Issue 14, 2015

Gas-phase dehydration of glycerol over thermally-stable SAPO-40 catalyst

Abstract

SAPO-40 was used as a catalyst for the gas-phase dehydration of glycerol towards acrolein. At 350 °C the catalyst attained full conversion of glycerol with a negligible deactivation in the first 48 h, a glycerol conversion above 50% after 120 h on stream and a nearly constant selectivity to acrolein above 70%. This catalyst proved to be highly resistant under the experimental conditions used and can be regenerated without loss of activity or significant structural damage. The comparison of SAPO-40 with SAPO-34 and SAPO-11 illustrates the importance of the porous structure and emphasizes the good catalytic performance of this material.

Graphical abstract: Gas-phase dehydration of glycerol over thermally-stable SAPO-40 catalyst

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Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
10 Nov 2014
Accepted
07 Jan 2015
First published
07 Jan 2015

RSC Adv., 2015,5, 10667-10674

Author version available

Gas-phase dehydration of glycerol over thermally-stable SAPO-40 catalyst

J. P. Lourenço, A. Fernandes, R. A. Bértolo and M. F. Ribeiro, RSC Adv., 2015, 5, 10667 DOI: 10.1039/C4RA14241A

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