Open AccessProduction of Diethyl Ether Over Cr-Co/γ-Al2O3 Catalyst
Author(s) -
M J Marbun,
Firman Kurniawansyah,
Danawati Hari Prajitno,
Achmad Roesyadi
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
iop conference series. materials science and engineering
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1757-899X
pISSN - 1757-8981
DOI - 10.1088/1757-899x/543/1/012058
Subject(s) - catalysis , diethyl ether , gasoline , chemistry , yield (engineering) , ethanol , nitrogen , nuclear chemistry , organic chemistry , materials science , metallurgy
Diethyl ether (DEE) is an important chemical in practical application. This substances actually very interesting to be object of study because its can be substitute the fuel oil such gasoline from the fossil. Its mean that DEE is one of alternative sources of energy. In this study the production of DEE was based on ethanol dehydration over a granule Cr-Co/γ-Al 2 O 3 catalyst. The reaction was conducted in a fixed bed reactor at range temperature of 100 to 200º C and atmospheric pressure. Un nitrogen gas is fed in reactor to push the ethanol vapor. Sampling the product of reaction is taken after the condition is steady state. The catalyst was analyzed by the BET and XRD method and the result indicated that the prepared catalyst has surface area of 162,840 m 2 /g with pore diameter of 0,3178 cc/g. The ethanol conversion under the variable condition attaints of 93.122% of and DEE yield is 0.34%.