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Using response surface method to analyze the effect of hydrothermal post-treatment on the performance of extrudates HZSM-5 catalyst in the methanol to propylene reaction

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In this study, ZSM-5 was synthesized via the hydrothermal method and then extruded using aluminophosphate as a binder. Before using it as a catalyst in methanol to propylene reaction, it was tried to eliminate the undesired contributions of the used binder by hydrothermal post- treatment. The experimental design and the analysis of the results, especially the relation of characterization results and reactor performance, are performed by optimal response surface method in Design Expert Software. The effects of the exposing time and the temperature during the steaming procedure on the catalytic characteristics and the performance of this system were investigated for two different average particle sizes (75 and 150 µm) of this catalyst. The results of the post-treatment represent the main dependency on the catalyst particle size, where the catalyst with smaller particle size showed lower methanol conversion and selectivity towards light olefins. It was concluded that an increase in the particle size of the catalyst intensifies the transport restrictions within the zeolite structure, which consequently increases the intra-particle residence time for production of higher hydrocarbons and then facilitates their cracking in order to produce more light olefins. This needs to be taken into consideration while synthesizing the catalyst for large-scale application.

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Acknowledgements

This work was funded by the Iran’s Ministry of Science, Research and Technology (Grant No. 8563214-03). The authors thank Dr. Frank Rosowski, Julia Bauer and Christian Schulz (UniCat BASF Joint Lab) for their help in TPD experiments, and Mohammad Ali Khadivi (dbta, TU Berlin) for BET measurements.

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  1. Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Isfahan, Hezarjirib Street, Isfahan, Iran

    Abolfazl Gharibi Kharaji & Masoud Beheshti

  2. Process Dynamics and Operation, Technische Universität Berlin, Strasse des 17. Juni 135, Sekr. KWT-9, 10623, Berlin, Germany

    Abolfazl Gharibi Kharaji, Jens-Uwe Repke & Hamid Reza Godini

  3. Process Engineering Institute, University of Isfahan, Isfahan, Iran

    Masoud Beheshti

  4. Department of Chemistry, University of Isfahan, Hezarjirib Street, Isfahan, Iran

    Shahram Tangestani-nejad

  5. Department of Ceramic Materials, Institute for Material Science and Technologies, Technische Universität Berlin, Hardenberg straße 40, 10623, Berlin, Germany

    Oliver Görke

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Gharibi Kharaji, A., Beheshti, M., Repke, JU. et al. Using response surface method to analyze the effect of hydrothermal post-treatment on the performance of extrudates HZSM-5 catalyst in the methanol to propylene reaction. Reac Kinet Mech Cat 127, 375–390 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11144-019-01534-8

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