Performance of a binder-free, spherical-shaped Mo/HZSM-5 catalyst in the non-oxidative CH4 dehydroaromatization in fixed- and fluidized-bed reactors under periodic CH4–H2 switch operation

Autor: Yo Yamamoto, Zhan-Guo Zhang, Hongtao Ma, Yoshizo Suzuki, Jiangyin Lu, Yuebing Xu
Rok vydání: 2013
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Zdroj: Chemical Engineering and Processing: Process Intensification. 72:90-102
ISSN: 0255-2701
DOI: 10.1016/j.cep.2013.05.016
Popis: There is a need to develop a fluidizable Mo/HZSM-5 catalyst for industrial application of the non-oxidative CH 4 conversion to benzene. A binder-free, spherical-shaped Mo/HZSM-5 catalyst was applied for the first time to the non-oxidative CH 4 dehydroaromatization and its activity and stability were examined in both fixed- and fluidized-bed reactors at atmospheric pressure, 1073–1173 K and 10,000 mL/g/h under periodic CH 4 –H 2 switch operation modes. The fixed bed tests confirmed that this catalyst has the same high activity as a 100% zeolite-based Mo/HZSM-5 powder catalyst. The fluidized bed tests demonstrated further that, the combination of daily cyclic H 2 -regeneration and one-hour continuous H 2 -regeneration between daily cyclic tests enables the catalyst to exhibit well-duplicated activity–time curves over a period of 6-day. Hence, a three-bed circulating reactor system was proposed to realize continuous and highly efficient catalyst regeneration and stable production of benzene. Moreover, measurements of the particle size distribution revealed that the average particle sizes of the spent samples collected after the fluidized bed tests become slightly larger than that of the fresh catalyst. Coke accumulation on the external surfaces of catalyst particles is believed to be responsible for strengthened resistance of the catalyst toward abrasion under the fluidization conditions.
Databáze: OpenAIRE
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