Selective positional isomerization of butene-2 over mesoporous silicates

Jong Ki Jeon, Heejin Lee, Jin Heong Yim, Young Kwon Park, Yong Seung Kim, Seong Jun Lee

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Abstract

Because butene-1 is used as a monomer for the production of linear low density polyethylene (LLDPE) and polybutene, the worldwide demand of butene-1 is gradually increasing. It is necessary to produce butene-1 selectively in butene-2 isomerization because the byproducts such as iso-butene, octenes, and propylene can be produced through skeletal isomerization, oligomerization, and cracking, respectively. To increase the selectivity to butene-1 in butene-2 isomerization, mesoporous silicates were adapted as catalysts. The yield of butene-1 over MCM-41, Al-MCM-41, and MCM-48 was higher than that over alumina-based catalysts. The activity and selectivity over mesoporous silicates in butene-2 hydrogenation correlated with the acidity of the catalysts through ammonia-temperature programmed desorption and pyridine FTIR. This is an abstract of a paper presented at the AIChE Annual Meeting (San Francisco, CA 11/12-17/2006).

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2006 AIChE Annual Meeting
StatePublished - 2006
Event2006 AIChE Annual Meeting - San Francisco, CA, United States
Duration: 12 Nov 200617 Nov 2006

Publication series

NameAIChE Annual Meeting, Conference Proceedings

Conference

Conference2006 AIChE Annual Meeting
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CitySan Francisco, CA
Period12/11/0617/11/06

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