Journal
JOURNAL OF ANALYTICAL AND APPLIED PYROLYSIS
Volume 104, Issue -, Pages 514-520Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaap.2013.05.018
Keywords
Aromatic hydrocarbon; Lignin; Pyrolysis; Catalytic cracking; Molybdenum nitride
Funding
- National High Technology Research and Development Program of China [2012AA051803]
- National Basic Research Program of China [2013CB228103]
- National Natural Science Foundation of China [50930006]
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This study investigates the online catalytic cracking of lignin fast pyrolysis vapors using Mo2N/gamma-Al2O3 prepared by nitriding an alumina-supported molybdenum oxide precursor with nitrogen hydrogen mixtures though temperature programming. The activity and selectivity of the catalyst toward aromatic hydrocarbons were determined in the pyrolysis-gas chromatography/mass spectrometry system. Results show that the catalyst has a significant function in the pyrolysis process. In the presence of the catalyst, the primary pyrolysis products from lignin are catalytically converted into aromatic products, benzene and toluene, as well as to an insignificant quantity of dimethylbenzene, ethylbenzene, trimethylbenzene, and naphthalene. The highest aromatic hydrocarbon yield of 17.5% is obtained using Mo2N/gamma-Al2O3 (the catalyst-to-lignin weight ratio = 4) at 700 degrees C; by contrast, this yield is only 1.4% when no catalyst is used. Furthermore, the highest benzene yield of 70.1% is obtained using Mo2N/gamma-Al2O3 (catalyst-to-lignin weight ratio = 4) at 850 degrees C. Under this condition, the monocyclic aromatic hydrocarbons together contribute >95% of the total aromatic hydrocarbon yield, whereas the selectivity toward naphthalene is only 2.2%. (C) 2013 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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