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- the present invention relates to the catalytic conversion of ethanol to a 1 -butanol-containing reaction product.
- Various organic chemicals including 1 -butanol itself, can be separated from the reaction product.
- the catalysts are hydrotalcites, optionally containing transition metals, which have been thermally decomposed, either partially or fully, to form catalytically active species.
- U.S. Patent No. 5,300,695 assigned to Amoco Corp. discloses processes in which an alcohol having X carbon atoms is reacted over an L-type zeolite catalyst to produce a higher molecular weight alcohol.
- a first alcohol having X carbon atoms is condensed with a second alcohol having Y carbon atoms to produce an alcohol having X+Y carbons.
- ethanol is used to produce butanol using a potassium L-type zeolite.
- WO 2006059729 (assigned to Kabushiki Kaisha Sangi) describes a process for efficiently producing, from ethanol as a raw material, higher molecular weight alcohols having an even number of carbon atoms, such as 1 -butanol, hexanol and the like.
- the higher molecular weight alcohols are yielded from ethanol as a starting material with the aid of a calcium phosphate compound, e.g., hydroxyapatite Caio(PO 4 )6(OH) 2 , tricalcium phosphate Ca3(PO 4 )2, calcium monohydrogen phosphate CaHPO 4 X(O- 2)H 2 O, calcium diphosphate Ca 2 P 2 O 7 , octacalcium phosphate Ca 8 H 2 (PO 4 ) 6 ⁇ 5H 2 O, tetracalcium phosphate Ca 4 (PO 4 ) 2 O, or amorphous calcium phosphate Ca 3 (PO 4 ) 2 ⁇ nH 2 O, preferably hydroxyapatite, as a catalyst, the contact time being 0.4 second or longer.
- a calcium phosphate compound e.g., hydroxyapatite Caio(PO 4 )6(OH) 2 , tricalcium phosphate Ca3(PO 4 )2, calcium monohydr
- Carlini et al. describe a catalytic reaction of methanol with n- propanol to produce isobutyl alcohol.
- the involved catalyst is a calcined hydrotalcite in combination with copper chromite. See C. Carlini et al, Journal of Molecular Catalysis A: Chemical (2005), 232 (1-2) 13-20. See also C. Carlini, Journal of Molecular Catalysis A: Chemical (2004), 220 (2), 215-220, in which the catalyst is a mixture of a hydrotalcite with Pd, Ni, Rh, or Cu, with the mixture being calcined at 500 0 C. Hydrotalcites are layered, double hydroxides of the general formula
- the M 2+ ions can be a variety of divalent cations (e.g., Mg, Ni, Pt, Pd, Zn, Co, Fe, Cu) and the M 3+ ions can be thvalent Al, Fe or Cr.
- Some hydrotalcites are described by V. K. Diez, CR. Apesteguia, and J.I. DiCosimo (Latin American Applied Research, 33, 79-86 (2003)) and N.N. Das and S.C. Shvastava (Bull. Mater. Sci. 25, (4), 283-289 (2002)). It has been found that partially or fully thermally decomposed hydrotalcites, particularly those that incorporate transition metals, are catalysts that are effective for the conversion of ethanol to a reaction product that comprises (i.e., contains, among other things) 1-butanol.
- hydrotalcites as described herein, are partially or fully thermally decomposed to provide catalysts useful for the conversion of ethanol to a 1 -butanol-containing reaction product.
- Various organic chemicals including 1 -butanol itself, or mixtures of organic chemicals, can be separated from the reaction product.
- Figure 1 shows the powder X-ray diffraction pattern of the hydrotalcite material of Example 2 before calcination, and indicates reflections typical of a hydrotalcite phase.
- Figure 2 shows the powder X-ray diffraction pattern of the material of Figure 1 after calcination, showing decomposition of the hydrotalcite phase by the substantial loss of those reflections that are typical of a hydrotalcite phase.
- a stream of gas phase ethanol (that may contain some water, and may be diluted with an inert gas such as nitrogen and carbon dioxide) is contacted with at least one thermally decomposed hydrotalcite catalyst at a temperature and pressure sufficient to produce a reaction product comprising water, unreacted ethanol (if less than complete ethanol conversion), butanol, higher alcohols (higher in the sense that they contain more than 4 carbon atoms) and other organic species.
- the butanol is predominantly 1 -butanol.
- Suitable temperatures are in the range of about 150 0 C to about 500 0 C, for example about 200 0 C to about 500 0 C.
- Suitable pressures are from about 0.1 MPa to about 20.7 MPa.
- the catalysts that are useful in the present invention are partially or fully thermally decomposed hydrotalcites of the empirical formula (prior to decomposition):
- M 2+ is divalent Mg, or a combination of divalent Mg and at least one divalent member selected from the group consisting of Zn, Ni, Pd, Pt, Co, Fe, and Cu;
- M 3+ is trivalent Al, or a combination of trivalent Al and at least one thvalent member selected from the group consisting of Fe and Cr; x is 0.66 to 0.1 ;
- M 2+ is divalent Mg and at least one divalent member selected from the group consisting Of Zn, Ni, Pd, Pt, Co, Fe, and Cu
- M 3+ is trivalent Al
- the catalysts that are useful in the present invention are derived from a hydrotalcite of the formula as defined above by a process comprising heating the hydrotalcite for a time and at a temperature sufficient to cause a diminution in the hydrotalcite powder X-ray diffraction pattern peak intensities between 2 ⁇ angles of 10 degrees and 70 degrees using CuKa radiation.
- Catalysts derived from the hydrotalcite can be synthesized by the following method.
- An aqueous salt solution containing (a) divalent magnesium, and, optionally, one or more divalent metals selected from the group consisting of zinc, nickel, palladium, platinum, cobalt, iron, and copper and (b) trivalent aluminum and, optionally, one or more trivalent metals selected from the group consisting of iron and chromium is prepared.
- Preferred salts are nitrates, chlorides, or acetates. Most preferred are nitrates.
- the salt solution is added to a basic, aqueous solution containing sodium or potassium carbonate (or bicarbonate), sodium, potassium or ammonium hydroxide, or a mixture of carbonate (or bicarbonate) and hydroxide.
- a basic, aqueous solution containing sodium or potassium carbonate (or bicarbonate), sodium, potassium or ammonium hydroxide, or a mixture of carbonate (or bicarbonate) and hydroxide Alternatively, a plurality of individual metal salt solutions may be used, provided that they are added concurrently to the basic, aqueous solution containing the carbonate, bicarbonate, hydroxide or mixtures thereof.
- the pH of this basic solution is typically adjusted to a pH of approximately 10 during the addition of the aqueous salt solution.
- the (a) magnesium and optional divalent metals and the (b) aluminum and optional trivalent metals are in a molar ratio (a)/(b) between 0.5/1 and 9/1 inclusive (i.e., including the endpoints 0.5/1 and 9/1 of the range).
- the resulting suspension that is formed (i.e., a precipitate suspended in a liquid) can be aged, preferably for approximately 18 hours, at 60 0 C to 70 0 C.
- the precipitate is then separated, generally by filtering, and subsequently dried (generally in a vacuum oven or in air).
- the dried precipitate can be analyzed by powder X-ray diffraction to confirm the presence of a hydrotalcite phase.
- This phase is isostructural with the hydrotalcite Mg 6 AI 2 (CO 3 )(OH)I 6 • 4H 2 O (JCPDS card # 54-1030; Powder Diffraction Files, International Centre for Diffraction Data, 1601 Park Lane, Swarthmore, PA 19081 ).
- the dried precipitate is then calcined, to achieve partial decomposition, by heating it for a time and at a temperature sufficient to cause a diminution in the hydrotalcite powder X- ray diffraction pattern peak intensities between 2 ⁇ angles of 10 degrees and 70 degrees using CuKa radiation.
- the calcined material can be analyzed by powder X-ray diffraction to confirm the diminution (including the complete absence) in these peak intensities and the appearance of new peaks corresponding to a material which is isostructural with partially crystalline magnesium oxide (MgO, JCPDS card # 65-0476).
- Partial decomposition is preferably achieved by calcining the dried precipitate for a time and at a temperature sufficient to substantially reduce the peak intensities characteristic of the hydrotalcite phase.
- any calcination protocol can be used, one that is particularly useful on a laboratory scale includes heating the hydrotalcite in a one inch (2.5 centimeter [cm]) diameter tube furnace from about 25 0 C to 360 0 C over 140 minutes at 2.4 0 C per minute, and then holding at 360 0 C for about 2 to about 4 hours.
- the catalysts usable in the process of the invention can be prepared as described above.
- the catalysts may be used in the form of powders, granules, or other particulate forms. Selection of an optimal average particle size for the catalyst will depend upon such process parameters as reactor residence time and desired reactor flow rates.
- the catalytic conversion of ethanol to the reaction product can be run in either batch or continuous mode as described, for example, in H.
- Suitable reactors include fixed-bed, adiabatic, fluid-bed, transport bed, and moving bed. It is preferable, but not essential, to treat the catalyst, prior to its use, with nitrogen or air at elevated temperatures, which is thought to remove unwanted carbonates from the catalyst surface. If the starting hydrotalcite contains Ni, Pd, Pt, Co, or Cu, it is also preferred, but not essential, to treat the catalyst, prior to its use, with hydrogen at elevated temperatures.
- One protocol that has been found to be effective is described in more detail in Example 1 , below. If catalyst treatment is desired, the catalyst may be treated in situ in the reactor or ex situ and then introduced into the reactor.
- catalyst regeneration includes, contacting the catalyst with a gas such as, but not limited to, air, steam, hydrogen, nitrogen or combinations thereof, at an elevated temperature, although care must be taken not to use a temperature that is so high that the regeneration results in a loss of surface area or other unwanted effects. If catalyst regeneration is desired, the catalyst may be regenerated in situ in the reactor or ex situ and then introduced into the reactor.
- a gas such as, but not limited to, air, steam, hydrogen, nitrogen or combinations thereof
- the suspension was kept at 65 0 C (with stirring) for 1 hour (hr) and then left for aging at the same temperature for 18 hrs without stirring.
- the resulting precipitate was separated from solution by filtering.
- the precipitate was dried in a vacuum oven at 90 0 C for 48 hrs and calcined in nitrogen for 2 hours at 360 0 C.
- the heating protocol was as follows: The precipitate was placed in a 1 inch (2.5 cm) diameter tube furnace, and the temperature was increased from 25 0 C to 360 0 C at 2.4 0 C per minute over the course of 140 minutes, followed by 360 0 C for 2 hours.
- cc Approximately 2 cubic centimeters (cc) of catalyst was loaded on a stainless steel mesh support within an 18" x 14" (45.7 cm x 1.3 cm) outside diameter (o.d.) type 360 stainless steel tube reactor with inlets for gas and liquid feeds.
- the catalyst was pre-conditioned in situ by flowing nitrogen gas through it at a flow rate of 15 cc/min, initially at room temperature, after which the reactor temperature was raised to 350 0 C, held there for one hour, and then lowered to 300 0 C. While maintaining the nitrogen flow, ethanol was introduced at a flow rate of 1.03 ml/hr to obtain reaction data at 300 0 C.
- the reactor temperature was subsequently raised to 350 and then 400 0 C to obtain reaction data at these two higher temperatures.
- the pre-conditioning would involve flowing nitrogen gas, initially at room temperature, raising the temperature to 350 0 C, holding it there for one hour, lowering the temperature to 180 0 C, flowing hydrogen gas at 15 cc/min for one hour, reintroducing nitrogen gas at a flow rate of 15 cc/min, and increasing the reactor temperature to 300 0 C to introduce the ethanol to generate reaction data.
- reaction off-gases were condensed over a five minute period into cold N-methylpyrrolidone, and the resultant solution was analyzed using an AgilentTM 5890 GC (Palo Alto, CA) equipped with flame ionization and mass selective detectors.
- Ethanol conversion was calculated as follows: [(1 - carbon moles of unreacted ethanol)/carbon moles of total outlet gases] times 100.
- Selectivity was calculated as follows: (carbon moles of product/carbon moles of ethanol reacted) times 100.
- the precipitate was separated from solution by filtering and washed, twice, with about 250 ml of deionized water.
- the synthesized, separated solids were dried in vacuum oven at 90 0 C for 24 hrs and calcined at 360 0 C for 2 hours in nitrogen.
- the heating protocol was as follows: The precipitate was placed in a 1 inch (2.5 cm) diameter tube furnace, and the temperature was increased from 25 0 C to 360 0 C at 2.4 0 C per minute over the course of 140 minutes, followed by 360 0 C for 2 hours.
- the catalyst was evaluated as described in Example 1 , above, and the results are shown in Table 2.
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Abstract
Hydrotalcites are partially or fully thermally decomposed to provide catalysts useful for the conversion of ethanol to a reaction product comprising 1-butanol.
Description
Catalytic Conversion of Ethanol to a 1-Butanol-Containing Reaction Product Using a Thermally Decomposed Hydrotalcite Catalyst
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
This application claims benefit of priority from Provisional Application No. 60/965712, filed August 22, 2007. This application relates to commonly-assigned applications filed concurrently on August 22, 2008 as Attorney Dockets CL3804 USNA, CL3953 USNA, CL3954 USNA, CL4021 USNA, and CL4022 USNA.
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to the catalytic conversion of ethanol to a 1 -butanol-containing reaction product. Various organic chemicals, including 1 -butanol itself, can be separated from the reaction product. The catalysts are hydrotalcites, optionally containing transition metals, which have been thermally decomposed, either partially or fully, to form catalytically active species.
BACKGROUND
Efforts directed at improving air quality and increasing energy production from renewable resources have resulted in renewed interest in alternative fuels, such as ethanol and butanol, that might replace gasoline and diesel fuel, or be used as additives in gasoline and diesel fuel. It is known that 1 -butanol can be prepared by condensation from ethanol over basic catalysts at high temperature using the so-called "Guerbet Reaction." See for example, J. Logsdon in Kirk-Othmer Encyclopedia of Chemical Technology, John Wiley and Sons, Inc., New York, 2001. Methods of using catalysts to convert ethanol to butanol are also discussed in the following references.
M. N. Dvornikoff and M. W. Farrar, J. of Organic Chemistry (1957), 11 , 540-542, disclose the use of MgO-K2Cθ3-CuCrθ2 catalyst system to
promote ethanol condensation to higher alcohols, including 1 -butanol. The disclosed liquid phase reaction using this catalyst showed a 13% conversion of ethanol and 47% selectivity to 1 -butanol.
U.S. Patent No. 5,300,695, assigned to Amoco Corp., discloses processes in which an alcohol having X carbon atoms is reacted over an L-type zeolite catalyst to produce a higher molecular weight alcohol. In some embodiments, a first alcohol having X carbon atoms is condensed with a second alcohol having Y carbon atoms to produce an alcohol having X+Y carbons. In one specific embodiment, ethanol is used to produce butanol using a potassium L-type zeolite.
J. I. DiCosimo, et al., in Journal of Catalysis (2000), 190(2), 261 - 275, describe the effect of composition and surface properties on alcohol- coupling reactions using MgyAIOx catalysts for alcohol reactions, including ethanol. Also condensation reactions on MgyAIOx samples involved the formation of products containing a new C-C bond, such as n-C4H8O (or n- C4H9OH) and iso-C4H8O (or iso-C4H9OH). They also describe, in Journal of Catalysis (1998), 178(2), 499-510, that the oxidation to acetaldehyde and the aldol condensation to n-butanol both involve initial surface ethoxide formation on a Lewis acid-strong base pair. WO 2006059729 (assigned to Kabushiki Kaisha Sangi) describes a process for efficiently producing, from ethanol as a raw material, higher molecular weight alcohols having an even number of carbon atoms, such as 1 -butanol, hexanol and the like. The higher molecular weight alcohols are yielded from ethanol as a starting material with the aid of a calcium phosphate compound, e.g., hydroxyapatite Caio(PO4)6(OH)2, tricalcium phosphate Ca3(PO4)2, calcium monohydrogen phosphate CaHPO4X(O- 2)H2O, calcium diphosphate Ca2P2O7, octacalcium phosphate Ca8H2(PO4)6 χ5H2O, tetracalcium phosphate Ca4(PO4)2O, or amorphous calcium phosphate Ca3(PO4)2 χnH2O, preferably hydroxyapatite, as a catalyst, the contact time being 0.4 second or longer.
Carlini et al. describe a catalytic reaction of methanol with n- propanol to produce isobutyl alcohol. The involved catalyst is a calcined hydrotalcite in combination with copper chromite. See C. Carlini et al,
Journal of Molecular Catalysis A: Chemical (2005), 232 (1-2) 13-20. See also C. Carlini, Journal of Molecular Catalysis A: Chemical (2004), 220 (2), 215-220, in which the catalyst is a mixture of a hydrotalcite with Pd, Ni, Rh, or Cu, with the mixture being calcined at 500 0C. Hydrotalcites are layered, double hydroxides of the general formula
(M2Yx M3+ x (OH)2)(An-x/n) • yH2O
The M2+ ions can be a variety of divalent cations (e.g., Mg, Ni, Pt, Pd, Zn, Co, Fe, Cu) and the M3+ ions can be thvalent Al, Fe or Cr. Some hydrotalcites are described by V. K. Diez, CR. Apesteguia, and J.I. DiCosimo (Latin American Applied Research, 33, 79-86 (2003)) and N.N. Das and S.C. Shvastava (Bull. Mater. Sci. 25, (4), 283-289 (2002)). It has been found that partially or fully thermally decomposed hydrotalcites, particularly those that incorporate transition metals, are catalysts that are effective for the conversion of ethanol to a reaction product that comprises (i.e., contains, among other things) 1-butanol.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
Certain hydrotalcites, as described herein, are partially or fully thermally decomposed to provide catalysts useful for the conversion of ethanol to a 1 -butanol-containing reaction product. Various organic chemicals, including 1 -butanol itself, or mixtures of organic chemicals, can be separated from the reaction product.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE FIGURES Figure 1 shows the powder X-ray diffraction pattern of the hydrotalcite material of Example 2 before calcination, and indicates reflections typical of a hydrotalcite phase.
Figure 2 shows the powder X-ray diffraction pattern of the material of Figure 1 after calcination, showing decomposition of the hydrotalcite phase by the substantial loss of those reflections that are typical of a hydrotalcite phase.
DESCRIPTION
A stream of gas phase ethanol (that may contain some water, and may be diluted with an inert gas such as nitrogen and carbon dioxide) is contacted with at least one thermally decomposed hydrotalcite catalyst at a temperature and pressure sufficient to produce a reaction product comprising water, unreacted ethanol (if less than complete ethanol conversion), butanol, higher alcohols (higher in the sense that they contain more than 4 carbon atoms) and other organic species. The butanol is predominantly 1 -butanol. Suitable temperatures are in the range of about 150 0C to about 500 0C, for example about 200 0C to about 500 0C. Suitable pressures are from about 0.1 MPa to about 20.7 MPa.
The catalysts that are useful in the present invention are partially or fully thermally decomposed hydrotalcites of the empirical formula (prior to decomposition):
(M2Yx M3+ x (OH)2)(A^xZn) • yH2O wherein
M2+ is divalent Mg, or a combination of divalent Mg and at least one divalent member selected from the group consisting of Zn, Ni, Pd, Pt, Co, Fe, and Cu;
M3+ is trivalent Al, or a combination of trivalent Al and at least one thvalent member selected from the group consisting of Fe and Cr; x is 0.66 to 0.1 ;
An~ is CO3 2" with n = 2, or OH" with n = 1 ; and y is 0 to 4.
In a preferred embodiment, in the empirical formula M2+ is divalent Mg and at least one divalent member selected from the group consisting Of Zn, Ni, Pd, Pt, Co, Fe, and Cu, M3+ is trivalent Al, and An" is CO3 2" (n = 2) or OH" (n = 1 ). The catalysts that are useful in the present invention are derived from a hydrotalcite of the formula as defined above by a process comprising heating the hydrotalcite for a time and at a temperature sufficient to cause a diminution in the hydrotalcite powder X-ray diffraction
pattern peak intensities between 2Θ angles of 10 degrees and 70 degrees using CuKa radiation.
GENERAL METHODS
Catalysts derived from the hydrotalcite can be synthesized by the following method. An aqueous salt solution containing (a) divalent magnesium, and, optionally, one or more divalent metals selected from the group consisting of zinc, nickel, palladium, platinum, cobalt, iron, and copper and (b) trivalent aluminum and, optionally, one or more trivalent metals selected from the group consisting of iron and chromium is prepared. Preferred salts are nitrates, chlorides, or acetates. Most preferred are nitrates. The salt solution is added to a basic, aqueous solution containing sodium or potassium carbonate (or bicarbonate), sodium, potassium or ammonium hydroxide, or a mixture of carbonate (or bicarbonate) and hydroxide. (Alternatively, a plurality of individual metal salt solutions may be used, provided that they are added concurrently to the basic, aqueous solution containing the carbonate, bicarbonate, hydroxide or mixtures thereof.) The pH of this basic solution is typically adjusted to a pH of approximately 10 during the addition of the aqueous salt solution. Preferably, the (a) magnesium and optional divalent metals and the (b) aluminum and optional trivalent metals are in a molar ratio (a)/(b) between 0.5/1 and 9/1 inclusive (i.e., including the endpoints 0.5/1 and 9/1 of the range).
The resulting suspension that is formed (i.e., a precipitate suspended in a liquid) can be aged, preferably for approximately 18 hours, at 60 0C to 70 0C. The precipitate is then separated, generally by filtering, and subsequently dried (generally in a vacuum oven or in air). The dried precipitate can be analyzed by powder X-ray diffraction to confirm the presence of a hydrotalcite phase. This phase is isostructural with the hydrotalcite Mg6 AI2(CO3)(OH)I6 • 4H2O (JCPDS card # 54-1030; Powder Diffraction Files, International Centre for Diffraction Data, 1601 Park Lane, Swarthmore, PA 19081 ). The dried precipitate is then calcined, to achieve partial decomposition, by heating it for a time and at a temperature sufficient to cause a diminution in the hydrotalcite powder X-
ray diffraction pattern peak intensities between 2Θ angles of 10 degrees and 70 degrees using CuKa radiation. The calcined material can be analyzed by powder X-ray diffraction to confirm the diminution (including the complete absence) in these peak intensities and the appearance of new peaks corresponding to a material which is isostructural with partially crystalline magnesium oxide (MgO, JCPDS card # 65-0476). Partial decomposition is preferably achieved by calcining the dried precipitate for a time and at a temperature sufficient to substantially reduce the peak intensities characteristic of the hydrotalcite phase. Although any calcination protocol can be used, one that is particularly useful on a laboratory scale includes heating the hydrotalcite in a one inch (2.5 centimeter [cm]) diameter tube furnace from about 25 0C to 360 0C over 140 minutes at 2.4 0C per minute, and then holding at 360 0C for about 2 to about 4 hours. The catalysts usable in the process of the invention can be prepared as described above. The catalysts may be used in the form of powders, granules, or other particulate forms. Selection of an optimal average particle size for the catalyst will depend upon such process parameters as reactor residence time and desired reactor flow rates. The catalytic conversion of ethanol to the reaction product can be run in either batch or continuous mode as described, for example, in H. Scott Fogler, (Elements of Chemical Reaction Engineering, 2nd Edition, (1992) Prentice-Hall Inc, CA). Suitable reactors include fixed-bed, adiabatic, fluid-bed, transport bed, and moving bed. It is preferable, but not essential, to treat the catalyst, prior to its use, with nitrogen or air at elevated temperatures, which is thought to remove unwanted carbonates from the catalyst surface. If the starting hydrotalcite contains Ni, Pd, Pt, Co, or Cu, it is also preferred, but not essential, to treat the catalyst, prior to its use, with hydrogen at elevated temperatures. One protocol that has been found to be effective is described in more detail in Example 1 , below. If catalyst treatment is desired, the catalyst may be treated in situ in the reactor or ex situ and then introduced into the reactor.
During the course of the reaction, the catalyst may become fouled, and, therefore, it may be necessary to regenerate the catalyst. Preferred methods of catalyst regeneration include, contacting the catalyst with a gas such as, but not limited to, air, steam, hydrogen, nitrogen or combinations thereof, at an elevated temperature, although care must be taken not to use a temperature that is so high that the regeneration results in a loss of surface area or other unwanted effects. If catalyst regeneration is desired, the catalyst may be regenerated in situ in the reactor or ex situ and then introduced into the reactor. One skilled in the art will know that conditions, such as temperature, catalytic metal, catalyst support, reactor configuration and time can affect the reaction kinetics, product yield and product selectivity. Standard experimentation can be used to optimize the yield of 1 -butanol from the reaction. 1 -Butanol can be separated from the reaction product by known chemical engineering methods, including distillation. Other specific chemicals (or combinations of chemicals) also can be removed from the reaction product using known chemical engineering methods. The specific methods will be dependent on the nature of the reaction product, which, in turn, is dependent on the specific catalyst used and the reaction conditions, particularly the extent of ethanol conversion.
Although particular embodiments of the present invention have been described in the foregoing description, it will be understood by those skilled in the art that the invention is capable of numerous modifications, substitutions, and rearrangements without departing from the spirit or essential attributes of the invention.
EXAMPLES
EXAMPLE 1 (M2+ Lx M3+ x (OH)2) (An χ/n) • yH2O hydrotalcite of formula
M2+ = Mg2+; M3+ = Al3+; An" = CO3 2"; n=2; x = 0.25; and y = 0.5
5.5 g of NaHCO3 was dissolved in 250 milliliters (ml) of water in a three neck, round bottom flask and heated to 65 0C. The pH was adjusted to
approximately 10 by adding 2 M NaOH solution. 18.8 g of aluminum nitrate (AI(NOs)3 • 9H2O (EMD Sciences, Gibbstown, NJ) was dissolved in 100 ml of water, and 38.4 g of magnesium nitrate (Mg(NOs)2 • 6H2O (EMD Sciences, Gibbstown, NJ) was dissolved in 100 ml of water. These latter two solutions were added concurrently and drop-wise to the preheated solution containing the sodium bicarbonate/sodium hydroxide mixture. After complete addition of the metal nitrate solutions, the suspension was kept at 65 0C (with stirring) for 1 hour (hr) and then left for aging at the same temperature for 18 hrs without stirring. The resulting precipitate was separated from solution by filtering. The precipitate was dried in a vacuum oven at 90 0C for 48 hrs and calcined in nitrogen for 2 hours at 360 0C. The heating protocol was as follows: The precipitate was placed in a 1 inch (2.5 cm) diameter tube furnace, and the temperature was increased from 25 0C to 360 0C at 2.4 0C per minute over the course of 140 minutes, followed by 360 0C for 2 hours.
Reactor Evaluation:
Approximately 2 cubic centimeters (cc) of catalyst was loaded on a stainless steel mesh support within an 18" x 14" (45.7 cm x 1.3 cm) outside diameter (o.d.) type 360 stainless steel tube reactor with inlets for gas and liquid feeds. The catalyst was pre-conditioned in situ by flowing nitrogen gas through it at a flow rate of 15 cc/min, initially at room temperature, after which the reactor temperature was raised to 350 0C, held there for one hour, and then lowered to 300 0C. While maintaining the nitrogen flow, ethanol was introduced at a flow rate of 1.03 ml/hr to obtain reaction data at 300 0C. (The reactor temperature was subsequently raised to 350 and then 400 0C to obtain reaction data at these two higher temperatures.) (If the catalyst had contained Ni, Pd, Pt, Co or Cu, the pre-conditioning would involve flowing nitrogen gas, initially at room temperature, raising the temperature to 350 0C, holding it there for one hour, lowering the temperature to 180 0C, flowing hydrogen gas at 15 cc/min for one hour, reintroducing nitrogen gas at a flow rate of 15 cc/min, and increasing the reactor temperature to 300 0C to introduce the ethanol to generate reaction data.) After 60 minutes, reaction off-gases were condensed over
a five minute period into cold N-methylpyrrolidone, and the resultant solution was analyzed using an Agilent™ 5890 GC (Palo Alto, CA) equipped with flame ionization and mass selective detectors. Results are shown in Table 1 , wherein "EtOH" means ethanol, "BuOH" means 1- butanol, "Conv." means conversion, and "SeI." means selectivity. Ethanol conversion (%) was calculated as follows: [(1 - carbon moles of unreacted ethanol)/carbon moles of total outlet gases] times 100. Selectivity (%) was calculated as follows: (carbon moles of product/carbon moles of ethanol reacted) times 100.
Table 1
EXAMPLE 2 n 2+ ■3+
(NTLX NTX (OH)2) (A" ^) • yH2O hydrotalcite of formula M2+ = Mg2+; M3+ = Al3+; An" = OH"; n = 1 ; x = 0.247; and y = 0.5
125 ml of water was added to a three neck, round bottom flask and heated to 65 0C. The pH was adjusted to about 10 by adding 2 M NaOH solution (NaOH, JT Baker). 13.8 g of aluminum nitrate (AI(NO3)3 • 9H2O (EMD Sciences AX0705-11 )) was dissolved in 50 ml of water, and 28.8 g of magnesium nitrate (Mg(NOs)2 • 6H2O (Fluka)) was dissolved in 50 ml of water. These latter two solutions were added concurrently and drop-wise to the preheated NaOH solution. After complete addition of the metal nitrate solutions, the resulting suspension was kept at 65 0C with stirring for 1 hr and then aged at this temperature for 18 hours without stirring.
The precipitate was separated from solution by filtering and washed, twice, with about 250 ml of deionized water. The synthesized, separated solids were dried in vacuum oven at 90 0C for 24 hrs and calcined at 360 0C for 2 hours in nitrogen. The heating protocol was as follows: The precipitate was placed in a 1 inch (2.5 cm) diameter tube
furnace, and the temperature was increased from 25 0C to 360 0C at 2.4 0C per minute over the course of 140 minutes, followed by 360 0C for 2 hours.
The catalyst was evaluated as described in Example 1 , above, and the results are shown in Table 2.
Table 2
Claims
1. A process for making a 1 -butanol-containing product, said process comprising: contacting a reactant comprising ethanol with a catalyst at a reaction temperature and pressure sufficient to produce said product, wherein said catalyst is derived from a hydrotalcite of the formula:
(M2+ 1 -x M3+ x (OH)2)(An-χ/n) • yH2O wherein
M2+ is divalent Mg, or a combination of divalent Mg and at least one divalent member selected from the group consisting of Zn, Ni, Pd, Pt, Co, Fe, and Cu;
M3+ is trivalent Al, or a combination of trivalent Al and at least one thvalent member selected from the group consisting of Fe and Cr; x is 0.66 to 0.1 ;
An~ is CO3 2" with n = 2 or OH" with n = 1 ; and y is 0 to 4; wherein the hydrotalcite catalyst is partially decomposed.
2. The hydrotalcite of claim 1 , wherein the decomposition is achieved by heating for a time and at a temperature sufficient to cause a diminution in the hydrotalcite powder X-ray diffraction pattern peak intensities between 2Θ angles of 10 degrees and 70 degrees using CuKa radiation.
3. The process of claim 1 , wherein M2+ is divalent Mg.
4. The process of claim 1 , wherein M3+ is trivalent Al.
5. The process of claim 1 , wherein An" is CO3
6. The process of claim 1 , wherein An~ is OH"
7. The process of claim 1 , wherein M2+ is Mg2+; M3+ is Al3+; An~ is OH"; n is 1 ; x is 0.247; and y is 0.5.
8. The process of claim 1 , wherein M2+ is Mg2+; M3+ is Al3+; An~ is CO3 2"; n is 2; x is 0.25; and y is 0.5.
9. The process of claim 1 , wherein said reaction temperature is from about 200 0C to about 500 0C, and said pressure is from about 0.1 MPa to about 20.7 MPa.
10. The process for making the 1-butanol-containing product of claim 1 , said process comprising: contacting a reactant comprising ethanol with a catalyst at a reaction temperature and pressure sufficient to produce said product, wherein said catalyst is made by a method comprising: a) dissolving a soluble (i) sodium or potassium carbonate or sodium or potassium bicarbonate, or (ii) sodium, potassium or ammonium hydroxide, or (iii) a mixture of (i) and (ii), in water to form a first solution and heating the first solution to between 60 0C and 70 0C; b) adjusting the pH of the first solution with hydroxide to a pH of approximately 10; c) adding to the first solution (i) at least one magnesium salt and optionally salts of one or more divalent metals selected from the group consisting of Zn, Ni, Pd, Pt, Co, Fe, and Cu; and (ii) at least one aluminum salt and optionally salts of one or more thvalent metals selected from Fe or Cr, wherein (a) said salts are in one or more aqueous solutions, and (b) the magnesium and optional divalent metals of (i) and the aluminum and optional trivalent metals of (ii) are in a molar ratio between 0.5/1 and 9/1 inclusive, thereby forming a suspension whose pH is maintained at approximately 10; d) optionally stirring the suspension and maintaining the suspension at a temperature between 60 0C and 70 0C; e) aging the suspension of step (c) or step (d) to form a precipitate and separating the precipitate from the suspension; and f) partially decomposing the precipitate by heating it for a time and at a temperature sufficient to cause a diminution in hydrotalcite powder X-ray diffraction pattern peak intensities between 2Θ angles of 10 degrees and 70 degrees using CuKa radiation, thereby forming said catalyst.
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