«Proceedings of Gubkin University»

New catalyst for conversion of isobutyl alcohol into “green” hydrocarbons based on nano-sized zeolite ZSM-5

UDC: 661.183.8+661.183.1
DOI: -

Authors:

¹ A.V. Topchiev Institute of Petrochemical Synthesis (TIPS RAS), Moscow, Russian Federation
² National University of Oil and Gas “Gubkin University”, Moscow, Russian Federation

Keywords: nanosized ZSM-5 zeolite, silicon carbide, ZSM-5/SiC, hydrothermal-microwave synthesis, isobutanol

Annotation:

The article describes, for the first time, the conversion of isobutanol using catalysts synthesized by the hydrothermal-microwave method: a nanosized zeolite ZSM-5 and a material containing nanosized zeolite ZSM-5 and silicon carbide. It is shown that these catalysts enable the production of “green” fuel components and monomers from isobutanol, a product derived from renewable raw materials. The nanosized zeolite ZSM-5 demonstrates stable performance without regeneration for 20 h. Meanwhile, the material containing silicon carbide exhibits high productivity in obtaining the valuable monomer propylene, as well as greater productivity in the production of fuel components.

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