Effect of H2/CO ratio and temperature on methane selectivity in the synthesis of ethanol on Rh-based catalysts

被引:21
作者
Egbebi, Adefemi [1 ]
Spivey, James J. [1 ]
机构
[1] Louisiana State Univ, Cain Dept Chem Engn, Baton Rouge, LA 70803 USA
关键词
ethanol; methane; C-2* oxygenates; H-2/CO ratio; syngas; biomass; rhodium catalyst;
D O I
10.1016/j.catcom.2008.05.011
中图分类号
O64 [物理化学(理论化学)、化学物理学];
学科分类号
070304 ; 081704 ;
摘要
The hydrogenation of CO to form ethanol is thermodynamically limited if methane is allowed as a reaction product. The literature confirms this - selectivity to ethanol versus methane is limited even on Rh-based catalysts, which are the most selective for ethanol. Although it might be anticipated that increasing H-2/CO ratio would favor methane, the kinetic studies in the literature. and our results reported here, show that the point selectivity for ethanol (S = r(EtoH)/r(CH4)) actually increases with increasing H-2/CO ratio on Rh-based catalysts. This may be attributed to the increased hydrogenation of the surface acetaldehyde intermediate to ethanol. (C) 2008 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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页码:2308 / 2311
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