In this study, the effect of external acid site control of NiO-Mo/ZSM-5 catalysts controlled by silanation was investigated by applying them to the MDA reaction. It is expected that external acid site control of the catalyst through silanation will be...
In this study, the effect of external acid site control of NiO-Mo/ZSM-5 catalysts controlled by silanation was investigated by applying them to the MDA reaction. It is expected that external acid site control of the catalyst through silanation will be effective in improving the stability of the catalysts.
When NiO-Mo/ZSM-5 catalysts were manufactured by changing the silanation time and applied to the MDA reaction, all catalysts controlled by external acid sites through silanation showed increased BTX yields compared to NiO-Mo/ZSM-5 catalysts. In particular, the BTX yield of NiO-Mo/ZSM-5_(Mo,NiO,Si) catalysts with micropore structure and appropriate acid properties increased significantly, and the stability of the catalyst was also very excellent.
When NiO-Mo/ZSM-5 molded catalysts were manufactured by changing the silanation and molding time and applied to the MDA reaction, the BTX yield decreased compared to the powder catalysts. This is presumed to be due to the decrease in BTX shape selectivity of the catalyst due to the increase in mesopores and the decrease in activity due to the decrease in acid sites due to the addition of binder. The effect of the molding time on the reaction activity was not significant, but the molded catalyst manufactured by the post-molding silanation method (B method) was less deactivated. Therefore, it is thought that additional molding recipe optimization research using the B method is necessary.