The Effect of Co-feeding Methyl Acetate on the H-ZSM5 Catalysed Methanol-to-Hydrocarbons Reaction

The reactivity of methanol and methyl acetate mixtures over a HZSM-5 catalyst is studied over a period of 6 h at 350 °C, with small molecular weight olefins and aromatic compounds observed as reaction products. Post-reaction analysis of the catalyst shows the coke content to increase with methyl ace...

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Published in:Topics in catalysis 2020-07, Vol.63 (3-4), p.370-377
Main Authors: Zachariou, A., Hawkins, A. P., Collier, P., Howe, R. F., Parker, S. F., Lennon, D.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Alkenes
Aluminum
Aromatic compounds
Catalysis
Catalysts
Characterization and Evaluation of Materials
Chemistry
Chemistry and Materials Science
Deactivation
Hydrocarbons
Industrial Chemistry/Chemical Engineering
Inelastic scattering
Methanol
Methylation
Neutron scattering
Original Paper
Pharmacy
Physical Chemistry
Reaction products
Sulfuric acid
Vibrational spectra
Zeolites
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Summary:The reactivity of methanol and methyl acetate mixtures over a HZSM-5 catalyst is studied over a period of 6 h at 350 °C, with small molecular weight olefins and aromatic compounds observed as reaction products. Post-reaction analysis of the catalyst shows the coke content to increase with methyl acetate content. Vibrational spectra (DRIFTS and inelastic neutron scattering, INS) indicate the major hydrocarbon species present in the coked catalysts to be methylated aromatic molecules, with INS spectra indicating a greater degree of methylation in the catalysts used with higher methyl acetate content. The greater extent of deactivation at higher methyl acetate concentrations is tentatively attributed to a diminishment of water in the zeolite cavity, which would otherwise facilitate re-generation of the active sites.
ISSN:1022-5528
1572-9028
DOI:10.1007/s11244-020-01258-3