KINETIC CHARACTERISATION OF CATALYSTS FOR METHANOL SYNTHESIS

• Authors: Stanisław Ledakowicz , Lech Nowicki , Jerzy Petera , Jarosław Nizioł , Paweł Kowalik , Andrzej Gołębiowski
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

The results of activity studies of four catalysts in methanol synthesis have been presented. A standard industrial catalyst TMC-3/1 was compared with two methanol catalysts promoted by the addition of magnesium and one promoted by zirconium. The kinetic analysis of the experimental results shows that the Cu/Zn/Al/Mg/1 catalyst was the least active. Although TMC-3/1 and Cu/Zn/Al/Mg/2 catalysts were characterised by a higher activity, the most active catalyst system was Cu/Zn/Al/Zr. The activity calculated for zirconium doped catalyst under operating conditions was approximately 30% higher that of TMC-3/1catalyst. The experimental data were used to identify the rate equations of two types - one purely empirical power rate equation and the other one - the Vanden Bussche & Froment kinetic model of methanol synthesis. The Cu/ZnO/Al2O3 catalyst modified with zirconium has the highest application potential in methanol synthesis.

Keywords

EN

methanol synthesis; copper base catalyst; kinetics; Zr and Mg doping

• Publisher: De Gruyter Open
• Journal: Chemical and Process Engineering
• Year: 2013
• Volume: 34
• Issue: 4
• Pages: 497-506

Dates

published

1 - 12 - 2013

online

22 - 01 - 2014

Contributors

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Stanisław Ledakowicz

• Lodz University of Technology, Faculty of Process & Environmental Engineering,ul. Wólczańska 213, 90-924 Łódź, Poland

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Lech Nowicki

• Lodz University of Technology, Faculty of Process & Environmental Engineering,ul. Wólczańska 213, 90-924 Łódź, Poland

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Jerzy Petera

• Lodz University of Technology, Faculty of Process & Environmental Engineering, ul. Wólczańska 213, 90-924 Łódź, Poland

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Jarosław Nizioł

• Lodz University of Technology, Faculty of Process & Environmental Engineering, ul. Wólczańska 213, 90-924 Łódź, Poland

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Paweł Kowalik

• Fertilizer Research Institute, Al. Tysiąclecia Państwa Polskiego 13a, 24-110 Puławy, Poland

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Andrzej Gołębiowski

• Fertilizer Research Institute, Al. Tysiąclecia Państwa Polskiego 13a, 24-110 Puławy, Poland

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Identifiers

DOI

10.2478/cpe-2013-0040