A Zeolite-Based Cascade System to Produce Jet Fuel from Ethylene Oligomerization
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Multiscale Reaction Engineering, KAUST Catalysis Center (KCC), King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Thuwal23955-6900, Saudi ArabiaKAUST Catalysis Center (KCC)
Physical Science and Engineering (PSE) Division
Chemical Engineering Program
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2022-10-19Embargo End Date
2023-10-19Permanent link to this record
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Jet fuel production from ethylene oligomerization opens a sustainable pathway to clean sulfur-free fuel that is increasingly in demand due to the potential renewable origin of ethylene. The key to a viable heterogeneously catalyzed process is to improve the selectivity of the jet fuel while prolonging the catalyst lifetime. To this end, we have assessed and optimized a dual-bed cascade system based on a dimerization bed that is followed by an oligomerization bed using Ni supported on Y zeolite and ZSM-5 zeolite catalysts, respectively. Our optimization approach uses different catalyst acidities, temperatures, and bed configurations for determining the best yield–conversion relationship. Under optimized dual-bed conditions, we can produce 64 wt % of jet fuel at the beginning of the reaction and maintain a 50 wt % selectivity of this fraction for over 20 h on stream. This paper also analyzes coke deposition (content and nature) at the different experimental conditions and catalyst bed arrangements using temperature-programmed combustion. We demonstrate that the dual-bed approach is effective for protecting the main oligomerization bed (ZSM-5 catalyst) from deactivation, leading to the formation of a lighter type of coke compared with that using the initial Ni2+ HY-based dimerization catalyst, which deactivates at a faster rate.Citation
Mohamed, H. O., Abed, O., Zambrano, N., Castaño, P., & Hita, I. (2022). A Zeolite-Based Cascade System to Produce Jet Fuel from Ethylene Oligomerization. Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.iecr.2c02303Sponsors
We greatly acknowledge the funding provided by the King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), BAS/1/1403.Publisher
American Chemical Society (ACS)Additional Links
https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs.iecr.2c02303ae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
10.1021/acs.iecr.2c02303