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MAX-PLANCK-INSTITUT FÜR CHEMISCHE ENERGIE KONVERSION METHANOL SYNTHESIS ON COPPER- BASED CATALYSTS M.V. Bukhtiyarova

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METHANOL SYNTHESIS ON COPPER-BASED CATALYSTS

 M.V. Bukhtiyarova

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Introduction

1. Methanol production is a large industrial process.

2. Methanol is produced using synthesis gas at 250°C and 50 – 100 bars

CO + 2H2 = CH3OH

Catalyst: Cu/ZnO/Al2O3

3. High emission of CO2 resulted in studying methanol synthesis through CO2 hydrogenation.

4. Methanol can be viewed as a way of hydrogen storage

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CO2 + 3H2 CH3OH +H2O

Süd-Chemie catalyst : Cu/ZnO/Al2O3 (old generation)

Gas mixture:     H2:CO2 = 3:1Pressure:           30 and 50 barsTemperature:    190, 210, 230, 250 and 260°CGHSV:             4800 and 7200 h-1

Methanol synthesis setup

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0,00 1,00 2,00 3,00 4,00 5,00-5

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Traces of methylformate are observed during methanol synthesis

No.  Ret.Time  Peak Name  Rel.Area min %

1 2.50Methanol 48.2772 3.31Wasser 51.723

No.  Ret.Time  Peak Name  Rel.Area min %

1 1.69 Methyl formate 0.0142 2.02 n.a. 0.0153 2.98 Methanol 99.970

Gas chromatography of liquid sample

Sample obtained at 250°C, 30 bar, 7200 h-1

Reference methylformate solution contains 5% of methanol

Reference methylformate

Sample

acetone

air

Samples are dissolved in acetone to have reproducible results

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Time, h

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p = 30 bar

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p = 30 bar

CO2 + 3H2 CO2 + H2CH3OH +H2O CO +H2O

Methanol synthesis: Reverse water gas shift:

H = – 49.7 kJ/mol H = 41.2 kJ/mol

Increasing temperature promotes water-gas shift reaction

Ratio of CH3OH/H2O (ml/ml) = 2.24

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CO2 + 3H2

CO2 + H2

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CO +H2O

MS:

RWGS:

According to Chatelier’s principle increase of pressure results in higher methanol formation

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Volume of formed methanol and water depends  on reaction conditions

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Time, h

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Dependence on space velocity

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Volume of methanol and water does not practically change at temperature higher than 250°C

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Dependence on space velocity at high pressure

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Temperature, °C

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CO2 conversion

Conversion of CO2 increase with temperature and decrease with space velocity

Dependence on space velocity p = 30 bar

Dependence on pressureGHSV = 4800 h-1

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Temperature, K

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Dependence on pressureGHSV = 4800 h-1

At high pressure selectivity practically does not change with temperature

Dependence on space velocity p = 30 bar

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Temperature, °C

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Dependence on pressureGHSV = 4800 h-1

Dependence on space velocity p = 30 bar

Methanol yield increases with temperature, pressure and decreases with space velocity

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Activation energyM

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Cu/ZnO/Al2O

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(a) Our data(b) H. Arakawa, Energy Conv. Mgmt: 33 (1992) 521(c) X. Guo, J. Mol. Catal. A: 345 (2011) 60(d) A. Karelovic, Catal. Today: 197 (2012) 109

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Obtained activation energy is in the agreement with activation energy presented in literature

1,85 1,90 1,95 2,00 2,05 2,10 2,15 2,20-2,0

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6000 h-1

7200 h-1Ea = 48.7 kJ/mol

Comparison with literature data

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Conditions for stability test: H2:CO2 = 3:1; 

30 bar, 230°C; 4800 h-1

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Old Catalyst New Catalyst

CO2 + 3H2 CH3OH +H2OMethanol synthesis:

Clariant (Süd-Chemie) catalysts

Gas mixture:     H2:CO2 = 3:1Pressure:           30 barTemperature:    190, 210, 230, 250 and 260°CGHSV:             4800 h-1

The “old generation” catalyst works better for CO2 hydrogenation at low pressure

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ConclusionsM

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1. Methanol  yield  depends  on  reaction  conditions:  high  pressure  results  in formation of higher amount of methanol

2. Practically pure methanol with trace amount of methylformate is produced

3. Clariant (Süd-Chemie) catalyst for methanol synthesis is stable during long-term experiment for 400 hours

4. Clariant  (Süd-Chemie)  catalyst  of  old  generation  is  more  suitable  for production methanol by CO2 hydrogenation

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THANK YOU FOR YOUR KIND ATTENTION

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Temperature, °C

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Temperature, °C

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Gas chromatography of liquid samplesInstrument Agilent 6890 Detektor TCD 250°CColumn: Stabilwax  30 m  S-1 Injector 250°CProgramm TCD 60 Tem.Programm 80°CMethod Wasser Gas He  0,93 bar  1 mlReport Rep Wasser Split 1:20

Injection Volume 0.5 µl

Instrument 6890 Detektor FID 300°CColumn: Stabilwax 30m S-69 Injector 240°CProgramm Stabilwax Tem.Programm: 50°CMethod Pyrrol Gas: H2  0,86 bar  2,3 mlReport Rep normal Split 1:20

Injection Volume: 0.5 µl

The measurement using FID was done for determination organic impurities in methanol. FID does not detect water