Selective Production of p-Xylene from Dimethylfuran and Ethylene Over Tungstated Zirconia Catalysts

Jin Sil Lee; Sang Yun Kim; Soo Jin Kwon; Tae Wan Kim; Soon Young Jeong; Chul Ung Kim; Kwan Young Lee

doi:10.1166/jnn.2018.14893

Selective Production of p-Xylene from Dimethylfuran and Ethylene Over Tungstated Zirconia Catalysts

Jin Sil Lee, Sang Yun Kim, Soo Jin Kwon, Tae Wan Kim, Soon Young Jeong, Chul Ung Kim, Kwan Young Lee

Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering

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Abstract

p-Xylene (PX) is an important large-volume commodity chemical in the petrochemical industry. Therefore, research on producing PX from bio-mass-derived resources is a considerable interest in relation to future alternative technologies. Recently, a new potential route for the direct and selective production of bio-based PX was reported, referred to as the Diels–Alder cycloaddition of biomassderived 2,5-dimethylfuran (DMF) and ethylene followed by the dehydration of an intermediate. Here, we prepared tungstated zirconia (WO_x-ZrO₂ materials at different calcination temperatures and times as solid acid catalysts for PX production. From structural analyses and measurements of the surface acidity, the WO_x-ZrO₂ was found to be composed of mesopores with high surface acidity within the optimum calcination temperature and time range. This WO_x-ZrO₂ catalyst exhibited high catalytic activity upon the cycloaddition of DMF with ethylene as compared to commercial beta zeolite and previously reported silica-alumina catalysts.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1419-1422
Number of pages	4
Journal	Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology
Volume	18
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1166/jnn.2018.14893
Publication status	Published - 2018

Keywords

Cycloaddition
Dimethylfuran
Ethylene.
P-Xylene
WOx-ZrO2

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Bioengineering
Chemistry(all)
Biomedical Engineering
Materials Science(all)
Condensed Matter Physics

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Selective Production of p-Xylene from Dimethylfuran and Ethylene Over Tungstated Zirconia Catalysts

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