Methanol Usage in Toluene Methylation with Medium and Large Pore Zeolites
Methanol Usage in Toluene Methylation with Medium and Large Pore Zeolites
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DOI:
10.1021/cs4000766
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发表时间:
2013-03
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12.9
通讯作者:
Johng‐Hwa Ahn;R. Kolvenbach;S. Al-Khattaf;A. Jentys;J. Lercher
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Johng‐Hwa Ahn;R. Kolvenbach;S. Al-Khattaf;A. Jentys;J. Lercher
The reaction of toluene methylation was investigated with four acidic zeolites of different pore geometries: the medium pore zeolites H-ZSM5 and H-ZSM11 as well as the large pore zeolites H-MOR and H-BEA. The methylation, methanol consumption, light hydrocarbon formation, and disproportionation rates for the reaction of toluene, p-xylene, and 1,2,4-trimethylbenezene with methanol were determined. The products of toluene methylation (e.g., xylenes and trimethylbenzenes) were readily methylated further in both medium and large pore zeolites. A considerably higher fraction of methanol was used to form light hydrocarbons with the medium pore zeolites than with large pore zeolites. This was related to the fact that the dealkylation of light hydrocarbons from highly methylated aromatics became more favorable relative to methylation at an earlier stage, that is, after fewer methyl groups were added to the aromatic ring. Increasing the effective residence time of bulky aromatic molecules with medium pore zeolites...