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Effects of the Acidic and Textural Properties of Y-Type Zeolites on the Synthesis of Pyridine and 3-Picoline from Acrolein and Ammonia

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CATALYSTS
Volume 13, Issue 4, Pages -

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MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/catal13040652

Keywords

acrolein aminocyclization; pyridine; 3-picoline; Y zeolite; Bronsted; Lewis acid sites; micro; mesoporous zeolites; catalyst deactivation

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Y-type zeolites with Si/Al ratios between 7-45 were studied as catalysts for the aminocyclization reaction between acrolein and ammonia. The catalytic activity increased with higher total acidity per gram of catalyst. Pyridine and 3-picoline were produced, along with cracking products, and the selectivity towards 3-picoline was favored with a Bronsted/Lewis acid sites ratio close to 1. The deactivation of the catalysts depended on their textural properties, and the spent catalysts showed uniform deposition of polyaromatic species, resulting in loss of activity.
A set of Y-type zeolites with Si/Al atomic ratios between 7-45 were studied as catalysts in the aminocyclization reaction between acrolein and ammonia to produce pyridine and 3-picoline. The catalytic activity tests at 360 degrees C revealed that the acrolein conversion increased in the order Z45 < ZY34 < ZY7 < ZY17, in agreement with the increase of the total acidity per gram of catalyst. In all cases, pyridine bases and cracking products (acetaldehyde and formaldehyde) were detected in the outflow from the reactor. The total yield of pyridines was inversely proportional to the total acidity for the catalysts, which presented large surface areas and micro- and mesoporosity. The selectivity towards 3-picoline was favored when using catalysts with a Bronsted/Lewis acid sites ratio close to 1. The formation of pyridine occurred more selectively over Lewis acid sites than Bronsted acid sites. The deactivation tests showed that the time on stream of the catalysts depended on the textural properties of zeolites, i.e., large pore volume and large BET area, as evidenced by the deactivation rate constants and the characterization of the spent catalysts. The physicochemical properties of the catalysts were determined by XRD, UV-vis, and Raman spectroscopies, infrared spectroscopy with adsorbed pyridine, N-2 physisorption, and SEM-EDXS. After the reaction, the spent catalysts were characterized by XRD, Raman spectroscopy, TGA, and SEM-EDXS, indicating that the uniform deposition of polyaromatic species on the catalyst surface and within the porous system resulted in the loss of activity.

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