{"title":"Ethylation of Benzene with Ethane over MFI Zeolite-Supported Pb Catalyst","authors":"Koshiro Nakamura, Sho Tanizaki, Kakeru Tsubokawa, Etsushi Tsuji, Satoshi Suganuma, Naonobu Katada","doi":"10.1007/s10562-024-04862-0","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Conversion of a short alkane such as ethane into chemical feedstocks instead of alkene becomes important for efficient use of natural gas and refinery off-gas. Here direct ethylation of benzene with ethane into ethylbenzene was attempted. Preceding studies clarified catalytic activity of Pt-loaded MFI-type zeolite. In addition, for a similar reaction, i.e., methylation of benzene with methane, we previously found catalytic activity of Co/MFI. Based on these backgrounds, various metal elements supported by zeolites were investigated as catalysts for a reaction between ethane and benzene. Pt, Pb, Zn, Mo, Co, and Ga/MFI showed high activity for ethylation of benzene with ethane. Among them, Pb/MFI showed high reaction rate for formation of desired products (ethylbenzene, styrene and diethylbenzene), while the others brought side reactions, i.e., formation of C<sub>3−5</sub> aliphatic hydrocarbons, toluene, naphthalene, and its derivatives. Pb/MFI showed stable activity, while Pt, Zn, and Mo/MFI showed deactivation due to carbonaceous formed by the side reactions.</p><h3>Graphical Abstract</h3>\n<div><figure><div><div><picture><source><img></source></picture></div></div></figure></div></div>","PeriodicalId":508,"journal":{"name":"Catalysis Letters","volume":"155 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.3000,"publicationDate":"2024-11-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Catalysis Letters","FirstCategoryId":"92","ListUrlMain":"https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10562-024-04862-0","RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q3","JCRName":"CHEMISTRY, PHYSICAL","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Conversion of a short alkane such as ethane into chemical feedstocks instead of alkene becomes important for efficient use of natural gas and refinery off-gas. Here direct ethylation of benzene with ethane into ethylbenzene was attempted. Preceding studies clarified catalytic activity of Pt-loaded MFI-type zeolite. In addition, for a similar reaction, i.e., methylation of benzene with methane, we previously found catalytic activity of Co/MFI. Based on these backgrounds, various metal elements supported by zeolites were investigated as catalysts for a reaction between ethane and benzene. Pt, Pb, Zn, Mo, Co, and Ga/MFI showed high activity for ethylation of benzene with ethane. Among them, Pb/MFI showed high reaction rate for formation of desired products (ethylbenzene, styrene and diethylbenzene), while the others brought side reactions, i.e., formation of C3−5 aliphatic hydrocarbons, toluene, naphthalene, and its derivatives. Pb/MFI showed stable activity, while Pt, Zn, and Mo/MFI showed deactivation due to carbonaceous formed by the side reactions.
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