FeCrAlloy Monoliths Coated with Ni/Al2O3 Applied to the Low-Temperature Production of Ethylene
This paper investigates the oxidative dehydrogenation of ethane to produce ethylene at low temperatures (500 degrees C) in metallic structured substrates. To check this point, the FeCrAlloy (R) monoliths with different channel sizes (289-2360 cpsi) were prepared. The monoliths were coated with a Ni/...
| Autores: | , , , , , |
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2018 |
| País: | España |
| Institución: | Universidad del País Vasco |
| Repositorio: | Addi. Archivo Digital para la Docencia y la Investigación |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:addi.ehu.eus:10810/31892 |
| Acceso en línea: | http://hdl.handle.net/10810/31892 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | FeCrAlloy monoliths Ni/Al2O3 oxidative dehydrogenation of ethane ethylene o mixed oxides oxidative dehydrogenation structured catalysts ceramic papers nio catalysts ethane ce conversion nio/al2o3 reactors |
| Sumario: | This paper investigates the oxidative dehydrogenation of ethane to produce ethylene at low temperatures (500 degrees C) in metallic structured substrates. To check this point, the FeCrAlloy (R) monoliths with different channel sizes (289-2360 cpsi) were prepared. The monoliths were coated with a Ni/Al2O3 catalyst (by washcoating of alumina and the latter nickel impregnation) and characterized by Scanning Electron Microscopy and Energy-Dispersive X-ray analysis (SEM-EDX), Temperature-Programmed Reduction (TPR), X-ray Diffraction (XRD) and X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy (XPS). The catalytic results showed that all monoliths coated with similar to 300 mg of catalyst presented similar ethane conversion (15%) at 450 degrees C. However, the lowest selectivity to ethylene was found for the monolith with the lower channel size and the higher geometric surface area, where a heterogeneous catalyst layer with Ni enriched islands was generated. Therefore, it can be said that the selectivity to ethylene is linked to the distribution of Ni species on the support (alumina). Nevertheless, in all cases the selectivity was high (above 70%). On the other hand, the stability in reaction tests of one of the coated monoliths was done. This structured catalyst proved to be more stable under reaction conditions than the powder catalyst, with an initial slight drop in the first 8 h but after that, constant activity for the 152 h left. |
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