Advanced search
Start date
Betweenand
Related content
(Reference retrieved automatically from Web of Science through information on FAPESP grant and its corresponding number as mentioned in the publication by the authors.)

Progress of the Catalytic Deactivation of H-ZSM-5 Zeolite in Glycerol Dehydration

Full text
Author(s):
Catuzo, Gabriel L. [1] ; Possato, Luiz G. [1] ; Sad, Maria Eugenia [2] ; Padro, Cristina [2] ; Martins, Leandro [1]
Total Authors: 5
Affiliation:
[1] UNESP Univ Estadual Paulista, Inst Quim, Prof Francisco Degni 55, BR-14800900 Araraquara, SP - Brazil
[2] UNL Univ Nacl Litoral, Fac Ingn Quim, Santiago Estero 2829, RA-S3000 Santa Fe - Argentina
Total Affiliations: 2
Document type: Journal article
Source: CHEMCATCHEM; v. 13, n. 20 AUG 2021.
Web of Science Citations: 0
Abstract

Glycerol conversion into value-added chemicals has received much attention due to the prospect of increasing the biodiesel industry's profitability. The dehydration of glycerol is one of the most explored reactions in the valorization of glycerol, and the zeolite H-ZSM-5 is one of the furthermost used structures. In this study, several characterization techniques were used to investigate the detailed aging of coke in spent H-ZSM-5 zeolites after their use in the gas-phase glycerol dehydration to produce acrolein. The carbonaceous deposits formed almost totally in the first minutes of the reaction. They rapidly got trapped inside the pores, hampering the accessibility to active sites and the zeolite's full catalytic action. Two types of coke were formed during the reaction: polyglycols, on the external surface, and aromatics, inside the pores, representing the majority (similar to 98 wt.%) of the carbonaceous compounds. Besides, aromatic compounds age over time, becoming bulkier and more deficient in hydrogen. We also found a correlation between the amount of coke, its size, accessibility to the acid active sites, and changes in crystallographic parameters of the zeolite with the presence of coke. (AU)

FAPESP's process: 18/01258-5 - Novel chemical catalytic and photocatalytic processes for the direct conversion of methane and CO2 to products
Grantee:José Maria Correa Bueno
Support Opportunities: Research Projects - Thematic Grants
FAPESP's process: 19/12486-1 - Multi-User Equipment approved in grant 2018/01258-5: gas chromatograph
Grantee:Leandro Pierroni Martins
Support Opportunities: Multi-user Equipment Program