Selective catalytic hydrogenation of naphthalene to tetralin over a NiMo/Al2O3 catalyst

doi:10.1016/j.cjche.2020.05.010

Chinese Journal of Chemical Engineering ›› 2020, Vol. 28 ›› Issue (10): 2566-2576.DOI: 10.1016/j.cjche.2020.05.010

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Selective catalytic hydrogenation of naphthalene to tetralin over a NiMo/Al₂O₃ catalyst

Xiaoping Su¹, Pu An¹, Junwen Gao², Rucheng Wang², Yujuan Zhang², Xi Li¹, Yangkun Zhao¹, Yongqi Liu¹, Xiaoxun Ma¹, Ming Sun¹

1 School of Chemical Engineering, Northwest University, International Science&Technology Cooperation Base of MOST for Clean Utilization of Hydrocarbon Resources, Chemical Engineering Research Center of the Ministry of Education for Advanced Use Technology of Shanbei Energy, Shaanxi Research Center of Engineering Technology for Clean Coal Conversion, Collaborative Innovation Center for Development of Energy and Chemical Industry in Northern Shaanxi, Xi'an 710069, China;
2 Shaanxi Yanchang Petroleum(Group) Co., Ltd., Xi'an 710069, China

Received:2020-01-21 Revised:2020-05-03 Online:2020-12-03 Published:2020-10-28
Contact: Xiaoxun Ma, Ming Sun
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This article was supported by the Joint Funds of National Key R&D Program of China (2018YFB0604603), the National Natural Science Foundation of China (21536009; 21776229), Science and Technology Plan Projects of Shaanxi Province (2017ZDCXL-GY-10-03, 2018ZDXMGY-167), The Young Science and Technology Star Project of Shaanxi Province (2017KJXX-62), Science and Technology Program of Yulin (2018-2-22).

Selective catalytic hydrogenation of naphthalene to tetralin over a NiMo/Al₂O₃ catalyst

Xiaoping Su¹, Pu An¹, Junwen Gao², Rucheng Wang², Yujuan Zhang², Xi Li¹, Yangkun Zhao¹, Yongqi Liu¹, Xiaoxun Ma¹, Ming Sun¹

1 School of Chemical Engineering, Northwest University, International Science&Technology Cooperation Base of MOST for Clean Utilization of Hydrocarbon Resources, Chemical Engineering Research Center of the Ministry of Education for Advanced Use Technology of Shanbei Energy, Shaanxi Research Center of Engineering Technology for Clean Coal Conversion, Collaborative Innovation Center for Development of Energy and Chemical Industry in Northern Shaanxi, Xi'an 710069, China;
2 Shaanxi Yanchang Petroleum(Group) Co., Ltd., Xi'an 710069, China

通讯作者: Xiaoxun Ma, Ming Sun
基金资助:
This article was supported by the Joint Funds of National Key R&D Program of China (2018YFB0604603), the National Natural Science Foundation of China (21536009; 21776229), Science and Technology Plan Projects of Shaanxi Province (2017ZDCXL-GY-10-03, 2018ZDXMGY-167), The Young Science and Technology Star Project of Shaanxi Province (2017KJXX-62), Science and Technology Program of Yulin (2018-2-22).

Abstract

Abstract: The selective catalytic hydrogenation of naphthalene to high-value tetralin was systematically investigated. A series of Al₂O₃ catalysts containing different active metals (Co, Mo, Ni, W) were prepared by incipient wetness impregnation. The effects of different active metals forms (oxidation, reduction, sulfuration) and reaction conditions on naphthalene hydrogenation were investigated and the catalysts were characterized by XRD, XPS, BET, NH₃- TPD and SEM. Especially, Ni-Mo/Al₂O₃ was first used in this reactive system. The results show that the oxidative 4%NiO-20%MoO₃/Al₂O₃ is the best catalyst for the preparation of tetralin. The conversion of naphthalene and the selectivity of tetralin can reach 95.62% and 99.75% respectively at 200 ℃, 8 h and 6 MPa. Compared with reduced and sulfureted 4%NiO-20%MoO₃/Al₂O₃ catalysts, oxidative 4%NiO-20%MoO₃/Al₂O₃ has a well dispersed and uniform monolayer of the active metals, larger pore volume and size, and larger total acidity. NiO-MoO₃/Al₂O₃ has a synergistic effect between NiO activity and MoO₃ selectivity.

Key words: Naphthalene, Tetralin, Ni-Mo/Al₂O₃ catalysts

摘要： The selective catalytic hydrogenation of naphthalene to high-value tetralin was systematically investigated. A series of Al₂O₃ catalysts containing different active metals (Co, Mo, Ni, W) were prepared by incipient wetness impregnation. The effects of different active metals forms (oxidation, reduction, sulfuration) and reaction conditions on naphthalene hydrogenation were investigated and the catalysts were characterized by XRD, XPS, BET, NH₃- TPD and SEM. Especially, Ni-Mo/Al₂O₃ was first used in this reactive system. The results show that the oxidative 4%NiO-20%MoO₃/Al₂O₃ is the best catalyst for the preparation of tetralin. The conversion of naphthalene and the selectivity of tetralin can reach 95.62% and 99.75% respectively at 200 ℃, 8 h and 6 MPa. Compared with reduced and sulfureted 4%NiO-20%MoO₃/Al₂O₃ catalysts, oxidative 4%NiO-20%MoO₃/Al₂O₃ has a well dispersed and uniform monolayer of the active metals, larger pore volume and size, and larger total acidity. NiO-MoO₃/Al₂O₃ has a synergistic effect between NiO activity and MoO₃ selectivity.

关键词: Naphthalene, Tetralin, Ni-Mo/Al₂O₃ catalysts

Xiaoping Su, Pu An, Junwen Gao, Rucheng Wang, Yujuan Zhang, Xi Li, Yangkun Zhao, Yongqi Liu, Xiaoxun Ma, Ming Sun. Selective catalytic hydrogenation of naphthalene to tetralin over a NiMo/Al₂O₃ catalyst[J]. Chinese Journal of Chemical Engineering, 2020, 28(10): 2566-2576.

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