Effect of Catalyst Synthesis Parameters on the Performance of CO2 Hydrogenation to Methanol over SBA-15 Supported Cu/ZnO-Based Catalysts

2020 ◽  
Vol 400 ◽  
pp. 159-169
Author(s):  
Sara F.H. Tasfy ◽  
Noor Asmawati Mohd Zabidi ◽  
Maizatul Shima Shaharun ◽  
Duvvria Subbarao
Keyword(s):  
Surface Area ◽  
Fixed Bed ◽  
Fixed Bed Reactor ◽  
Bet Surface Area ◽  
Methanol Production ◽  
Synthesis Conditions ◽  
Metal Loading ◽  
Synthesis Parameters ◽  
Metal Support Interaction ◽  
Active Metal

Bimetallic Cu-ZnO-based catalyst were systematically prepared via impregnation technique under controlled synthesis conditions of active metal loading, ratio of active metal Cu:Zn and synthesis pH. The effect of the synthesis condition on the performance of the Cu-ZnO supported catalysts with respect to the hydrogenation of CO2 to methanol in micro-activity fixed-bed reactor at 250°C, 2.25 MPa, and 75% H2/25%CO2 ratio. The synthesized catalysts were characterized by transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and temperature programmed desorption, reduction, oxidation and pulse chemisorption (TPDRO) and the surface area determination was also performed. The results demonstrate that the catalytic structure, activity, and methanol selectivity was strongly affected by the synthesis parameters. Increasing of synthesis pH from 1 to 7 shows better metal particles distribution, Cu desperation of 29%, higher BET surface area as well as Cu surface area, while further increasing on pH revealed on particles agglomeration and weak metal-support interaction. In addition, increasing of the active metal loading from 5 to 15 % resulted in dramatic increase in the conversion of CO2 and methanol production while further increase caused lower catalytic performance. Moreover, catalyst with total loading of 15%, Cu:Zn ratio of 70:30 synthesized at pH of 7 exhibit higher catalytic activity of 14%, methanol selectivity of 92%, and TOF of 1.24×103 s-1 compared with other catalyst prepared under various conditions

Characterization of Novel Sorbents for Mercury Removal at Elevated Temperature

2015 ◽  
Vol 656-657 ◽  
pp. 23-27
Author(s):  
Han Wen Cheng ◽  
Ching Tsung Yu
Keyword(s):  
Elevated Temperature ◽  
Transition Metals ◽  
Surface Area ◽  
Fixed Bed ◽  
Elemental Mercury ◽  
Fixed Bed Reactor ◽  
Mercury Removal ◽  
Bet Surface Area ◽  
Precipitation Method ◽  
Retention Capacity

The novel carbonate sorbents of Mg–Al–CO3 and (Mg3−x, Cux)–Al–CO3, were synthesized by co-precipitation method with individual nitrate salt of metal ions under alkaline conditions. The synthetic sorbent was characterized by analysis techniques such as BET surface area analysis, X-ray diffraction (XRD), and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). Elemental mercury capture experiments were carried out in a fixed-bed reactor including Hg permeation source, furnace, and Hg analyzer, which was conducted at temperature ranging from 30 to 300 o C. The major results showed that the surface area of material was significantly increased via incorporating Cu2+ into Mg–Al–CO3, accordingly enhancing Hg retention capacity of sorbents. SEM imagines displayed the layer appearance of Mg/Al and Mg/Cu/Al sorbents. Crystalline analysis indicated lamella structure accompanied with metal oxides within materials. Mercury removal tests demonstrated that the breakthrough time increased with temperature by adding transition metals to Mg–Al–CO3 as (Mg3−x, Cux)–Al–CO3. Hg uptake by the (Mg3−x, Cux)–Al–CO3 sorbent rapidly increased with elevated temperature up to 200 o C and reached the maximum capacity of 12.93 μg/g, and then gradually decreased after 300 o C. Surface area and unique properties of transition metals are the reason toward improving Hg capture sorbent. These results represent the feasibility of using such Hg sorbents for elemental mercury removal under elevated temperature conditions, and the detail mechanism is needed to be further studied.

scholarly journals Impact of Shape and Size of Catalysts on the Physical Properties and Pressure Drop in Fixed Bed Catalytic Systems

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (6) ◽  
pp. 1103-1109
Keyword(s):  
Pressure Drop ◽  
Surface Area ◽  
Pore Volume ◽  
Fixed Bed ◽  
Catalyst Design ◽  
Fixed Bed Reactor ◽  
Bet Surface Area ◽  
Different Shapes ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Shape And Size

Catalyst shape and size selection is an important aspect of the industrial catalyst design. Shapes of different sizes were made using alumina and characterized using standard methods used in the industry. Tableting machine, extruder and granulating equipment were used for forming different catalytic shapes. The samples were characterized by BET surface area, pore volume (N2 adsorption and water pick-up) and the sphericity & voidage calculations were performed for different alumina shapes. The physical strength and bulk density of the shapes were analyzed using ASTM methods. Spheres exhibited highest pore volume as the forming process exert minimum external force to the material. BET Surface area of all the samples were found comparable. The impact of different shapes and sizes on the pressure drop across the bed was studied for different gas flow rates using a fixed bed reactor set-up. Sphericity & voidage were calculated for different shapes and sizes and a modified Ergun equation was used for theoretical evaluation of the pressure drop. The experimental & theoretical results were compared and the relative error was noted. The study showed how the theoretical and experimental values differ as non-ideality in the flow across the packed bed increases. For special shapes like trilobe extrusions, impro

scholarly journals Effect of CO2 partial pressure on dry reforming of ethanol for hydrogen production

2018 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 6-10
Author(s):  
Fahim Fayaz ◽  
Ahmad Ziad Sulaiman ◽  
Sharanjit Singh ◽  
Sweeta Akbari
Keyword(s):  
Partial Pressure ◽  
Fixed Bed ◽  
Dry Reforming ◽  
Fixed Bed Reactor ◽  
Bet Surface Area ◽  
Impregnation Method ◽  
X Ray Diffraction ◽  
Co2 Partial Pressure ◽  
Temperature Programmed ◽  
Al2o3 Catalyst

The effect of CO2 partial pressure on ethanol dry reforming was evaluated over 5%Ce-10%Co/Al2O3 catalyst at = PCO2 = 20-50 kPa, PC2H5OH = 20 kPa, reaction temperature of 973 K under atmospheric pressure. The catalyst was prepared by using impregnation method and tested in a fixed-bed reactor. X-ray diffraction measurements studied the formation of Co3O4, spinel CoAl2O4 and CeO2, phases on surface of 5%Ce-10%Co/Al2O3 catalyst. CeO2, CoO and Co3O4 oxides were obtained during temperature–programmed calcination. Ce-promoted 10%Co/Al2O3 catalyst possessed high BET surface area of 137.35 m2 g-1. C2H5OH and CO2 conversions was improved with increasing CO2 partial pressure from 20-50 kPa whilst the optimal selectivity of H2 and CO was achieved at 50 kPa.

On efficiency of vanadium-oxide promoter in cobalt Fischer – Tropsch catalysts

2021 ◽  
Vol 1 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 15
Author(s):  
Elham Yaghoobpour ◽  
Yahya Zamani ◽  
Saeed Zarrinpashne ◽  
Akbar Zamaniyan
Keyword(s):  
Vanadium Oxide ◽  
Active Sites ◽  
Fixed Bed ◽  
Fixed Bed Reactor ◽  
Bet Surface Area ◽  
Incipient Wetness Impregnation ◽  
Impregnation Method ◽  
Fischer Tropsch ◽  
Co Conversion ◽  
Loading Amount

Promoters and their loading amount have crucial roles in cobalt Fischer – Tropsch catalysts. In this regard, the effects of vanadium oxide (V2O5) as a proposed promoter for Co catalyst supported on TiO2 have been investigated. Three catalysts with 0, 1, and 3 wt.% of V2O5 promoter loading are prepared by the incipient wetness impregnation method, and characterized by the BET surface area analyzer, XRD, H2-TPR, and TEM techniques. The fixed-bed reactor was employed for their evaluations. It was found that the catalyst containing 1 wt.% V2O5 has the best performance among the evaluated catalysts, demonstrating remarkable selectivity: 92 % C5+ and 5.7 % CH4, together with preserving the amount of CO conversion compared to the unpromoted catalyst. Furthermore, it is reported that the excess addition of V2O5 promoter (> 1 wt.%) in the introduced catalyst leads to the detrimental effect on the CO conversion and C5+ selectivity, mainly owing to diminished active sites by V2O5 loading.

scholarly journals Simulation of CO2 Conversion into Methanol in Fixed-bed Reactors: Comparison of Isothermal and Adiabatic Configurations

REAKTOR ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 19 (3) ◽  
pp. 131-135
Author(s):  
Fadilla Noor Rahma
Keyword(s):  
Fixed Bed ◽  
Value Added ◽  
Fixed Bed Reactor ◽  
Inlet Temperature ◽  
Methanol Production ◽  
Greenhouse Gases Emissions ◽  
Fixed Bed Reactors ◽  
Adiabatic Reactor ◽  
Co2 Conversion Into Methanol ◽  
Feed Inlet

CO2 capture and utilization (CCU) has been widely considered as a potential solution to overcome global warming. Conversion of CO2 into methanol is an interesting option to transform waste into value-added chemical while also reducing greenhouse gases emissions in the atmosphere. In this paper, utilization of CO2 into methanol was simulated using Aspen Plus software. The reaction between CO2 and H2 to produce methanol and water was carried out in a simulated fixed-bed reactor with Cu/ZnO/Al2O3 commercial catalyst, following LHHW (Langmuir – Hinshelwood – Hougen – Watson) kinetic model. Isothermal and adiabatic reactor configurations were compared under similar feed conditions and the concentration profile along the reactor was observed. The result showed that isothermal configuration converted 3.23% more CO2 and provided 16.34% higher methanol yield compared to the adiabatic reactor. Feed inlet temperature variation was applied and the effect to methanol production on both configurations was studied. The highest methanol yield for adiabatic and isothermal reactor was obtained at 200 oC and 240 oC respectively.

scholarly journals MgO Dispersed on Activated Carbon as Water Tolerant Catalyst for the Conversion of Ethanol into Butanol

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (7) ◽  
pp. 1371 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stefano Cimino ◽  
Jessica Apuzzo ◽  
Luciana Lisi
Keyword(s):  
Activated Carbon ◽  
Surface Area ◽  
Fixed Bed ◽  
High Water ◽  
Fixed Bed Reactor ◽  
High Dispersion ◽  
Water Tolerance ◽  
Butanol Yield

MgO supported on activated carbon (AC) with a load ranging from 10% to 30% has been investigated as catalyst for the conversion of ethanol into butanol at 400 °C in a fixed bed reactor at different GHSV. Catalysts have been characterized by XRD, SEM/EDX, and N2 physisorption at 77 K. The high dispersion of MgO into the pores of the support provides strongly enhanced performance with respect to bulk MgO. MgO/AC catalysts have been also tested under wet feed conditions showing high water tolerance and significantly larger butanol yield with respect to an alumina supported Ru/MgO catalyst. After wet operation, the increased surface area of the catalyst leads to better performance once dry feed conditions are restored.

Performance of Transition Metal Ions Exchanged Zeolite 13X in Greenhouse Gas Reduction

2007 ◽  
Author(s):  
K. S. Hui ◽  
Christopher Y. H. Chao ◽  
C. W. Kwong ◽  
M. P. Wan
Keyword(s):  
Activation Energy ◽  
Catalytic Activity ◽  
Transition Metal ◽  
Apparent Activation Energy ◽  
Surface Area ◽  
Active Sites ◽  
Methane Combustion ◽  
Bet Surface Area ◽  
Metal Loading ◽  
Zeolite 13X

This study investigated the performance of multi-transition metal (Cu, Cr, Ni and Co) ions exchanged zeolite 13X catalysts on methane emission abatement, especially at methane level of the exhaust from natural gas fueled vehicles. Catalytic activity of methane combustion using multi-ions exchanged catalyst was studied under different parameters: mole % of metal loading, inlet velocity and inlet methane concentration at atmospheric pressure and 500 °C. Performance of the catalysts was investigated and explained in terms of the apparent activation energy, number of active sites and BET surface area of the catalyst. This study showed that the multi-ions exchanged catalyst outperformed the single-ions exchanged and the acidified 13X catalysts. Lengthening the residence time could also lead to higher methane conversion %. Catalytic activity of the catalysts was influenced by the mole % of metal loading which played important roles in affecting the apparent activation energy of methane combustion, active sites and also the BET surface area of the catalyst. Increasing mole % of metal loading in the catalyst decreased the apparent activation energy for methane combustion and also the BET surface area of the catalyst. In view of these, there existed an optimized mole % of metal loading where the highest catalytic activity was observed.

scholarly journals Experimental and Computational Demonstration of a Low-Temperature Waste to By-Product Conversion of U.S. Oil Shale Semi-Coke to a Flue Gas Sorbent

Energies ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 11 (11) ◽  
pp. 3195 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kathleen Dupre ◽  
Emily Ryan ◽  
Azat Suleimenov ◽  
Jillian Goldfarb
Keyword(s):  
Surface Area ◽  
Flue Gas ◽  
Oil Shale ◽  
Gas Adsorption ◽  
Fixed Bed ◽  
Fixed Bed Reactor ◽  
Ex Situ ◽  
High Temperature Treatment ◽  
Dynamics Modeling ◽  
Gas Treatment

The volatility of crude oil prices incentivizes the use of domestic alternative fossil fuel sources such as oil shale. For ex situ oil shale retorting to be economically and environmentally viable, we must convert the copious amounts of semi-coke waste to an environmentally benign, useable by-product. Using acid and acid + base treatments, we increased the surface area of the semi-coke samples from 15 m2/g (pyrolyzed semi-coke) to upwards of 150 m2/g for hydrochloric acid washed semi-coke. This enhancement in porosity and surface area is accomplished without high temperature treatment, which lowers the overall energy required for such a conversion. XRD analysis confirms that chemical treatments removed the majority of dolomite while retaining other carbonate minerals and maintaining carbon contents of approximately 10%, which is greater than many fly ashes that are commonly used as sorbent materials. SO2 gas adsorption isotherm analysis determined that a double HCl treatment of semi-coke produces sorbents for flue gas treatment with higher SO2 capacities than commonly used fly ash adsorbents. Computational fluid dynamics modeling indicates that the sorbent material could be used in a fixed bed reactor to efficiently remove SO2 from the gas stream.

Effect of Cu-Doped ZnO Sorbents for Desulfurization

2017 ◽  
Vol 728 ◽  
pp. 335-340
Author(s):  
Amphon Nitthaisong ◽  
Sumittra Charojrochkul ◽  
Sutin Kuharuangrong
Keyword(s):  
Surface Area ◽  
Monoclinic Phase ◽  
Single Phase ◽  
Hexagonal Phase ◽  
Fixed Bed ◽  
Fixed Bed Reactor ◽  
Breakthrough Time ◽  
Small Grains ◽  
Doped Zno ◽  
Desulfurization Efficiency

The purpose of this work is to synthesize undoped and Cu-doped ZnO sorbents by citrate-gel method and compare desulfurization efficiency, particularly H2S, at 150°C and 300°C. The undoped ZnO result shows a single phase of hexagonal zincite while the CuO monoclinic phase appeared with ZnO hexagonal phase in Cu-doped compositions (denoted by ZCx where x = mol% of Cu). The microstructure and surface area have been investigated by SEM and BET, respectively. The surface area decreases with the amount of Cu and all of them have a porous structure with small grains. The desulfurization performance of all specimens have been investigated by fixed-bed reactor. The results from breakthrough time indicate ZC20 sorbent has highest sulfur sorption capacity at 300°C. The XRD results show ZnO and CuO in ZC20 can absorb sulfur and completely transform to ZnS, cubic CuS and hexagonal CuS at 300°C.

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