Effect of acidity on ferric oxide nanoparticles supported on γ–χ–Al2O3 in the methanol dehydration reaction toward dimethyl ether
| Autor: | J.M. Quintana, Amelia Olivas, V.M. Maytorena, L.A. Flores-Sánchez, M.A. Armenta, R. Silva–Rodrigo |
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| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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Chemistry
020209 energy General Chemical Engineering Organic Chemistry Energy Engineering and Power Technology 02 engineering and technology Activation energy medicine.disease Catalysis chemistry.chemical_compound Fuel Technology 020401 chemical engineering Dehydration reaction 0202 electrical engineering electronic engineering information engineering medicine Ferric Dimethyl ether Dehydration Methanol 0204 chemical engineering Selectivity medicine.drug Nuclear chemistry |
| Zdroj: | Fuel. 296:120618 |
| ISSN: | 0016-2361 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.fuel.2021.120618 |
| Popis: | In this work, the low cost synthesis of the Fe2O3/γ–χ–Al2O3 catalyst, carried out by the wet impregnation method, promoted a conversion in methanol dehydration by 46% (an increase of 5% with respect to γ–χ–Al2O3 support), and with a selectivity of 100% towards DME (at 250 °C and 1 atm pressure), due to a higher abundance in the density of moderate acidic sites generated by the synergistic metal-support interaction. The slight decrease in catalytic activity for the Fe2O3/γ–χ–Al2O3 system, compared to the γ–χ–Al2O3 from 260 °C, was linked to the effect of changes in the shape and size of the Fe2O3 nanoparticles. These particles went from semi-spherical to nano-needles at 290 °C reaction temperature. Finally, the great structural stability of Fe3+ measured by XPS, RAMAN spectroscopy and UV–Vis, and the low activation energy of the Fe2O3/γ–χ–Al2O3 material (102.66 kJ/mol), place the Fe2O3/γ–χ–Al2O3 catalyst as an excellent candidate for methanol dehydration, under conditions of 240 to 250 °C and methanol partial pressures between 9.8 and 7.8 kPa, respectively. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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