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Niamnuy C, Prapaitrakul P, Panchan N, Seubsai A, Witoon T, Devahastin S, Chareonpanich M. Synthesis of Dimethyl Ether via CO 2 Hydrogenation: Effect of the Drying Technique of Alumina on Properties and Performance of Alumina-Supported Copper Catalysts. ACS OMEGA 2020; 5:2334-2344. [PMID: 32064395 PMCID: PMC7017421 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.9b03713] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/02/2019] [Accepted: 01/10/2020] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
Abstract
Thermal treatment during catalyst preparation is one of the important factors affecting the characteristics and performance of a catalyst. To improve the catalytic performance of an alumina-supported copper catalyst prepared by an impregnation method for dimethyl ether (DME) synthesis from CO2, the effects of the use of hot air and infrared drying as well as calcination at 600 and 900 °C to prepare alumina supports were investigated. Infrared drying could shorten the required drying time by 75% when compared with hot air drying. Infrared drying could also help maintain the pore size and pore volume of the supports, leading to their larger surface areas. Different drying techniques were additionally noted to result in different sizes and shapes of the pores as well as to different copper distributions and intensities of acid sites of the catalyst. An increase in the calcination temperature resulted in a decrease in the surface area of the supports because of particle aggregation. The drying technique exhibited a more significant effect than calcination temperature on the space-time yield of DME. A catalyst utilizing the support prepared by infrared drying and then calcined at 600 °C exhibited the highest yield of DME (40.9 gDME kgcat -1 h-1) at a reaction temperature of 300 °C. Stability of the optimal catalyst, when monitored over a 24 h period, was noted to be excellent.
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Affiliation(s)
- Chalida Niamnuy
- KU-Green
Catalysts Group, Department of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Kasetsart University, 50 Ngam Wong Wan Road, Chatuchak, Bangkok 10900, Thailand
- Research
Network of NANOTEC-KU on NanoCatalysts and NanoMaterials for Sustainable
Energy and Environment, Kasetsart University, 50 Ngam Wong Wan Road, Chatuchak, Bangkok 10900, Thailand
| | - Pawanrat Prapaitrakul
- KU-Green
Catalysts Group, Department of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Kasetsart University, 50 Ngam Wong Wan Road, Chatuchak, Bangkok 10900, Thailand
| | - Noppadol Panchan
- Department
of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Mahanakorn University of Technology, 140 Cheum-Sampan Road, Nongchok, Bangkok 10530, Thailand
| | - Anusorn Seubsai
- KU-Green
Catalysts Group, Department of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Kasetsart University, 50 Ngam Wong Wan Road, Chatuchak, Bangkok 10900, Thailand
- Research
Network of NANOTEC-KU on NanoCatalysts and NanoMaterials for Sustainable
Energy and Environment, Kasetsart University, 50 Ngam Wong Wan Road, Chatuchak, Bangkok 10900, Thailand
| | - Thongthai Witoon
- KU-Green
Catalysts Group, Department of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Kasetsart University, 50 Ngam Wong Wan Road, Chatuchak, Bangkok 10900, Thailand
- Research
Network of NANOTEC-KU on NanoCatalysts and NanoMaterials for Sustainable
Energy and Environment, Kasetsart University, 50 Ngam Wong Wan Road, Chatuchak, Bangkok 10900, Thailand
| | - Sakamon Devahastin
- Advanced
Food Processing Research Laboratory, Department of Food Engineering,
Faculty of Engineering, King Mongkut’s
University of Technology Thonburi, 126 Pracha u-tid Road, Tungkru, Bangkok 10140, Thailand
- The
Academy of Science, The Royal Society of
Thailand, Dusit, Bangkok 10300, Thailand
| | - Metta Chareonpanich
- KU-Green
Catalysts Group, Department of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Kasetsart University, 50 Ngam Wong Wan Road, Chatuchak, Bangkok 10900, Thailand
- Research
Network of NANOTEC-KU on NanoCatalysts and NanoMaterials for Sustainable
Energy and Environment, Kasetsart University, 50 Ngam Wong Wan Road, Chatuchak, Bangkok 10900, Thailand
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Efficient one-pot synthesis of 3-methylindole from biomass-derived glycerol with aniline over Cu/SiO2 modified with ZnO and Fe2O3 and deep insight into the mechanism. REACTION KINETICS MECHANISMS AND CATALYSIS 2019. [DOI: 10.1007/s11144-019-01638-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Preparation, characterization and use of K2O, Al2O3 and SiO2 modified iron oxide as catalyst for the vapor phase synthesis of 2,3,6-trimethylphenol from m-cresol and methanol. REACTION KINETICS MECHANISMS AND CATALYSIS 2014. [DOI: 10.1007/s11144-014-0697-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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