Busting the efficiency of SAPO-34 catalysts for the methanol-to-olefin conversion by post-synthesis methods

doi:10.1016/j.cjche.2020.05.028

Chinese Journal of Chemical Engineering ›› 2020, Vol. 28 ›› Issue (8): 2022-2027.DOI: 10.1016/j.cjche.2020.05.028

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Busting the efficiency of SAPO-34 catalysts for the methanol-to-olefin conversion by post-synthesis methods

Guoju Yang^1,2, Ji Han¹, Yujun Huang¹, Xiaoxin Chen¹, Valentin Valtchev³

1 State Key Laboratory of Inorganic Synthesis and Preparative Chemistry, College of Chemistry, Jilin University, 2699 Qianjin Street, Changchun 130012, China;
2 International Center of Future Science, Jilin University, 2699 Qianjin Street, Changchun 130012, China;
3 Normandie Univ, ENSICAEN, UNICAEN, CNRS, Laboratoire Catalyse et Spectrochimie, 6 Marechal Juin, 14050 Caen, France

Received:2020-04-22 Revised:2020-05-22 Online:2020-09-19 Published:2020-08-28
Contact: Xiaoxin Chen, Valentin Valtchev
Supported by:
This work is supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (21971082) and the Jilin Province Science and Technology Development Plan (20190201229JC and 20200201096JC). G.Y thanks the China Postdoctoral Science Foundation (2018M640280 and 2019T120235) for supporting this work. And this work acknowledges the National 111 Project (B17020).

Busting the efficiency of SAPO-34 catalysts for the methanol-to-olefin conversion by post-synthesis methods

Guoju Yang^1,2, Ji Han¹, Yujun Huang¹, Xiaoxin Chen¹, Valentin Valtchev³

1 State Key Laboratory of Inorganic Synthesis and Preparative Chemistry, College of Chemistry, Jilin University, 2699 Qianjin Street, Changchun 130012, China;
2 International Center of Future Science, Jilin University, 2699 Qianjin Street, Changchun 130012, China;
3 Normandie Univ, ENSICAEN, UNICAEN, CNRS, Laboratoire Catalyse et Spectrochimie, 6 Marechal Juin, 14050 Caen, France

通讯作者: Xiaoxin Chen, Valentin Valtchev
基金资助:
This work is supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (21971082) and the Jilin Province Science and Technology Development Plan (20190201229JC and 20200201096JC). G.Y thanks the China Postdoctoral Science Foundation (2018M640280 and 2019T120235) for supporting this work. And this work acknowledges the National 111 Project (B17020).

Abstract

Abstract: As an effective non-petroleum based process for producing light olefins, the methanol-to-olefin (MTO) route has become an indispensable alternative to the industrial production of light olefins. The silicoaluminophosphate SAPO-34 zeolite (CHA-type structure) has proven to be an efficient industrial catalyst for the production of ethylene and propylene by the MTO reaction. However, the inherent structure and related diffusion limitations of SAPO-34 limit the mass transport and thus cause rapid deactivation of the catalyst. Fabrication of hierarchical SAPO-34 zeolite is one of the most effective strategies to address the intrinsic diffusion limitation. As simple, inexpensive, and efficient approach, the post-synthetic route has attracted considerable attention and widely used to introduce secondary meso-/macropores into the microporous SAPO-34 material. Significant effort has been dedicated to the development of post-synthesis strategies to prepare hierarchical SAPO-34 zeolite, thereby enhancing its catalytic performance in the MTO process. This mini-review addresses the post-synthesis preparation of hierarchical SAPO-34 catalysts and their MTO performance. Furthermore, some current problems and prospects of the post-synthesis route to hierarchical SAPO-34 catalysts are also revised. We expect this minireview to inspire the more efficient preparation of hierarchical SAPO-34 catalysts for the MTO process.

Key words: Zeolites, SAPO-34, Post-synthesis treatment, Hierarchical, MTO

摘要： As an effective non-petroleum based process for producing light olefins, the methanol-to-olefin (MTO) route has become an indispensable alternative to the industrial production of light olefins. The silicoaluminophosphate SAPO-34 zeolite (CHA-type structure) has proven to be an efficient industrial catalyst for the production of ethylene and propylene by the MTO reaction. However, the inherent structure and related diffusion limitations of SAPO-34 limit the mass transport and thus cause rapid deactivation of the catalyst. Fabrication of hierarchical SAPO-34 zeolite is one of the most effective strategies to address the intrinsic diffusion limitation. As simple, inexpensive, and efficient approach, the post-synthetic route has attracted considerable attention and widely used to introduce secondary meso-/macropores into the microporous SAPO-34 material. Significant effort has been dedicated to the development of post-synthesis strategies to prepare hierarchical SAPO-34 zeolite, thereby enhancing its catalytic performance in the MTO process. This mini-review addresses the post-synthesis preparation of hierarchical SAPO-34 catalysts and their MTO performance. Furthermore, some current problems and prospects of the post-synthesis route to hierarchical SAPO-34 catalysts are also revised. We expect this minireview to inspire the more efficient preparation of hierarchical SAPO-34 catalysts for the MTO process.

关键词: Zeolites, SAPO-34, Post-synthesis treatment, Hierarchical, MTO

Guoju Yang, Ji Han, Yujun Huang, Xiaoxin Chen, Valentin Valtchev. Busting the efficiency of SAPO-34 catalysts for the methanol-to-olefin conversion by post-synthesis methods[J]. Chinese Journal of Chemical Engineering, 2020, 28(8): 2022-2027.

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