５分子筛进行了研究，发现ＨＺＳＭ－５分子筛本体中仅含有少量非骨架Ａｌ，Ｍｏ物种与分子筛骨架Ａｌ的相互作用随Ｍｏ担载量以及焙烧的温度的升高而增加，在高温焙烧下，Ｍｏ物种会使分子筛骨架严重脱铝，并且生成Ａｌ２（ＭｏＯ４）３新相，最终导致分子筛骨架塌陷，催化性能下降。     

Cresol Izomerization in the Presence of Acid Catalysts

It is shown for toluene oxidation with nitrous oxide that modifying HZSM-5 zeolite with zinc oxide nanoparticles considerably improves the selectivity and yield of cresols. It is found that a 2% ZnO/HZSM-5 composite catalyst also exhibits enhanced and stable activity at high temperatures. For the o-cresol isomerization reaction, this modification of HZSM-5 zeolite greatly reduces the contribution from disproportionation and cracking reactions proceeding with formation of phenol, C₆–C₉ aromatic hydrocarbons, and xylenols. The regularities of their formation in the presence of the studied catalysts are determined using the results from thermodynamic calculations for the equilibrium concentrations of cresol isomers.     

Synthesis of HZSM-5 zeolites with excellent DME aromatization properties by orthogonal test

Abstract

The synthesis conditions of HZSM-5 zeolite, including crystallization temperature, crystallization time and raw material ratio, were investigated by L₃₂ (4⁸) orthogonal test to specifically optimize its performance in dimethyl ether (DME) aromatization for the first time. Based on the total yield of aromatic products, the synthesis conditions of HZSM-5 zeolite with the best DME aromatization properties were obtained by comprehensive analysis and validation experiments. The relationship between the aromatization performance, crystalline structure, pore structure, and acidity of HZSM-5 zeolite were analyzed. The results showed that the HZSM-5 zeolite accompanied by hierarchical structure, an appropriate Brønsted and Lewis acid content and uniform crystal morphology, was successfully synthesized under optimized conditions. Over this unmodified and un-doped catalyst, the conversion of DME approached to 99.3% and the total yield of aromatics reached was 53.5%.     

Non-Oxidative Aromatization of CH4-C3H8 La-Promoted Zn/HZSM-5 Catalysts

The non-oxidative aromatization of mixed CH4 with C3H8 over La-promoted Zn/HZSM-5 catalysts was studied in a fixed-bed reactor at 823 K with space velocity 600 h^-1 and CH4/C3H8 （mol ratio）=5：l. The propane conversion and the aromatic selectivities were up to 99% and 60% over the catalyst respectively, while methane conversion had an induction period with the highest conversion of 30%. The structure and surface acidity of the catalysts were characterized by XRD, NH3-TPD and TG-DTA. The influences of reaction and regenerative conditions on the activity and selectivity were also investigated.     

Non-oxidative conversion of methane into various petrochemical grades over tunable tri-metallic Fe-W-Mo/HZSM-5 catalyst systems

Most mono-metallic catalysts applied in non-oxidative conversion of methane exhibit low catalyst activity and limited selectivity towards useful petrochemicals. In this study, a series of thermally stable and tunable 5.4 wt% metal/support Fe-W-Mo/HZSM-5 catalyst systems were synthesized, characterized, and applied in non-oxidative conversion of methane in a custom-made stainless-steel reactor at various process conditions. Analysis of products from the reactor was done using Shimadzu 2014 gas chromatograph. Varying the amount of Fe, W, and Mo on HZSM-5 greatly influenced catalyst activity in terms of methane conversion and product distribution. When the quantities of Fe and W were increased to 2.25 wt% each and the quantity of molybdenum reduced to 0.9 wt% in the overall 5.4 wt% metal/ HZSM-5 catalyst, the resultant catalyst system became most active in methane conversion (17.4%) at 800 °C. Reducing the quantity of Fe and W each to 1.35 wt% and increasing Mo to 2.7 wt% in the overall 5.4 wt% catalyst, the resultant catalyst system became less selective towards C₂ hydrocarbons and coke, but highly selective towards xylene and benzene. Therefore, this study demonstrates that varying metal loading presents an opportunity to tune the 5.4 wt% binary Fe, W, and Mo on HZSM-5 to achieve desired methane conversion and product distribution.     

Aromatization of methane over different Mo-supported catalysts in the absence of oxygen

Both acidity and structure of the support are important factors in converting methane to aromatics. Lower SiO₂/Al₂O₃ ratio seems to favor the aromatization of methane over the Mo/HZSM-5 catalyst. When Pt is added as a modifier the activity of Mo/HZSM-5 catalyst will decrease slightly, but coke formation will enhanced.     

Study of the role of Zn in aromatization of light alkanes with probe molecules

The role of Zn²⁺ in ZnZSM-5 catalyst in the process of aromatization of alkanes has been studied with the probe molecules - n-hexane, cyclohexane and 1-hexene. IR measurements showed that the parent HZSM-5 zeolite contains predominantly Br?nsted acid sites, while Zn cations in ZnZSM-5 catalyst represent Lewis sites. From the results it follows, that Zn cations in ZnZSM-5 catalyst as Lewis acid sites have strong hydro-dehydrogenation activity and they catalyze the dehydrogenation of n-hexane as well as of cyclic intermediates into the corresponding aromatics. From the results of catalytic tests we conclude that the hydro-dehydrogenation activity of the catalyst plays an essential role in aromatization of light alkanes. The results indicate that for improving the yields of aromatics in aromatization of light alkanes on bifunctional catalysts it is inevitable to increase the participation of the dehydrogenation reactions in the activation of alkane as well as in the formation of the corresponding aromatics from cyclic intermediates. This revised version was published online in August 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date.     

Methane dehydrogenation and aromatization in the absence of oxygen on Mo/HZSM-5: A study on the interaction between Mo species and HZSM-5 by using Al and Si MAS NMR

By using a high-resolution solid state nuclear magnetic resonance spectrometer with ²⁷Al and ²⁹Si probes, the interaction between Mo species and HZSM-5 of frsol|Mo/HZSM-5 catalysts has been studied. The results show that there is a strong interaction between Mo species and HZSM-5 zeolite. The framework aluminum in the zeolite can be easily extracted by the introduction of Mo species. The extractability of framework aluminum by Mo species increases with increasing Mo loading and the calcination temperature. The extraction process leads to the formation of non-framework Al at first and then a new crystalline phase of Al₂(MoO₄)₃. The dealumination of the catalyst having a Mo loading of 15% and had been calcined at 973 K is so severe that all the aluminum in the framework are extracted and no framework Al could be detected by ²⁷Al MAS NMR. The catalyst, therefore, lost its catalytic activity for methane dehydrogenation and aromatization in the absence of oxygen. The Si/Al ratio measured from ²⁹Si MAS NMR further confirms the dealumination process observed by ²⁷Al MAS NMR. The MAS NMR results give us an evidence that Al₂(MoO₄)₃ crystallites are much less active for the reaction.     

Enhanced Stability of Mo-Promoted Zn/HZSM-5 Catalyst for Methanol to Aromatics

A Mo-promoted Zn/HZSM-5 catalyst was prepared by isometric impregnation method (IM). The physicochemical properties of catalysts were characterized by X-ray diffraction, registration of N₂ adsorption-desorption isotherms, transmission electron microscopy, NH₃ temperature-programmed desorption and IR spectroscopic study of pyridine adsorption. The results show that by doping zeolite with Mo species it is possible to tune the microstructures, acidity and crystallinity of the catalyst. Additionally, it was found that the 1%Mo(IM)–5%Zn(IE)/HZSM-5 catalyst had a high catalytic activity and stability for methanol to aromatics (MTA) reaction. The yield of aromatics reached 77.3% at 450°C and TOS = 3 h. When the TOS = 98 h, the yield of total aromatics remains at a 60.4% level. The lifetime of catalysts was influenced by the synergetic effect of Brønsted and Lewis acid sites, so the modification with Mo may bring an opportunity to prolong the lifetime of Zn/HZSM-5 catalyst in the MTA reaction. The metal components are sintered and lost in continuous reaction-regeneration cycles. Accordingly, the activity of deactivated catalyst cannot be completely restored to the initial level.     

n-Butane isomerization in the gas phase and under supercritical conditions

The aromatization of n-butane under supercritical conditions on gallium-, zinc-, and platinum-modified high-silica zeolites with a modulus of 30–70 was first studied, and the experimental data were compared to the results of a study of this process in the gas phase. It was found that the operational efficiency of catalysts for n-butane conversion under supercritical conditions was much higher than that for the gas-phase reaction in terms of activity, productivity, and resistance to poisoning by condensation products. The aromatization of gaseous n-butane at 530°C and 1 atm was characterized by rapid catalyst deactivation. The selectivity for the benzene-toluene-xylene (BTX) fraction was higher than 50%. Under supercritical conditions at 430–560°C and 100–200 atm, the selectivity of formation of aromatic compounds decreased by a factor of 2, whereas the yield of C₁-C₃ cracking products increased by the above factor. On the other hand, it was found that an increase in the productivity of catalysts by a factor of 20–50 with the retention of almost 100% activity for several days of operation is an advantage of the process performed under supercritical conditions. The almost complete conversion of butane under supercritical conditions was found on promoted HZSM-5 zeolite samples. The thermogravimetric analysis of spent samples suggested a higher degree of catalyst carbonization under supercritical conditions, as compared with that in the reaction performed in the gas phase. However, the deposition of 20–30 wt % condensation products on the catalysts had no detectable effect on the high activity of the catalysts in the reaction performed under supercritical conditions.     

Catalytic Oxidation of Methane by Nitrous Oxide on H[Al]ZSM-5 Zeolite, Silicalite, and Amorphous SiO2 Modified by Iron, Silver, and Gadolinium Ions

Methane oxidation by an excess of N₂O on the catalytic sites formed in HZSM-5 zeolite, silicalite, and SiO₂ after modification with iron, silver, and gadolinium cations in different combinations is studied. Introduction of iron and silver ions into H[Al]ZSM-5 zeolite is shown to result in the formation of the sites that are active in methane oxidation, while the systems obtained on the basis of crystalline silicalite or amorphous SiO₂ demonstrate poor or no catalytic activity, respectively. Complete oxidation of methane with 100% conversion is observed on the Fe/HZSM-5 and Ag/HZSM-5 catalysts at temperatures higher than 350 and 450°C, respectively. A decrease in the reaction temperature and in the methane conversion is accompanied by coking of the catalysts and, in the case of Fe/HZSM-5, by the appearance of trace amounts of methanol and formic acid in the gas phase. The temperature dependence of the activity and selectivity for the Ag/HZSM-5 and (Ag + Gd)/HZSM-5 catalysts exhibits a pronounced hysteresis at 330–480°C, and the formation of coke proceeds much faster than in the case of iron-containing samples. Catalytic properties of (Fe + Ag)/HZSM-5 are similar to those of Fe/HZSM-5. The introduction of Gd does not influence significantly the activity and selectivity of the catalysts. ESR and TG–DTA were used to determine the state and distribution of Fe, Ag, and Gd in the samples and to examine the processes of coke formation.     

Influence of Pretreatment Conditions on Methane Aromatization Performance of Mo／HZSM—5 and Mo—Cu／HZSM—5 Catalysts

Mo/HZSM-5 is a good catalyst for methane aromatization, and the reaction performance of Mo/HZSM-5 and Cu modified Mo/HZSM-5 catalysts under various pretreatment conditions has been studied. The results indicate that the catalyst presented a distinguished catalytic activity, benzene selectivity and a high stability when the bed temperature was raised in N2 atmosphere.     

柴油机尾气碳颗粒燃烧中La-Mn-Fe-Cu/HZSM-5的催化性能

采用柠檬酸络合浸渍法制备分子筛负载钙钛矿型金属复合氧化物催化剂。采用XRD、SEM、XPS和H₂-TPR等手段对催化剂性能进行表征,并在微型固定床反应器中对催化剂进行活性评价。结果表明,B位离子由多种金属离子组成的催化剂,可使碳颗粒燃烧温度降低,生成CO₂的选择性高。B位离子种类及配比直接影响催化剂性能,Cu离子加入可提高生成CO₂的选择性,Co离子加入可降低碳颗粒燃烧温度,调节Fe/Mn离子摩尔比可以改善碳颗粒燃烧温度和生成CO₂的选择性。其中,LaMn_0.2Fe_0.7Cu_0.1O₃/HZSM-5催化剂性能较好,碳颗粒燃烧温度较低,T_ig、T_m和T_f分别为236.6、419.0和458.7 ℃,生成CO₂选择性较高,为88.3%。     

Methane dehydro-aromatization over Mo/HZSM-5 catalysts in the absence of oxygen: Effect of steam-treatment on catalyst stability

The effect of steam-treatment to HZSM-5 zeolite and Mo/HZSM-5 with a steaming time range of 0.5-1 h on the catalytic performance of methane dehydro-aromatization (MDA) over Mo/HZSM-5 catalyst prepared with impregnation has been studied in detail in combination with the characterization of 1H MAS NMR technique. Both the deactivation rate constant (kd) and the Brnsted acid sites per unit cell were calculated to quantitatively evaluate the stability of Mo/HZSM-5 catalysts treated with steam at 813 K before and after impregnation of molybdenum species, and the corresponding variation of their Brnsted acid sites. The results reveal that a V-shape relationship between kd and the number of B1 acid sites per unit cell is presented on Mo/HZSM-5 catalyst under the tested steam-treatment and reaction conditions.     

Selective dimerization of higher cycloolefins in the presence of micro- and micromesoporous zeolite catalysts

Selective synthesis of dimers of cycloolefins C₆-C₈ was carried out in the presence of highly dispersed zeolite catalysts HY, HBeta, and HZSM-12 and granulated zeolite HY-WB, which differ in acidic properties and pore structure. The high selectivity of microporous zeolite HZSM-12 in cyclohexene dimerization (100%) and micromesoporous zeolite HY-WB in cycloheptene and cyclooctene dimerization (90–95%) was established.