Paraffin alkylation using zeolite catalysts in a slurry reactor: Chemical engineering principles to extend catalyst lifetime
✍ Scribed by K.P. de Jong; C.M.A.M. Mesters; D.G.R. Peferoen; P.T.M. van Brugge; C. de Groot
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 1996
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 491 KB
- Volume
- 51
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0009-2509
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✦ Synopsis
The alkylation of isobutane with 2-butene is carried out using a zeolitic catalyst in a well stirred slurry reactor. Whereas application of fixed bed technology using a solid acid alkylation catalyst has in the past led to catalyst lifetimes in the range of minutes, in this work we report catalyst lifetimes of 5-200 hours using a slurry reactor operated at high olefin conversion. From the experimental and modelling work we show that the key elements to extend catalyst lifetime appear to be (i) a zeolite (e.g. Beta) with high activity/stability, and high acid site density (low Si/AI ratio) and (ii) a low olefin concentration throughout the reactor, which is achieved by intensive reactor mixing, low to moderate olefin space velocity and a high paraffin to olefin feed ratio.