Volume 59, Issue 12 pp. 4873-4878
Communication

Formation and Fate of Formaldehyde in Methanol-to-Hydrocarbon Reaction: In Situ Synchrotron Radiation Photoionization Mass Spectrometry Study

Wu Wen

Wu Wen

National Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, 230029 P. R. China

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Shengsheng Yu

Shengsheng Yu

National Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, 230029 P. R. China

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Chaoqun Zhou

Chaoqun Zhou

Key Laboratory for Power Machinery and Engineering of Ministry of Education, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200240 P. R. China

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Prof. Hao Ma

Prof. Hao Ma

Key Laboratory for Power Machinery and Engineering of Ministry of Education, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200240 P. R. China

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Prof. Zhongyue Zhou

Prof. Zhongyue Zhou

Key Laboratory for Power Machinery and Engineering of Ministry of Education, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200240 P. R. China

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Chuangchuang Cao

Chuangchuang Cao

Key Laboratory for Power Machinery and Engineering of Ministry of Education, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200240 P. R. China

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Dr. Jiuzhong Yang

Corresponding Author

Dr. Jiuzhong Yang

National Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, 230029 P. R. China

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Minggao Xu

Minggao Xu

National Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, 230029 P. R. China

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Prof. Fei Qi

Prof. Fei Qi

Key Laboratory for Power Machinery and Engineering of Ministry of Education, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200240 P. R. China

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Prof. Guobin Zhang

Prof. Guobin Zhang

National Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, 230029 P. R. China

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Prof. Yang Pan

Corresponding Author

Prof. Yang Pan

National Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, 230029 P. R. China

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First published: 14 January 2020
Citations: 68

Graphical Abstract

Formaldehyde (HCHO) was unambiguously detected and quantified for the first time during methanol-to-hydrocarbon catalysis over HSAPO-34 and HZSM-5 by in situ synchrotron radiation photoionization mass spectrometry. The time-resolved profiles of products show that HCHO is mainly derived from the disproportionation of methanol at acidic sites, HCHO affects the hydrogen-transfer processes of olefins into aromatics and aromatics into coke, and HCHO controls the contribution of the aromatic-based cycle.

Abstract

HCHO has been confirmed as an active intermediate in the methanol-to-hydrocarbon (MTH) reaction, and is critical for interpreting the mechanisms of coke formation. Here, HCHO was detected and quantified during the MTH process over HSAPO-34 and HZSM-5 by in situ synchrotron radiation photoionization mass spectrometry. Compared with conventional methods, excellent time-resolved profiles were obtained to study the formation and fate of HCHO, and other products during the induction, steady-state reaction, and deactivation periods. Similar formation trends of HCHO and methane, and their close correlation in yields suggest that they are derived from disproportionation of methanol at acidic sites. In the presence of Y2O3, the amount of HCHO changes, affecting the hydrogen-transfer processes of olefins into aromatics and aromatics into cokes. The yield of HCHO affects the aromatic-based cycle and the formation of ethylene, indicating that ethylene is mainly formed from the aromatic-based cycle.

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