Gas-phase dehydration of glycerol over commercial Pt/γ-Al2O3 catalysts

doi:10.1016/j.cjche.2015.03.012

Abstract

Abstract: Gas-phase dehydration of glycerol to produce acrolein was investigated over commercial catalysts based on γ-Al₂O₃, viz. A-64, A-56, I-62, AP-10, AP-56, AP-64 and KR-104. To understand the effect of Cl^- anions, HCl-impregnated supports have been investigated in the dehydration reaction of glycerol at 375 ℃. For comparison, various H-zeolites were also examined. It was found that the glycerol conversion over the solid acid catalysts was strongly dependent on their acidity and surface area. And the relationship between the catalytic activity and the acidity of the catalysts was discussed. The outstanding properties of Pt/γ-Al₂O₃ catalyst systems for the dehydration of glycerol were revealed. Pt/γ-Al₂O₃ catalyst (AP-64) showed the highest catalytic activity after 50 h of reaction with an acrolein selectivity of 65% at a conversion of glycerol of 90%. Based on these results, catalysts based on γ-Al₂O₃ appear to be most promising for gas phase dehydration of glycerol.

Key words: Glycerol, Dehydration, Acrolein, Zeolite, Gamma alumina

摘要： Gas-phase dehydration of glycerol to produce acrolein was investigated over commercial catalysts based on γ-Al₂O₃, viz. A-64, A-56, I-62, AP-10, AP-56, AP-64 and KR-104. To understand the effect of Cl^- anions, HCl-impregnated supports have been investigated in the dehydration reaction of glycerol at 375 ℃. For comparison, various H-zeolites were also examined. It was found that the glycerol conversion over the solid acid catalysts was strongly dependent on their acidity and surface area. And the relationship between the catalytic activity and the acidity of the catalysts was discussed. The outstanding properties of Pt/γ-Al₂O₃ catalyst systems for the dehydration of glycerol were revealed. Pt/γ-Al₂O₃ catalyst (AP-64) showed the highest catalytic activity after 50 h of reaction with an acrolein selectivity of 65% at a conversion of glycerol of 90%. Based on these results, catalysts based on γ-Al₂O₃ appear to be most promising for gas phase dehydration of glycerol.

关键词: Glycerol, Dehydration, Acrolein, Zeolite, Gamma alumina

Sergey Danov, Anton Esipovich, Artem Belousov, Anton Rogozhin. Gas-phase dehydration of glycerol over commercial Pt/γ-Al₂O₃ catalysts[J]. Chin.J.Chem.Eng., 2015, 23(7): 1138-1146.

Sergey Danov, Anton Esipovich, Artem Belousov, Anton Rogozhin. Gas-phase dehydration of glycerol over commercial Pt/γ-Al₂O₃ catalysts[J]. Chinese Journal of Chemical Engineering, 2015, 23(7): 1138-1146.

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