Vapour phase dehydration of crude methanol to dimethyl ether over Na-modified H-ZSM-5 catalysts

V. Vishwanathan; Ki Won Jun; Jae Woo Kim; Hyun Seog Roh

doi:10.1016/j.apcata.2004.08.011

Vapour phase dehydration of crude methanol to dimethyl ether over Na-modified H-ZSM-5 catalysts

V. Vishwanathan, Ki Won Jun, Jae Woo Kim, Hyun Seog Roh

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Abstract

A series of Na-modified H-ZSM-5 catalysts, with Na content varying from 0 to 80 mol%, were prepared by an impregnation method, characterized by TPD of ammonia and FT-IR pyridine methods, and tested for the dehydration of crude methanol (i.e. pure/anhydrous methanol containing 20 mol% of H₂O) in a fixed-bed micro-reactor under normal atmospheric pressure. Though the unmodified H-ZSM-5 catalyst was more active and stable in the presence of water than the commercial γ -Al₂O₃, the Na modified H-ZSM-5 catalysts showed the optimum activity (C_MeOII > 80%) and 100% selectivity for DME in a wide range of temperatures: 230-340 °C. The catalysts were tested for the time-on-stream (TOS) and remained least sensitive towards water for a total reaction period of 65 h. The superior performance of Na-modified H-ZSM-5 catalyst is attributed mainly to the elimination of strong surface acid-sites by partial substitution of Na in H-ZSM-5, resulting in the prevention of coke and/or hydrocarbon formation.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	251-255
Number of pages	5
Journal	Applied Catalysis A: General
Volume	276
Issue number	1-2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apcata.2004.08.011
Publication status	Published - 2004 Nov 25

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This research was performed for the Carbon Dioxide Reduction & Sequestration Center, one of 21st Century Frontier R&D Programs funded by the Ministry of Science and Technology of Korea. The fellowship for V. Vishwanathan is supported by the Brain Pool Programme of Korea Science and Engineering Foundation (KOSEF).

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