Disclosure of Invention
The invention aims to provide a bifunctional catalyst for preparing toluene and diphenylmethane by directly and efficiently directionally converting catalytic synthesis gas and benzene, and a preparation method and application thereof. The invention solves the problems of complex production process, low atom utilization rate, serious environmental pollution and the like of the existing toluene and diphenylmethane, and provides a new technology for directly co-producing toluene and diphenylmethane by catalyzing synthesis gas and benzene.
The invention provides a new technology for producing toluene and diphenylmethane by the reaction of catalytic synthesis gas and benzene, the reaction is carried out in an intermittent reaction kettle under the condition of benzene heat, the method is green and environment-friendly, the catalyst is easy to separate, the catalysis is efficient, the atom economy is realized, the reusability is good, and the production cost is reduced.
The invention provides a bifunctional catalyst for catalyzing direct coproduction of toluene and diphenylmethane from synthesis gas and benzene, wherein: the active component of the bifunctional catalyst is ZnxByOzThe carrier is any one of HZSM-5, HBETA or HY molecular sieve; active component ZnxByOzAccounts for 30-90 of the total amount of the bifunctional catalystwt%。
In the present invention, the active component ZnxByOzWherein the molar ratio of Zn/(Zn + B) is (0-1): 1, B is any one of Ni, Mn, In, Cd, Ga or Zr.
The invention provides a preparation method of a bifunctional catalyst for producing toluene and xylene by coupling catalytic synthesis gas and benzene, which comprises the following specific steps:
(1) and (2) adding metal salt with the total amount of two metal cations being 0.015mol according to the weight ratio of (0-1): 1 weighing and dissolving in ethanol, adding a carrier, and stirring at 400-800 rpm for 1.8-2.2 hours;
(2) weighing oxalic acid or ammonium oxalate with the total amount of metal cations being 1-1.2 times of that of the metal cations, and dissolving the oxalic acid or ammonium oxalate in ethanol;
(3) dropwise adding the solution obtained in the step (2) into the solution obtained in the step (1) at a constant speed under the condition of stirring, continuously stirring for 1.8-2.2 hours, performing suction filtration, and washing for multiple times;
(4) drying the solid matter obtained in the step (3) at 110 ℃ overnight, roasting the obtained product for 4 hours at 400 ℃ in nitrogen or argon, and roasting at 400-800 ℃ for 3-6 hours in air or oxygen to obtain an active component ZnxByOz;
(5) The active component Zn obtained in the step (4) isxByOzMechanically mixed with the support, impregnated or deposited-precipitated on the support, wherein: active component ZnxByOzAccounting for 30-90 wt% of the total catalyst.
The invention provides an application of a bifunctional catalyst for catalyzing the coupling of synthesis gas and benzene to produce toluene and xylene.
In the invention, the reaction temperature in the batch type reaction kettle is 270-380 ℃, and the reaction pressure is 4 MPa.
The invention has the advantages that:
(1) due to the oxide pair H of B2Has low activation capability and can only be used for activating CO to form formate, while ZnO can effectively dissociate H2H dissociated for hydrogenation2The formate on the B oxide can be hydrogenated to methanol or methoxy, so that the binary metal oxide Zn can be adjustedxByOzThe metal proportion of the benzene intermediate is adjusted, and the conversion rate of benzene can be effectively improved by proper amount of the intermediate;
(2) the silicon-aluminum ratio of the HZSM-5 molecular sieve is adjusted, namely the acid sites on the HZSM-5 molecular sieve are adjusted, and the proper acid amount is beneficial to alkylation reaction, so that the selectivity of diphenylmethane can be effectively improved and the conversion rate of benzene can be further improved by adjusting the silicon-aluminum ratio of the HZSM-5 molecular sieve;
(3) binary metal oxide ZnxByOzNon-noble metal components are selected, so that the cost is low and the method is suitable for mass production;
(4) binary metal oxide ZnxByOzThe colloidal coprecipitation method is adopted for synthesis, so that the repeatability is strong, the yield is high, and the large-scale preparation is facilitated.
Detailed Description
The invention is further illustrated by the following specific examples.
The present invention will be described in more detail with reference to the following examples, but the present invention is not limited to these examples. While the examples only show some of the conditions for achieving the production of diphenylmethane, they do not mean that these conditions must be met to achieve this.
The raw materials used in the examples were all purchased commercially unless otherwise specified.
Example 1
(1) According to the molar ratio of Zn/(Zn + Zr) of (0-1): 1 weighing Zn (NO)3)2.6H2O and Zr (NO)3)4·5H2O, then dissolving the two in an ethanol solution; adding a certain mass of HZSM-5 into the solution, wherein the percentage content of the HZSM-5 is 10-70%;
(2) weighing oxalic acid with the total amount of metal cations being 1-1.2 times of that of the metal cations, dissolving the oxalic acid in ethanol, dropwise adding the oxalic acid solution into the salt solution obtained in the step (1) under continuous stirring, and continuously stirring for 2 hours after dropwise adding; filtering, washing, drying at 110 ℃ overnight, sequentially roasting in Ar at 400 ℃ for 4h, and roasting in air at 500 ℃ for 8 h;
(3)ZnZrOXadding a molecular sieve into a 100mL reaction kettle, adding 16mL of benzene, replacing air in the reaction kettle with synthesis gas for three times, adjusting the pressure to 4MPa, heating to 330 ℃, reacting for 3 hours, and performing gas chromatography analysis, wherein the results are shown in Table 1:
TABLE 1
Reaction conditions are as follows:
in the present embodiment, with Si: molecular sieve loading of Al 15 produced 5 parts ZrO with different Zr/(Zn + Zr) molar ratios (i.e. metal ratios)2-ZnO bimetallic catalyst, in particular as follows:
TABLE 2
As is clear from the results in Table 1, ZnO or ZrO was found to be a single component2The catalytic activity for the reaction is low, the benzene conversion rate is only 4.2 percent and 4.4 percent respectively, the catalytic activity of the reaction is obviously improved after the binary composite oxide is formed by a coprecipitation method, when the molar ratio of Zn to Zr is 20:80, the benzene conversion rate is up to 13.2 percent, the selectivity of diphenylmethane is 42.5 percent, the selectivity of toluene is 46 percent,the space-time yield of the diphenylmethane is up to 2661mgDPMgox -1h-1。
From the results in table 2, it is understood that the conversion of benzene is first increased with the increase of the ZnO content in the binary metal oxide, and when the molar ratio of Zn to Zr is 20: at 80 deg.c, the conversion rate of benzene is up to 13.2%, the selectivity of diphenylmethane is up to 42.5%, and the selectivity of toluene is up to 46%. Then, as the zinc content continues to increase, the benzene conversion begins to decrease.
Example 2
(1) According to the molar ratio of Zn/(Zn + Zr) of 0.2: 1 weighing Zn (NO)3)2.6H2O and Zr (NO)3)4·5H2O, then dissolving the two in an ethanol solution; adding certain mass of HZSM-5 with different silica-alumina ratios into the solution;
(2) weighing oxalic acid with the total amount of metal cations being 1-1.2 times of that of the metal cations, dissolving the oxalic acid in ethanol, dropwise adding the oxalic acid solution into the salt solution under continuous stirring, and continuously stirring for 2 hours after dropwise adding; filtering, washing, drying at 110 ℃ overnight, then sequentially roasting in Ar gas at 400 ℃ for 4h, and then roasting in air at 500 ℃ for 8 h;
(3)ZnZrOXand HZSM-5 with different silica-alumina ratios is added into a 100mL reaction kettle, 16mL benzene is added, air in the reaction kettle is replaced by synthesis gas for three times, the pressure is adjusted to 4MPa, the temperature is raised to 330 ℃, the reaction is carried out for 3h, and the results are shown in Table 3 after gas chromatography analysis:
evaluation conditions were as follows: 50 wt% of HZSM-5 molecular sieve with different silica-alumina ratios and 50 wt% of 20Zn80Zr, roasting the catalyst at 330 ℃ and 4MPa by a two-step method;
the evaluation results (the following results are an average of 3 h) were as follows:
TABLE 3
As can be seen from table 3, the influence of the silica-alumina ratio of the HZSM-5 molecular sieve on the catalytic effect is: with the increase of the silicon-aluminum ratio of the HZSM-5 molecular sieve, the selectivity of the diphenylmethane is increased and then reduced, wherein when the silicon-aluminum ratio of the HZSM-5 molecular sieve is 15, the selectivity of the diphenylmethane reaches 42.5 percent, the selectivity of the toluene reaches 46 percent, the conversion rate of the benzene reaches more than 13.2 percent, and the optimal silicon-aluminum ratio of the HZSM-5 molecular sieve is 15.
Example 3:
(1) according to the molar ratio of Zn/(B + Zr) of 0.2: 1 weighing nitrate of B and Zr (NO)3)4·5H2O, then dissolving the two in an ethanol solution; adding HZSM-5 with a certain mass of Si/Al 15 into the solution;
(2) weighing oxalic acid with the total amount of metal cations being 1-1.2 times of that of the metal cations, dissolving the oxalic acid in ethanol, dropwise adding the oxalic acid solution into the salt solution under continuous stirring, and continuously stirring for 2 hours after dropwise adding; filtering, washing, drying at 110 ℃ overnight, sequentially roasting at Ar-400 ℃ for 4h, and roasting at air-500 ℃ for 8 h;
(3)ZnxByOzHZSM-5 with a silica-alumina ratio of 15 is added into a 100mL reaction kettle, 16mL benzene is added, air in the reaction kettle is replaced by synthesis gas three times, the pressure is adjusted to 4MPa, the temperature is raised to 330 ℃, the reaction is carried out for 3h, and the results of gas chromatographic analysis are shown in Table 4:
evaluation conditions were as follows: roasting an HZSM-5 molecular sieve with the silicon-aluminum ratio of 15 of 50 wt% and 20Zn80B of 50 wt% at 330 ℃ and 4MPa by a two-step method;
the evaluation results (the following results are an average of 3 h) were as follows:
TABLE 4
Example 4: catalysts prepared at different calcination temperatures
(1) According to the molar ratio of Zn/(Zn + Zr) of 0.2: 1 weighing Zn (NO)3)2.6H2O and Zr (NO)3)4·5H2O, then dissolving the two in an ethanol solution; adding a certain mass of HZSM-5 into the solution;
(2) weighing oxalic acid with the total amount of metal cations being 1-1.2 times of that of the metal cations, dissolving the oxalic acid in ethanol, dropwise adding the oxalic acid solution into the salt solution under continuous stirring, and continuously stirring for 2 hours after dropwise adding; filtering, washing, drying at 110 ℃ overnight, sequentially roasting at Ar-400 ℃ for 4h, and roasting at air-500 ℃ for 8 h;
(3) the 20Zn80Zr calcined at different temperatures and HZSM-5 with a silica-alumina ratio of 15 are added into a 100mL reaction kettle, 16mL benzene is added, air in the synthesis gas replacement kettle is replaced three times, the pressure is adjusted to be 4MPa, the temperature is raised to 330 ℃, the reaction is carried out for 3h, and the results are shown in Table 5:
evaluation conditions were as follows: 50 wt% of HZSM-5 molecular sieve with the silica-alumina ratio of 15 and 50 wt% of 20Zn80Zr, the temperature is 330 ℃, the pressure is 5MPa, and the catalyst is roasted by a two-step method.
The evaluation results (as an average of 3h results) were as follows:
TABLE 5
Example 5: catalysts prepared under different calcination atmospheres
Evaluation conditions were as follows: HZSM-5 molecular sieve with the silicon-aluminum ratio of 15 of 50 wt% and 20Zn80Zr of 50 wt% at 330 ℃ and 5MPa, and roasting the catalyst by a two-step method
The evaluation results (as an average of 3h results) were as follows:
TABLE 6
Example 6: catalyst prepared by sectional roasting and one-step roasting
Evaluation conditions were as follows: HZSM-5 molecular sieve with the silicon-aluminum ratio of 15 of 50wt percent and 20Zn80Zr of 50wt percent at 330 ℃ and 5MPa
The evaluation results (as an average of 3h results) were as follows:
TABLE 7
It should be noted that the above-mentioned embodiments do not limit the present invention in any way, and all technical solutions obtained by using equivalent alternatives or equivalent variations fall within the protection scope of the present invention.
Example 7: different kinds of molecular sieves loaded with binary metal oxides
(1) According to the molar ratio of Zn/(Zn + Zr) of (0-1): 1 weighing Zn (NO)3)2.6H2O and Zr (NO)3)4·5H2O, then dissolving the two in an ethanol solution; to the above solution was added different molecular sieves of mass Si/Al 15.
(2) Weighing oxalic acid with the total amount of metal cations being 1-1.2 times of that of the metal cations, dissolving the oxalic acid in ethanol, dropwise adding the oxalic acid solution into the salt solution under continuous stirring, and continuously stirring for 2 hours after dropwise adding; filtering, washing, drying at 110 ℃ overnight, sequentially roasting at Ar-400 ℃ for 4h, and roasting at air-500 ℃ for 8 h;
(3) adding 20% of ZnZr (20 mol% of Zn) and different molecular sieves into a 100mL reaction kettle, adding 16mL of benzene, replacing air in the kettle with synthesis gas for three times, adjusting the pressure to 4MPa, heating to 330 ℃, reacting for 3h, and carrying out gas chromatography analysis, wherein the results are shown in Table 8:
evaluation conditions were as follows: roasting 50 wt% of molecular sieve and 50 wt% of 20Zn80Zr at 330 ℃ and 4MPa by a two-step method;
the evaluation results (as an average of 3h results) were as follows:
TABLE 8