Promoting di-isobutene selectivity over ZnO/ZrO2-SO4 in isobutene oligomerization

doi:10.1016/j.cjche.2020.08.039

Chinese Journal of Chemical Engineering ›› 2021, Vol. 38 ›› Issue (10): 165-171.DOI: 10.1016/j.cjche.2020.08.039

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Promoting di-isobutene selectivity over ZnO/ZrO₂-SO₄ in isobutene oligomerization

Jiyuan Li¹, Mifen Cui¹, Zhuxiu Zhang¹, Xian Chen¹, Qing Liu¹, Zhaoyang Fei¹, Jihai Tang^1,2, Xu Qiao^1,2

1. State Key Laboratory of Materials-Oriented Chemical Engineering, College of Chemical Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing 210009, China;
2. Jiangsu National Synergetic Innovation Center for Advanced Materials (SICAM), Nanjing 210009, China

Received:2020-06-10 Revised:2020-08-04 Online:2021-12-02 Published:2021-10-28
Contact: Zhuxiu Zhang, Jihai Tang
Supported by:
This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (21676141, 21808104), the National Key Research and Development Program of China (2017YFB0307304), the Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province (BK20170989), the Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions of China (17KJB530005), the Project “333” of Jiangsu Province (BRA2016418) and the Six Major Talent Peak Project of Jiangsu Province (XCL-017).

Promoting di-isobutene selectivity over ZnO/ZrO₂-SO₄ in isobutene oligomerization

Jiyuan Li¹, Mifen Cui¹, Zhuxiu Zhang¹, Xian Chen¹, Qing Liu¹, Zhaoyang Fei¹, Jihai Tang^1,2, Xu Qiao^1,2

1. State Key Laboratory of Materials-Oriented Chemical Engineering, College of Chemical Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing 210009, China;
2. Jiangsu National Synergetic Innovation Center for Advanced Materials (SICAM), Nanjing 210009, China

通讯作者: Zhuxiu Zhang, Jihai Tang
基金资助:
This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (21676141, 21808104), the National Key Research and Development Program of China (2017YFB0307304), the Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province (BK20170989), the Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions of China (17KJB530005), the Project “333” of Jiangsu Province (BRA2016418) and the Six Major Talent Peak Project of Jiangsu Province (XCL-017).

Abstract

Abstract: Isooctane attracts great interest in recent years because of its promising potential as friendly-environmental gasoline, which is obtained by dimerization of isobutene with a hydrogenation step. Herein, a solid acid catalyst sulfated zirconia modified by ZnO was prepared. The oligomerization of isobutene had been investigated over ZrO₂-SO₄ and ZnO(X)/ZrO₂-SO₄ catalyst in order to find efficient catalysts for the production of isobutene oligomers. The presence of ZnO obviously enhanced the dimerization of isobutene and ZnO(X)/ZrO₂-SO₄ exhibited the highest di-isobutene yield of 60%. Kinetic studies showed the higher trimerization-to-dimerization activation energy ratios of ZnO(X)/ZrO₂-SO₄ than those of ZrO₂-SO₄ from 353 to 393 K. In addition, reaction rate of dimerization was higher than trimerization over ZnO(X)/ZrO₂-SO₄. The high L/B ratio manifested the capability to enhance the selectivity of C₈ in isobutene dimerization. Furthermore, ZnO(X)/ZrO₂-SO₄ exhibited stable conversion for the dimerization of isobutene.

Key words: Sulfated zirconia, Zinc oxide, Isobutene, Selectivity, Chemical reaction, Catalysis

摘要： Isooctane attracts great interest in recent years because of its promising potential as friendly-environmental gasoline, which is obtained by dimerization of isobutene with a hydrogenation step. Herein, a solid acid catalyst sulfated zirconia modified by ZnO was prepared. The oligomerization of isobutene had been investigated over ZrO₂-SO₄ and ZnO(X)/ZrO₂-SO₄ catalyst in order to find efficient catalysts for the production of isobutene oligomers. The presence of ZnO obviously enhanced the dimerization of isobutene and ZnO(X)/ZrO₂-SO₄ exhibited the highest di-isobutene yield of 60%. Kinetic studies showed the higher trimerization-to-dimerization activation energy ratios of ZnO(X)/ZrO₂-SO₄ than those of ZrO₂-SO₄ from 353 to 393 K. In addition, reaction rate of dimerization was higher than trimerization over ZnO(X)/ZrO₂-SO₄. The high L/B ratio manifested the capability to enhance the selectivity of C₈ in isobutene dimerization. Furthermore, ZnO(X)/ZrO₂-SO₄ exhibited stable conversion for the dimerization of isobutene.

关键词: Sulfated zirconia, Zinc oxide, Isobutene, Selectivity, Chemical reaction, Catalysis

Jiyuan Li, Mifen Cui, Zhuxiu Zhang, Xian Chen, Qing Liu, Zhaoyang Fei, Jihai Tang, Xu Qiao. Promoting di-isobutene selectivity over ZnO/ZrO₂-SO₄ in isobutene oligomerization[J]. Chinese Journal of Chemical Engineering, 2021, 38(10): 165-171.

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