Inorganic Chemicals Industry ›› 2023, Vol. 55 ›› Issue (5): 137-142.doi: 10.19964/j.issn.1006-4990.2022-0443

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Study on modification of HZSM-5 catalyst and its pilot catalytic performance for alkylation of benzene with dilute ethylene

ZHANG Yongkun1(), CHANG Yang1, LI Xiaoguo1, LIU Yan2, XING Changxin2, GAO Jinping1, XIAO Jiawang1, HOU Zhanggui1()   

  1. 1. CNOOC Research Institute of Refining and Petrochemicals, Beijing 102209, China
    2. CNOOC Dongfang Petrochemical Co. , Ltd. , Dongfang 572600, China
  • Received:2022-07-20 Online:2023-05-10 Published:2023-05-15

Abstract:

The alkylation of benzene with dilute ethylene to produce ethylbenzene is an efficient route to realize the value-added utilization of dilute ethylene and increase the production of ethylbenzene.The modified HZSM-5 catalysts were prepared by the steam and citric acid post-treatment.The HZSM-5 catalyst samples before and after post-treatment were characterized by X-ray diffraction(XRD),nitrogen physical adsorption desorption,and ammonia temperature programmed desorption(NH3-TPD).The pilot-scale catalytic performance for alkylation of benzene with dilute ethylene on HZSM-5 catalysts with different post-treatments was investigated.The results showed that the sequential steam and citric acid treatment significantly adjusted the acid amount and acid strength of the catalyst,and increased the pore volume and pore size of the catalyst,thereby effectively improving the ethyl benzene selectivity and suppressing the side reaction,and also reducing the production of xylene and heavy components.The obviously improved performance was obtained by sequential steam and citric acid treatment on HZSM-5 catalyst,the selectivity of ethyl benzene was increased to 99.0%,and the by-product selectivity of xylene was reduced to 7.7×10-5,which showed the prospect of industrial application.

Key words: HZSM-5 catalyst, benzene alkylation with ethylene, ethylbenzene, post-treatment

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