Synthesis of modified catalyst and stabilization of CuO/NH4-ZSM-5 for conversion of methanol to gasoline

In this article, the catalytic conversion of methanol to gasoline range hydrocarbons has been studied over CuO/ NH4-ZSM-5(3,5,7,9%) catalysts prepared via sono-chemistry methods. In order to improve, copper oxide can be used as a booster on NH4-ZSM-5 this catalyst property. Accordingly, the conversion process of Methanol to Gasoline (MTG) was conducted under a pressure of 1atm and temperature of 400 degrees C by a fixed-bed reactor on copper oxide catalysts which were prepared based on synthetic NH4-ZSM-5. The synthetic catalyst was investigated by such analyses as BET, XRD, FT-IR, and SEM. Formation of copper oxide phase and proper distribution of copper oxide were proven on the basic level of using XRD analysis. BET analysis showed the reduction in catalyst level and SEM images depicted the proper distribution of particles. The present investigation is to study the effect of CuO loading on NH4-ZSM-5 support for conversion of methanol to gasoline range hydrocarbons. A series of CuO/ NH4-ZSM-5 catalysts were prepared, characterized, and experimented for their performance on methanol conversion and hydrocarbon yield.