Xylene isomerization side reactions over Beta zeolite: Disproportionation and transalkylation of C<inf>8</inf> aromatics and toluene
An experimental and parametric behavior study of disproportionation and transalkylation between C8 aromatics and toluene were carried out over mono-functional acid Beta zeolite with a SiO2/Al2O3 ratio of 35 (BEA35). The experiments were performed in liquid phase under the following conditions: 453,...
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| Format: | article |
| Status: | Versión aceptada para publicación |
| Publication Date: | 2018 |
| Country: | España |
| Institution: | Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC) |
| Repository: | DIGITAL.CSIC. Repositorio Institucional del CSIC |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:digital.csic.es:10261/290381 |
| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10261/290381 https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/85048304962 |
| Access Level: | Open access |
| Keyword: | Disproportionation Ethylbenzene Kinetics Toluene Transalkylation |
| Summary: | An experimental and parametric behavior study of disproportionation and transalkylation between C8 aromatics and toluene were carried out over mono-functional acid Beta zeolite with a SiO2/Al2O3 ratio of 35 (BEA35). The experiments were performed in liquid phase under the following conditions: 453, 473, and 493 K and 2.1 MPa. Ethylbenzene disproportionation and ethylbenzene-toluene transalkylation were identified as the main side reactions; therefore, the kinetics of both reactions were estimated. Both reactions were verified to be second-order with no signs of competition for the adsorption sites under the studied conditions. Additionally, ethylbenzene disproportionation and ethylbenzene-toluene transalkylation, undergo through a deethylation-ethylation mechanism, the activation energies were 66 and 57 kJ/mol respectively. Furthermore, the existence of parallel reactions, as well as the feed concentration, showed no effect on the p-diethylbenzene selectivity. Selectivity towards the para-isomer was observed only at very low conversions. Finally, an analytical solution was developed for the system showing excellent agreement with the experimental data. |
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