Boosting kinetic separation of ethylene and ethane on microporous materials via crystal size control

doi:10.1016/j.cjche.2023.06.001

中国化学工程学报 ›› 2024, Vol. 65 ›› Issue (1): 85-91.DOI: 10.1016/j.cjche.2023.06.001

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Boosting kinetic separation of ethylene and ethane on microporous materials via crystal size control

Yixuan Ma¹, Cong Yu¹, Lifeng Yang¹, Rimin You¹, Yawen Bo², Qihan Gong², Huabin Xing^1,3,4, Xili Cui^1,3,4

1 Key Laboratory of Biomass Chemical Engineering of Ministry of Education, College of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310012, China;
2 Fundamental Science & Advanced Technology Lab, PetroChina Petrochemical Research Institute, China National Petroleum Corporation, Beijing 102200, China;
3 ZJU-Hangzhou Global Scientific and Technological Innovation Center, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 311200, China;
4 Shanxi-Zheda Institute of Advanced Materials and Chemical Engineering, Hangzhou 310027, China

收稿日期:2023-03-18 修回日期:2023-06-06 出版日期:2024-01-28 发布日期:2024-04-17
通讯作者: Qihan Gong,Corresponding authors at:Fundamental Science & Advanced Technology Lab, PetroChina Petrochemical Research Institute, China National Petroleum Corporation, Beijing 102200, China. E-mail:gongqihan@petrochina.com.cn；Xili Cui,Key Laboratory of Biomass Chemical Engineering of Ministry of Education, College of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310012, China. E-mail:cuixl@zju.edu.cn
基金资助:
This work is supported by the National Key Research and Development Program of China (2022YFB3806800); the National Natural Science Foundation of China (22122811, 22008209), the ShanxiZheda Institute of Advanced Materials and Chemical Engineering (2021SZ-TD008).

Boosting kinetic separation of ethylene and ethane on microporous materials via crystal size control

Yixuan Ma¹, Cong Yu¹, Lifeng Yang¹, Rimin You¹, Yawen Bo², Qihan Gong², Huabin Xing^1,3,4, Xili Cui^1,3,4

1 Key Laboratory of Biomass Chemical Engineering of Ministry of Education, College of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310012, China;
2 Fundamental Science & Advanced Technology Lab, PetroChina Petrochemical Research Institute, China National Petroleum Corporation, Beijing 102200, China;
3 ZJU-Hangzhou Global Scientific and Technological Innovation Center, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 311200, China;
4 Shanxi-Zheda Institute of Advanced Materials and Chemical Engineering, Hangzhou 310027, China

Received:2023-03-18 Revised:2023-06-06 Online:2024-01-28 Published:2024-04-17
Contact: Qihan Gong,Corresponding authors at:Fundamental Science & Advanced Technology Lab, PetroChina Petrochemical Research Institute, China National Petroleum Corporation, Beijing 102200, China. E-mail:gongqihan@petrochina.com.cn；Xili Cui,Key Laboratory of Biomass Chemical Engineering of Ministry of Education, College of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310012, China. E-mail:cuixl@zju.edu.cn
Supported by:
This work is supported by the National Key Research and Development Program of China (2022YFB3806800); the National Natural Science Foundation of China (22122811, 22008209), the ShanxiZheda Institute of Advanced Materials and Chemical Engineering (2021SZ-TD008).

摘要/Abstract

摘要： The adsorptive separation of C₂H₄ and C₂H₆, as an alternative to distillation units consuming high energy, is a promising yet challenging research. The great similarity in the molecular size of C₂H₄ and C₂H₆ brings challenges to the regulation of adsorbents to realize efficient dynamic separation. Herein, we reported the enhancement of the kinetic separation of C₂H₄/C₂H₆ by controlling the crystal size of ZnAtzPO₄ (Atz=3-amino-1,2,4-triazole) to amplify the diffusion difference of C₂H₄ and C₂H₆. Through adjusting the synthesis temperature, reactant concentration, and ligands/metal ions molar ratio, ZnAtzPO₄ crystals with different sizes were obtained. Both single-component kinetic adsorption tests and binary-component dynamic breakthrough experiments confirmed the enhancement of the dynamic separation of C₂H₄/C₂H₆ with the increase in the crystal size of ZnAtzPO₄. The separation selectivity of C₂H₄/C₂H₆ increased from 1.3 to 98.5 with the increase in the crystal size of ZnAtzPO₄. This work demonstrated the role of morphology and size control of adsorbent crystals in the improvement of the C₂H₄/C₂H₆ kinetic separation performance.

关键词: Adsorption, Adsorbent, Ethylene, Binary mixture, Crystal size control, Kinetic separation

Abstract: The adsorptive separation of C₂H₄ and C₂H₆, as an alternative to distillation units consuming high energy, is a promising yet challenging research. The great similarity in the molecular size of C₂H₄ and C₂H₆ brings challenges to the regulation of adsorbents to realize efficient dynamic separation. Herein, we reported the enhancement of the kinetic separation of C₂H₄/C₂H₆ by controlling the crystal size of ZnAtzPO₄ (Atz=3-amino-1,2,4-triazole) to amplify the diffusion difference of C₂H₄ and C₂H₆. Through adjusting the synthesis temperature, reactant concentration, and ligands/metal ions molar ratio, ZnAtzPO₄ crystals with different sizes were obtained. Both single-component kinetic adsorption tests and binary-component dynamic breakthrough experiments confirmed the enhancement of the dynamic separation of C₂H₄/C₂H₆ with the increase in the crystal size of ZnAtzPO₄. The separation selectivity of C₂H₄/C₂H₆ increased from 1.3 to 98.5 with the increase in the crystal size of ZnAtzPO₄. This work demonstrated the role of morphology and size control of adsorbent crystals in the improvement of the C₂H₄/C₂H₆ kinetic separation performance.

Key words: Adsorption, Adsorbent, Ethylene, Binary mixture, Crystal size control, Kinetic separation

Yixuan Ma, Cong Yu, Lifeng Yang, Rimin You, Yawen Bo, Qihan Gong, Huabin Xing, Xili Cui. Boosting kinetic separation of ethylene and ethane on microporous materials via crystal size control[J]. 中国化学工程学报, 2024, 65(1): 85-91.

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