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X-ray Absorption and Diffraction Computed Tomography Characterization of Deactivation and Coking in Spray-Dried ZSM-5/Alumina Catalysts
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One of the main drawbacks of acid-based heterogeneous catalytic processes involving hydrocarbons is coke formation. Still; research on shaped catalysts remains limited. The main objective of this study was to gain insight on the catalyst deactivation in the methanol-to-hydrocarbon (MTH) reaction. Diffraction and absorption computed tomography experiments were performed on spray dried; hollow semi-spherically shaped ZSM-5/alumina catalysts of approximately 250 microns size. The catalysts were employed in the MTH at two different pressures; resulting in varying degrees of coking. Absorption tomography (0.027 μm3 /voxel) revealed the structural features and sponginess of the shaped catalysts. These are not perfect spheres; they rather have openings as they burst during spray drying process. Further; high resolution powder X-ray diffraction computed tomography slices (0.125 μm3 /voxel) were analyzed by parametric Rietveld refinement. The analysis showed that catalyst and binder overall are rather homogenously spatially distributed within each sphere; but that bubbles and agglomerates of a single phase are frequent. In addition; it is demonstrated that there were no coking gradients across the sphere wall at both partially and fully deactivation. This indicates that the binder and the catalyst shape and size were suitable for the reaction conditions. Indeed; the catalyst lifetime was almost doubled relative to the pure; powdered zeolite catalyst. A series of catalysts with varying degree of deactivation have been fully characterized ex-situ; suggesting significant spillover of coke from the zeolite to the alumina matrix. These findings demonstrate the need for greater efforts to understand the formulation of shaped catalyst objects; where the matrix should not only hold the components together but also support and enhance the overall catalytic process.
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