Synthesis and Modification of Zeolite ZSM-5 Catalyst with Solutions of Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)andSodiumCarbonate(Na2CO3) for Methanol to Gasoline Conversion

In this article, the ZSM-5 catalyst was used as the base catalyst and its structure was modified for conducting Methanol to Gasoline reactions. ZSM-5 catalyst reacts to the solutions with diverse concentrations of calcium carbonate (CaCO 3 ) and sodium carbonate (Na 2 CO 3 ), and consequently, some changes were applied to its in- ternal structure. Thus, Methanol to Gasoline (MTG) process was carried out under pressure of 1 atm, the tem- perature of 400°C, and specific surface area of 300 m2g-1 on synthetic zeolite ZSM-5 catalyst by a fixed-bed reactor. Structure and morphology of the synthesized catalyst were investigated by XRD, FT-IR, SEM, XRF and BET analyses. The effect of CaCO 3 and Na 2 CO 3 solutions used for catalyst modification on the distribution of hydrocarbon products were studied and compared to ZSM-5 catalyst. The result of catalyst activity evaluation tests shows that the modified catalyst with a 0.1 molar solution of CaCO 3 and Na 2 CO 3 provides the highest selectivity and efficiency compared to the hydrocarbons in boiling point range of C6+ gasoline. Keywords: modification of ZSM-5 catalyst, structure and morphology, Methanol to Gasoline

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