Catalytic Ethylene Production from Ethanol Dehydration over Non-Modified and Phosphoric Acid Modified Zeolite H-Y (80) Catalysts

The present work reports on the effects of phosphoric acid-modified Zeolites-Y towards the ethylene formation from ethanol dehydration. The catalyst was impregnated with different H3PO4 loadings from 10 to 30wt%. All the catalysts were characterized using N2-physisorption, thermogravimetric analysis...

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Main Authors: Jiah, Chee Soh, Soo, Ling Chong, Cheng, C. K.
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Soo, Ling Chong
Cheng, C. K.
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description The present work reports on the effects of phosphoric acid-modified Zeolites-Y towards the ethylene formation from ethanol dehydration. The catalyst was impregnated with different H3PO4 loadings from 10 to 30wt%. All the catalysts were characterized using N2-physisorption, thermogravimetric analysis, NH3-TPD, FTIR, SEM-EDX, X-ray diffraction and XPS techniques. The non-modified Zeolite-Y with Si/Al 80:1, H-Y (80) was found to exhibit excellent catalytic activity owing to the presence of weak acid sites that was able to protonate the hydroxyl group of ethanol. Although ethanol conversion dropped with phosphorus modified catalysts, it was found that the modified Zeolite-Y with 10wt% H3PO4 can achieve 99% selectivity to ethylene at 723 K and ethanol partial pressure of 16 kPa. Overall, ethanol conversion and ethylene selectivity decreased in the order of H-Y (80)> 10P/H-Y (80) > 20P/H-Y (80) > 30P/H-Y (80). The decrease in ethanol dehydration activity of phosphorus modified catalysts can be ascribed to the reduced BET specific surface area and pore volume due to the surface coverage by layers of H3PO4, consequently, hindered ethanol access to the active site However, the spent phosphorus modified Zeolite-Y catalyst consistently showed less carbon formation compared to the undoped catalyst. This could be due to the reduction in strong acid site and also hindrance of C2H5OH from travelling deep into the pore networks of H-Y (80), therefore reducing the residence time with a consequence of minimizing the carbon laydown.
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spelling ump-158452017-08-09T07:56:08Z http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/15845/ Catalytic Ethylene Production from Ethanol Dehydration over Non-Modified and Phosphoric Acid Modified Zeolite H-Y (80) Catalysts Jiah, Chee Soh Soo, Ling Chong Cheng, C. K. TP Chemical technology The present work reports on the effects of phosphoric acid-modified Zeolites-Y towards the ethylene formation from ethanol dehydration. The catalyst was impregnated with different H3PO4 loadings from 10 to 30wt%. All the catalysts were characterized using N2-physisorption, thermogravimetric analysis, NH3-TPD, FTIR, SEM-EDX, X-ray diffraction and XPS techniques. The non-modified Zeolite-Y with Si/Al 80:1, H-Y (80) was found to exhibit excellent catalytic activity owing to the presence of weak acid sites that was able to protonate the hydroxyl group of ethanol. Although ethanol conversion dropped with phosphorus modified catalysts, it was found that the modified Zeolite-Y with 10wt% H3PO4 can achieve 99% selectivity to ethylene at 723 K and ethanol partial pressure of 16 kPa. Overall, ethanol conversion and ethylene selectivity decreased in the order of H-Y (80)> 10P/H-Y (80) > 20P/H-Y (80) > 30P/H-Y (80). The decrease in ethanol dehydration activity of phosphorus modified catalysts can be ascribed to the reduced BET specific surface area and pore volume due to the surface coverage by layers of H3PO4, consequently, hindered ethanol access to the active site However, the spent phosphorus modified Zeolite-Y catalyst consistently showed less carbon formation compared to the undoped catalyst. This could be due to the reduction in strong acid site and also hindrance of C2H5OH from travelling deep into the pore networks of H-Y (80), therefore reducing the residence time with a consequence of minimizing the carbon laydown. Elsevier Ltd 2017 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/15845/1/pagination_FUPROC_5223.pdf application/pdf en http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/15845/7/fkksa-2017-ckcheng-Catalytic%20Ethylene%20Production1.pdf Jiah, Chee Soh and Soo, Ling Chong and Cheng, C. K. (2017) Catalytic Ethylene Production from Ethanol Dehydration over Non-Modified and Phosphoric Acid Modified Zeolite H-Y (80) Catalysts. Fuel Processing Technology, 158. pp. 85-95. ISSN 0378-3820. (Published) http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.fuproc.2016.12.012 doi: 10.1016/j.fuproc.2016.12.012
spellingShingle TP Chemical technology
Jiah, Chee Soh
Soo, Ling Chong
Cheng, C. K.
Catalytic Ethylene Production from Ethanol Dehydration over Non-Modified and Phosphoric Acid Modified Zeolite H-Y (80) Catalysts
title Catalytic Ethylene Production from Ethanol Dehydration over Non-Modified and Phosphoric Acid Modified Zeolite H-Y (80) Catalysts
title_full Catalytic Ethylene Production from Ethanol Dehydration over Non-Modified and Phosphoric Acid Modified Zeolite H-Y (80) Catalysts
title_fullStr Catalytic Ethylene Production from Ethanol Dehydration over Non-Modified and Phosphoric Acid Modified Zeolite H-Y (80) Catalysts
title_full_unstemmed Catalytic Ethylene Production from Ethanol Dehydration over Non-Modified and Phosphoric Acid Modified Zeolite H-Y (80) Catalysts
title_short Catalytic Ethylene Production from Ethanol Dehydration over Non-Modified and Phosphoric Acid Modified Zeolite H-Y (80) Catalysts
title_sort catalytic ethylene production from ethanol dehydration over non-modified and phosphoric acid modified zeolite h-y (80) catalysts
topic TP Chemical technology
url http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/15845/
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http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/15845/
http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/15845/1/pagination_FUPROC_5223.pdf
http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/15845/7/fkksa-2017-ckcheng-Catalytic%20Ethylene%20Production1.pdf