Sunday, July 5, 2015

Effect of boron incorporation on the structure, products selectivities and lifetime of H-ZSM-5 nanocatalyst designed for application in methanol-to-olefins (MTO) reaction

CATEGORY: METHANOL-TO-OLEFINS 
Effect of boron incorporation on the structure, products selectivities and lifetime of H-ZSM-5 nanocatalyst
 designed for application in methanol-to-olefins (MTO) reaction

Type
Journal Article
Author
Fereydoon Yaripour
Author
Zahra Shariatinia
URL
Volume
203
Pages
41-53
Publication
Microporous and Mesoporous Materials
Date
February 2015
Abstract
Reports the effect of boron incorporation into H-ZSM-5 nanocatalyst on the stability, product distribution and hydrocarbons selectivity in methanol to olefins (MTO) reaction. Researchers fabricated the reference and boron-modified ZSM-5 nanocatalysts using the hydrothermal method.
Results revealed that propylene selectivity does not change significantly with the isomorphous substitution of B in H-ZSM-5 zeolite. However, the lifetime of the modified zeolite displayed a significant increase compared to that of the reference sample. Researchers ascribe the enhancement of the lifetime and catalytic stability to reduction of strong/mild acid sites ratio as well as small crystal size of the [B]-H-ZSM-5 nanocatalyst. The characterization of the deactivated nanocatalysts showed that incorporation of boron decreased both rates of coke formation and coke-susceptibility of the ZSM-5 nanocatalyst.

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