Process-oriented approach towards catalyst design and optimisation

Abbasi, Mohammad Reza; Galvanin, Federico; Blacker, Andrew John; Sorensen, Eva; Shi, Yiping; Dyer, Philip W.; Gavriilidis, Asterios

Abstract

Translation of catalysts developed in academia to industrial end-users remains a challenge due to a lack of knowledge about the impact of catalyst attributes on the whole process and vice versa. A systematic methodology is proposed that assesses these in terms of Key Performance Indicators (KPIs). As a case study, the dehydration of butanol to butenes and dibutyl ether is considered over H-ZSM5 and H-Beta catalysts. It is demonstrated that catalysts should be designed for complete conversion and high butene selectivity, as removal of unreacted 1-butanol requires a complex separation due to the thermo-physical properties of the product mixture.

Citation

Abbasi, M. R., Galvanin, F., Blacker, A. J., Sorensen, E., Shi, Y., Dyer, P. W., & Gavriilidis, A. (2022). Process-oriented approach towards catalyst design and optimisation. Catalysis Communications, 163, Article 106392. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.catcom.2021.106392

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Dec 27, 2021
• Online Publication Date: Jan 18, 2022
• Publication Date: 2022-03
• Deposit Date: Feb 3, 2022
• Publicly Available Date: Feb 3, 2022
• Journal: Catalysis Communications
• Print ISSN: 1566-7367
• Publisher: Elsevier
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 163
• Article Number: 106392
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.catcom.2021.106392
• Public URL: https://durham-repository.worktribe.com/output/1214751