Abstract
Various ferrierite zeolites were investigated as catalysts for the dimethyl ether (DME)-to-olefin (DTO) reactions to efficiently synthesize n-butene, such as 1-butene, trans-2-butene, and cis-2-butene except for iso-butene using a fixed-bed flow reactor. Twenty P-loaded ferrierite zeolites with different structural parameters and acidic properties were prepared by the impregnation method by varying the P content and the temperature of air calcination as a pretreatment. The zeolites were characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), N2 adsorption-desorption, and NH3 temperature-programmed desorption (NH3-TPD). Micropore surface area, external surface area, total pore volume, micropore volume, and weak and strong acid sites affected the DTO reaction behavior. A high n-butene yield (31.2 C-mol%) was observed, which is higher than the previously reported maximum yield (27.6 C-mol%). Multiple regression analysis showed that micropore surface area and strong acid sites had a high correlation with n-butene yield. Based on our findings, we explained the reaction mechanism for selective n-butene synthesis except for iso-butene in the DTO reaction by the dual cycle model.
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