Direct Conversion of Syngas into Methyl Acetate, Ethanol, and Ethylene by Relay Catalysis via the Intermediate Dimethyl Ether | Zendy

Zhou Wei | Zendy; Kang Jincan | Zendy; Cheng Kang | Zendy; He Shun | Zendy; Shi Jiaqing | Zendy; Zhou Cheng | Zendy; Zhang Qinghong | Zendy; Chen Junchao | Zendy; Peng Luming | Zendy; Chen Mingshu | Zendy; Wang Ye | Zendy

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Direct Conversion of Syngas into Methyl Acetate, Ethanol, and Ethylene by Relay Catalysis via the Intermediate Dimethyl Ether

Author(s) -

Zhou Wei,

Kang Jincan,

Cheng Kang,

He Shun,

Shi Jiaqing,

Zhou Cheng,

Zhang Qinghong,

Chen Junchao,

Peng Luming,

Chen Mingshu,

Wang Ye

Publication year - 2018

Publication title -

angewandte chemie

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

eISSN - 1521-3757

pISSN - 0044-8249

DOI - 10.1002/ange.201807113

Subject(s) - dimethyl ether , syngas , chemistry , catalysis , selectivity , ethylene , acetic acid , methanol , oxygenate , inorganic chemistry , organic chemistry

Selective conversion of syngas (CO/H 2 ) into C 2+ oxygenates is a highly attractive but challenging target. Herein, we report the direct conversion of syngas into methyl acetate (MA) by relay catalysis. MA can be formed at a lower temperature (ca. 473 K) using Cu‐Zn‐Al oxide/H‐ZSM‐5 and zeolite mordenite (H‐MOR) catalysts separated by quartz wool (denoted as Cu‐Zn‐Al/H‐ZSM‐5|H‐MOR) and also at higher temperatures (603–643 K) without significant deactivation using spinel‐structured ZnAl 2 O 4 |H‐MOR. The selectivity of MA and acetic acid (AA) reaches 87 % at a CO conversion of 11 % at 643 K. Dimethyl ether (DME) is the key intermediate and the carbonylation of DME results in MA with high selectivity. We found that the relay catalysis using ZnAl 2 O 4 |H‐MOR|ZnAl 2 O 4 gives ethanol as the major product, while ethylene is formed with a layer‐by‐layer ZnAl 2 O 4 |H‐MOR|ZnAl 2 O 4 |H‐MOR combination. Close proximity between ZnAl 2 O 4 and H‐MOR increases ethylene selectivity to 65 %.

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