Mixed Structure MFI-MORD Zeolite Deactivation in Micro Structured Fluid Conditions in Methanol to Hydrocarbons Transformation Reaction Study

Abstract

Microstructured reaction systems are attracting considerable attention from both the scientific and industrial communities due to their high efficiency, the ability to precisely control the technological processes, and the ability scale up processes. One of the positive effects of using microstructured reaction systems is a decrease in the diffusion coefficient, which in turn has a positive effect on the transfer rates of reactants and reaction products. This should lead to an increase in the reaction rate and a decrease in the deactivation of catalytic systems, if they are used. The article presents the results of studying the activity and stability of a mixed zeolite of the MFI-MORD type in a microreactor and traditional reaction system in the reaction of methanol transformation into hydrocarbons. When carrying out the process in a tubular reactor, an increase in temperature from 350℃ to 450℃ leads to an increase in the rate of formation of hydrocarbons from 0.08 kg(coal)/(kg(cat)×h) to 0.16 kg(Hydrocarbons)/(kg(cat) )×h), and the catalyst deactivation rate increases from 8×10−5 kg(Hydrocarbons)/(kg(Cat)*h) to 4×10−4 kg(Hydrocarbons)/(kg(Cat)×h). When using a microreactor, increasing the temperature from 350℃ to 450℃ leads to an increase in the rate of hydrocarbon production from 0.12 kg (Hydrocarbons)/(kg(Cat)×h) to 0.22 kg(Hydrocarbons)/(kg(Cat)×h), the catalyst deactivation rate also increases from 6×10−6 kg(Hydrocarbons)/(kg(Cat)×h) to 8×10−5kg(Hydrocarbons)/(kg(Cat)×h). Thus, in the case of using a microreactor, an increase in the rate of formation of hydrocarbons by 20-30% and a decrease in the rate of deactivation of the zeolite by 5-10 times are observed. An increase in the rate of the hydrocarbon formation reaction and a decrease in the rate of zeolite deactivation are probably the result of a decrease in diffuse inhibitions in the catalyst bed in the case of using microreactor systems.