Comparative Study of Different Acidic Surface Structures in Solid Catalysts Applied for the Isobutene Dimerization Reaction

Nanomaterials

Eva Castillejos¹  Antonio Guerrero-Ruiz²  JoséM. Fernández-Morales²  Esther Asedegbega-Nieto²  AnaBelén Dongil³  Inmaculada Rodríguez-Ramos³ 

[1] Dpto. Ingeniería Química, Facultad de Ciencias, UCM, Avda. Complutense s/n, 28040 Madrid, Spain;Dpto. Química Inorgánica y Técnica, Facultad de Ciencias, UNED, c/Senda del Rey No. 9, 28040 Madrid, Spain;Instituto de Catálisis y Petroleoquímica, CSIC, c/Marie Curie No. 2, Cantoblanco, 28049 Madrid, Spain;

关键词: catalysts;    dimerization;    isobutene;    olefins;   

DOI  :  10.3390/nano10061235

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

Dimerization of isobutene (IBE) to C_8s olefins was evaluated over a range of solid acid catalysts of diverse nature, in a fixed bed reactor working in a continuous mode. All catalytic materials were studied in the title reaction performed between 50–250 °C, being the reaction feed a mixture of IBE/helium (4:1 molar ratio). In all materials, both conversion and selectivity increased with increasing reaction temperature and at 180 °C the best performance was recorded. Herein, we used thermogravimetry analysis (TGA) and temperature programmed desorption of adsorbed ammonia (NH₃-TPD) for catalysts characterization. We place emphasis on the nature of acid sites that affect the catalytic performance. High selectivity to C_8s was achieved with all catalysts. Nicely, the catalyst with higher loading of Brønsted sites displayed brilliant catalytic performance in the course of the reaction (high IBE conversion). However, optimum selectivity towards C₈ compounds led to low catalyst stability, this being attributed to the combined effect between the nature of acidic sites and structural characteristics of the catalytic materials used. Therefore, this study would foment more research in the optimization of the activity and the selectivity for IBE dimerization reactions.

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