Catalyst for producing isobutanol by using synthesis gas and methanol
Technical Field
The invention belongs to the technical field of preparation of low-carbon alcohol catalysts, and particularly relates to a catalyst for producing isobutanol by taking synthesis gas and methanol as raw materials and a preparation method thereof.
Background
Isobutanol is a basic organic chemical raw material, and can be used for preparing antioxidants, esters, synthetic rubber, synthetic drugs and the like, and can also be used as a high-grade solvent. Commercial isobutanol is currently derived mainly from byproducts of the carbonylation of propylene to butanol with low yields, and so research into the production of isobutanol from synthesis gas is of great economic and social importance.
CN105727982A is a catalyst for synthesizing low-carbon alcohol and a preparation method thereof, and Cu, ni and Pd auxiliary agents are added into a catalyst taking Mn, zn and Zr as carriers to obtain a catalyst for preparing low-carbon alcohol from synthesis gas with high C 2+ selectivity, and better isobutanol selectivity is obtained. However, the catalyst adopts synthesis gas as a raw material, the reaction path is longer, and the total alcohol yield and the isobutanol yield are not high.
Disclosure of Invention
The invention aims to provide a catalyst for producing isobutanol by using synthesis gas and methanol. The catalyst has the advantages of high selectivity of C 2+ alcohol, high space-time yield of C 2+ total alcohol, high space-time yield of isobutanol and the like.
The invention provides a catalyst for producing isobutanol by using synthesis gas and methanol, which is realized by the following technical scheme.
The invention provides a catalyst for producing isobutanol by using synthesis gas and methanol, which comprises the following components in percentage by mass :ZrO2:20-45%,MnO2:10-40%,ZnO:10-40%,CuO:1-2%,Co2O3:3-5%;PdO:0.2-0.6%;AlKO6Si2:0.5-1%.
The catalyst for producing isobutanol by using synthesis gas and methanol provided by the invention is prepared by adopting a method combining a coprecipitation method, a mixed grinding method and an impregnation method.
The preparation method of the catalyst comprises the following steps:
a) Completely dissolving the precursor of Zr, mn, zn, co, cu components in deionized water according to a proportion, carrying out concurrent precipitation on the solution and an aqueous solution of NaOH or Na 2CO3, stirring and maintaining pH=6.8-7.4 in the precipitation process, and continuing stirring after the acid solution is added dropwise;
b) Continuously adding aqueous solution of NaOH or Na 2CO3 until the pH value is 9-10, and continuously stirring;
c) Heating and continuously stirring, washing the obtained precipitate with deionized water to neutrality, drying and roasting;
d) Pulverizing the materials obtained in the step c), mixing solid alkali according to a proportion, adding a pore-forming auxiliary agent, mixing, grinding, granulating, drying, forming, and roasting after forming;
e) And d) immersing the formed material in the step of Pd precursor solution in an equal volume in proportion, and drying and roasting to obtain the required catalyst.
A typical preparation method of the catalyst disclosed by the invention comprises the following steps:
a) Completely dissolving Zr, mn, zn, co, cu components of precursor in deionized water according to a proportion, precipitating the solution and NaOH or Na 2CO3 water solution in parallel flow at 65-70 ℃, stirring and maintaining pH=6.8-7.4 during precipitation, and continuously stirring for 15-25min, preferably 20min after the acid solution is added dropwise;
b) Continuing to add the aqueous solution of NaOH or Na 2CO3 to a ph=9-10, continuing to stir for 25-35min, preferably 30min;
c) Raising the temperature to 75-85 ℃, preferably 80 ℃, continuing stirring for 25-35min, preferably 30min, washing the obtained precipitate with deionized water at 70-80 ℃ to be neutral, drying at 100-120 ℃, and roasting at 450-500 ℃ for 3-5h;
d) Pulverizing the materials obtained in the step c), mixing solid alkali according to a proportion, adding a pore-forming auxiliary agent, mixing, grinding, granulating, drying and forming, and roasting at 450-500 ℃ for 3-5h after forming;
e) And d), soaking the formed material in Pd precursor solution in an equal volume in proportion, drying and roasting at 450-500 ℃ for 3-5h to obtain the required catalyst.
Preferably, the precursors of the Zr, mn, cu, zn, co, pd components are all nitrates.
Preferably, the solid base is AlKO 6Si2.
Preferably, the solid alkali is crushed to below 150 meshes and added for mixing and grinding.
The catalyst provided by the invention is used for the reaction of synthesis gas and methanol to produce isobutanol, and the use conditions are as follows: the pressure is 8.0MPa, the temperature is 380 ℃, the equivalent GHSV of synthetic gas=5000 h -1, the equivalent hydrogen-carbon ratio is 1, and the equivalent methanol gas space velocity GHSV is less than or equal to 1200 h -1.
The equivalent GHSV=5000 h -1 of the synthetic gas disclosed by the invention is the sum of the space velocity of the synthetic gas converted from methanol and the space velocity of the fresh synthetic gas.
The hydrogen-carbon ratio equivalent 1 is the ratio of methanol converted into synthetic gas and added with fresh synthetic gas.
The methanol equivalent gas space velocity GHSV is not more than 1200 h -1, which is the fractional space velocity of the methanol synthesis gas after the methanol is converted into the synthesis gas space velocity.
The invention uses the chemical formula CH 3 OH of methanol, wherein, two H 2 and one CO are provided, the hydrogen-carbon ratio is 2, the methanol equivalent synthetic gas space velocity can be calculated according to the methanol liquid space velocity, the methanol gas space velocity equivalent GHSV is less than or equal to 1200H -1, and the methanol liquid space velocity is less than or equal to 571 g.L -1h-1.
The beneficial effects of the invention are that
The catalyst for generating C 2+ alcohols by reacting synthesis gas with methanol is prepared by adopting a precipitation method of controlling the pH value twice and a preparation method of mixing and grinding and dipping, so that a wrapped catalyst with high dispersity is obtained, the pH value of the catalyst can be adjusted by adding solid alkali during mixing and grinding, and the alkali loss speed in the use process of the catalyst is reduced; adding a small amount of Co to improve the efficiency of the growth of the alcohol carbon chain and the CO conversion rate, and adding a small amount of copper to control the path of generating the alcohols by the synthesis gas. The catalyst of the invention is applied to the process of preparing isobutanol by using synthesis gas, and can directly add methanol into raw materials, thereby achieving the effect of shortening the reaction path, improving the space-time yield of C 2+ alcohol and directly improving the space-time yield of isobutanol.
Detailed Description
The following examples are only for further explanation of the contents and effects of the present invention, and are not to be construed as limiting the present invention.
Example 1
According to the composition of ZrO 220%,MnO234%,ZnO40%,CuO2%,Co2O3%, completely dissolving a Zr, mn, zn, co, cu nitrate precursor in deionized water to prepare 2L of solution, carrying out concurrent precipitation on the solution and Na 2CO3 aqueous solution under Zr4+=14.8g/L、Mn4+=21.5g/L、Zn2+=32.10g/L、Cu2+=1.6g/L、Co3+=2.1g/L.70℃, stirring and maintaining pH=7 in the precipitation process, and stirring for 20min after the acid solution is added dropwise; continuing to add Na 2CO3 aqueous solution until the pH value is=10, and continuing to stir for 30min; raising the temperature to 80 ℃, continuing stirring for 30min, washing the obtained precipitate with deionized water at 80 ℃ to be neutral, drying at 100 ℃, and roasting at 500 ℃ for 3h; crushing the obtained sample, mixing AlKO 6Si2 solid 1g according to the weight ratio of 0.5%, adding 4g of pore-forming auxiliary agent graphite according to the weight ratio of 2%, mixing, grinding, granulating, drying and forming, and roasting at 500 ℃ for 3 hours after forming; about 200g of the calcined sample was immersed in Pd (NO 3)2 solution) at an equal volume in a proportion of 0.5% by weight of PdO, dried and calcined at 500℃for 3 hours to obtain the desired catalyst, which was designated as sample 1.
Example 2
According to ZrO 245%,MnO210%,ZnO37.8%,CuO1%,Co2O3%; completely dissolving Zr, mn, zn, co, cu nitrate precursor in deionized water to prepare 2L solution, wherein the solution and NaOH aqueous solution are subjected to concurrent precipitation under Zr4+=33.3g/L、Mn4+=6.32g/L、Zn2+=30.33g/L、Cu2+=0.8g/L、Co3+=3.55g/L.65℃, stirring and maintaining pH=7 in the precipitation process, and stirring for 20min after the acid solution is added dropwise; continuously adding NaOH aqueous solution until the pH value is=10, and continuously stirring for 30min; raising the temperature to 80 ℃, continuing stirring for 30min, washing the obtained precipitate with deionized water at 80 ℃ to be neutral, drying at 120 ℃ and roasting at 450 ℃ for 5h; crushing the obtained sample, mixing AlKO 6Si2 solid 2g according to the weight ratio of 1%, adding pore-forming auxiliary agent graphite 4g according to the weight ratio of 2%, mixing, grinding, granulating, drying and forming, and roasting at 450 ℃ for 5h after forming; the calcined sample was immersed in Pd (NO 3)2 solution) at an equal volume at a ratio of PdO0.2% by weight, dried and calcined at 450℃for 5 hours to obtain the desired catalyst, which was designated as sample 2.
Example 3
According to the composition of ZrO 242.9%,MnO240%,ZnO10%,CuO1.5%,Co2O3 percent, completely dissolving a nitrate precursor of Zr, mn, zn, co, cu in deionized water to prepare 2L of solution, carrying out concurrent precipitation on the solution and an aqueous NaOH solution under Zr4+=31.74g/L、Mn4+=25.39g/L、Zn2+=8.02g/L、Cu2+=3.2g/L、Co3+=2.84g/L.70℃, stirring and maintaining pH=7 in the precipitation process, and stirring for 20min after the acid solution is added dropwise; continuously adding NaOH aqueous solution until the pH value is=10, and continuously stirring for 30min; raising the temperature to 80 ℃, continuing stirring for 30min, washing the obtained precipitate with deionized water at 80 ℃ to be neutral, drying at 120 ℃ and roasting at 470 ℃ for 4h; crushing the obtained sample, mixing AlKO 6Si2 solid 1.2g according to the weight ratio of 0.6%, adding 4g of 2% by weight of pore-forming auxiliary agent graphite, mixing, grinding, granulating, drying and forming, and roasting at 470 ℃ for 4 hours after forming; the calcined sample was impregnated with Pd (NO 3)2 solution at an equal volume of PdO0.6 wt%, dried and calcined at 470℃for 4 hours to give the desired catalyst, which was designated as sample 3.
Example 4
According to the composition of ZrO 231%,MnO231%,ZnO31%,CuO1.5%,Co2O3 and 4.5%, completely dissolving Zr, mn, zn, co, cu nitrate precursor in deionized water to prepare 2L solution, carrying out cocurrent precipitation on the solution and NaOH aqueous solution under Zr4+=22.93g/L、Mn4+=19.59g/L、Zn2+=24.88g/L、Cu2+=3.6g/L、Co3+=3.20g/L.70℃, stirring and maintaining pH=7 in the precipitation process, and stirring for 20min after the acid solution is added dropwise; continuously adding NaOH aqueous solution until the pH value is=10, and continuously stirring for 30min; raising the temperature to 80 ℃, continuing stirring for 30min, washing the obtained precipitate with deionized water at 80 ℃ to be neutral, drying at 120 ℃ and roasting at 470 ℃ for 4h; crushing the obtained sample, mixing AlKO 6Si2 solid 1g according to the weight ratio of 0.5%, adding 4g of 2% by weight of pore-forming auxiliary agent graphite, mixing, grinding, granulating, drying and forming, and roasting at 470 ℃ for 4 hours after forming; the calcined sample was impregnated with Pd (NO 3)2 solution) at an equal volume at a ratio of PdO0.5 wt%, dried and calcined at 470℃for 4 hours to give the desired catalyst, which was designated sample 4.
Example 5
According to the composition of ZrO 232%,MnO232%,ZnO31.3%,CuO1%,Co2O3%, completely dissolving a Zr, mn, zn, co, cu nitrate precursor in deionized water to prepare 2L of solution, carrying out concurrent precipitation on the solution and an NaOH aqueous solution under Zr4+=23.67g/L、Mn4+=20.23g/L、Zn2+=25.12g/L、Cu2+=0.8g/L、Co3+=2.12g/L.70℃, stirring and maintaining pH=7 in the precipitation process, and stirring for 20min after the acid solution is added dropwise; continuously adding NaOH aqueous solution until the pH value is=10, and continuously stirring for 30min; raising the temperature to 80 ℃, continuing stirring for 30min, washing the obtained precipitate with deionized water at 80 ℃ to be neutral, drying at 120 ℃ and roasting at 470 ℃ for 4h; crushing the obtained sample, mixing AlKO 6Si2 solid 1g according to the weight ratio of 0.5%, adding 4g of pore-forming auxiliary agent graphite according to the weight ratio of 2%, mixing, grinding, granulating, drying and forming, and roasting at 470 ℃ for 4 hours after forming; the calcined sample was immersed in Pd (NO 3)2 solution) at an equal volume at a ratio of PdO0.2% by weight, dried and calcined at 470℃for 4 hours to obtain the desired catalyst, which was designated as sample 5.
Example 6
According to ZrO230.5%,MnO230.5%,ZnO30.4%,CuO2%,Co2O35%;PdO0.6%;AlKO6Si21%, completely dissolving Zr, mn, zn, co, cu nitrate precursor in deionized water to prepare 2L solution, precipitating the solution and NaOH aqueous solution in parallel flow under Zr4+=22.56g/L、Mn4+=19.28g/L、Zn2+=24.40g/L、Cu2+=1.6g/L、Co3+=3.55g/L.70℃, stirring and maintaining pH=7 during precipitation, and stirring for 20min after the acid solution is added dropwise; continuously adding NaOH aqueous solution until the pH value is=10, and continuously stirring for 30min; raising the temperature to 80 ℃, continuing stirring for 30min, washing the obtained precipitate with deionized water at 80 ℃ to be neutral, drying at 120 ℃ and roasting at 470 ℃ for 4h; crushing the obtained sample, mixing AlKO 6Si2 solid 2g according to the weight ratio of 1%, adding pore-forming auxiliary agent graphite 4g according to the weight ratio of 2%, mixing, grinding, granulating, drying and forming, and roasting at 470 ℃ for 4 hours after forming; the calcined sample was immersed in Pd (NO 3)2 solution) at a ratio of 0.6% in equal volume, dried and calcined at 470℃for 4 hours to obtain the desired catalyst, which was designated as sample 6.
Activity test conditions: the catalyst performance was evaluated by charging 50ml of the raw catalyst into a reactor having an inner diameter of 26 mm. Before the reaction, the catalyst is reduced for 12 hours in nitrogen-hydrogen atmosphere with the concentration of 5% hydrogen at 400 ℃ and 0.2MPa, and then the synthesis gas is switched in a boosting way and added into methanol for reaction. The reaction conditions are as follows: the pressure is 8.0MPa, the temperature is 380 ℃, the synthesis gas GHSV=3800 h -1, the methanol equivalent gas space velocity GHSV=1200 h -1=571 g·L-1h-1 =28.55 g/50 ml catalyst.h, and the total hydrogen-carbon ratio is converted to 1.
Table 1 results of catalyst evaluation
|
CO conversion% |
Methanol conversion% |
Total mass of C 2+ alcohol per hour g |
Isobutanol mass per hour, g |
Isobutanol mass ratio in C 2+ alcohol% |
Sample 1 |
12.8 |
0.0 |
9.2 |
7.6 |
76.1 |
Sample 2 |
12.1 |
-2.0 |
7.0 |
4.8 |
68.6 |
Sample 3 |
11.4 |
-1.9 |
7.1 |
4.9 |
69.0 |
Sample 4 |
15.0 |
2.4 |
12.2 |
10.1 |
82.8 |
Sample 5 |
13.9 |
2.0 |
11.5 |
9.4 |
81.7 |
Sample 6 |
14.2 |
1.8 |
11.7 |
9.0 |
76.9 |
Sample 4 of primary particle size catalyst was charged in an internal diameter 26mm reactor with 50ml, the catalyst was reduced at 400℃under 0.2MPa in a nitrogen-hydrogen atmosphere with a hydrogen concentration of 5% for 12 hours, and then the synthesis gas was switched under pressure and fed into methanol for reaction. The reaction conditions are as follows: the pressure is 8.0MPa, the temperature is 380 ℃, the GHSV=5000 h -1 of the synthesis gas and the hydrogen-carbon ratio is 1. No methanol was added.
Table 2 catalyst use comparative example
|
CO conversion% |
Methanol conversion% |
Total mass of C 2+ alcohol per hour g |
Isobutanol mass per hour, g |
Isobutanol mass ratio in C 2+ alcohol% |
Sample 4 (methanol addition) |
15.0 |
2.4 |
12.2 |
10.1 |
82.8 |
Sample 4 (without methanol) |
17.8 |
Without any means for |
9.7 |
7.8 |
80.4 |