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The Aromatization of Propene Via Nano-Size HZSM-5

Received: 17 October 2018     Accepted: 1 November 2018     Published: 28 November 2018
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Abstract

Zeolite (ZSM) catalysts are known to convert small-size alkenes, e.g., propene, into aromatic hydrocarbons, specifically benzene, toluene and xylenes (BTX), with both high efficiency and specificity. The efficiency of conventional and hierarchical nano-size ZSM-5 for propene aromatization was compared in this study using a Design of Experiments (DOE) approach combined with detailed product analysis. Contrary to our expectations, the former showed a significantly greater BTX yield than the latter. Analysis of the obtained data by DOE and additional experiments with soybean oil cracking using both catalyst types indicated that a reason for the observed reduced activity of nano-scale zeolites may be tenacious water adsorption, which may reduce the catalyst active site availability to the substrate.

Published in American Journal of Applied Chemistry (Volume 6, Issue 5)
DOI 10.11648/j.ajac.20180605.13
Page(s) 175-188
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Keywords

Aromatization, Zeolite, Nano-Size HZSM-5, Hierarchical Catalyst, Design of Experiments, BTX, ZSM-5

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  • Department of Chemical Engineering, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, USA

  • Department of Chemical Engineering, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, USA

  • Department of Chemistry, Moscow State University, Moscow, Russia

  • Engineering Department, Benedictine College, Atchison, USA

  • Department of Chemical Engineering, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, USA

  • Department of Chemistry, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, USA

  • Department of Chemistry, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, USA

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