Dehydration of Alcohols to Olefins Catalyzed by ZrAPSO-34 Molecular Sieve
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https://doi.org/10.31699/IJCPE.2024.2.10Keywords:
SAPO-34 zeolite catalyst; Zr metal incorporation; microwave irradiation; MTO, selectivityAbstract
The lower olefins (Ethylene, propylene, and butylene) are considered the key to the polymeric and petrochemical industries. Dehydration of alcohols to produce light olefins (Methanol-to-olefins reaction) over SAPO-34 molecular sieve has attractedintoigh attention. Modified SAPO-34 zeolite catalyst with Zr metal was successfully prepared under microwave irradiation using morpholine as a structure direct agent. The microwave energy power used was 800 w and the crystallization time was 200 min. The catalyst sample was characterized by XRD, SEM, EDX, BET, FTIR, and TGA analysis. XRD analysis exhibited a typical chabazite structure with high crystallinity. The analysis showed macrocrystalline particles with moderate distribution of silica in the framework structure and a low surface area of 77 m2/g. The vibration peaks of the prepared catalyst showed agreement with the SAPO-34 CHA structure. Catalyst performance towards methanol-to-olefins conversion was performed in a trickle bed reactor with temperatures of 350, 400, 450, and 500 oC at a weight hourly space velocity of 7.7 h-1. The results also reveal at a temperature of 400 oC , that the best olefins selectivity was obtained, reaching 70%, with a longer lifetime of 500 min. methanol conversion was almost 100% at all reaction temperatures. In addition, the effect of methanol concentration was investigated and the results showed that increasing of water content plays a role in increasing catalyst lifetime and preventing coke depositions in pores.
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