An unconventional metathesis of ethylene and 2-pentene over Re2O7/SiO2-A1203 catalysts has been studied as an alternative route for the production of propylene. Complete conversion of 2-pentene and propylene yield as ...An unconventional metathesis of ethylene and 2-pentene over Re2O7/SiO2-A1203 catalysts has been studied as an alternative route for the production of propylene. Complete conversion of 2-pentene and propylene yield as high as 88 wt% were obtained under mild reaction conditions at 35 ℃ and atmospheric pressure. Unlike the conventional metathesis of ethylene and 2-butenes in which isomerization is a competing side reaction, the isomerization of 1-butene product from the unconventional metathesis of ethylene and 2-pentene to 2-butenes can further react with excess ethylene in the feed, resulting in additional increase in propylene yield. The secondary metathesis reaction was found to be favored under ethylene/2-pentene （E/2P） molar ratio ≥3 and gas hourly space velocity （GHSV） ≤ 1000 h-1 at the reaction temperature of 35 ℃. No catalyst deactivation was observed during the 455 min time-on-stream under the selected reaction conditions.展开更多
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文摘An unconventional metathesis of ethylene and 2-pentene over Re2O7/SiO2-A1203 catalysts has been studied as an alternative route for the production of propylene. Complete conversion of 2-pentene and propylene yield as high as 88 wt% were obtained under mild reaction conditions at 35 ℃ and atmospheric pressure. Unlike the conventional metathesis of ethylene and 2-butenes in which isomerization is a competing side reaction, the isomerization of 1-butene product from the unconventional metathesis of ethylene and 2-pentene to 2-butenes can further react with excess ethylene in the feed, resulting in additional increase in propylene yield. The secondary metathesis reaction was found to be favored under ethylene/2-pentene （E/2P） molar ratio ≥3 and gas hourly space velocity （GHSV） ≤ 1000 h-1 at the reaction temperature of 35 ℃. No catalyst deactivation was observed during the 455 min time-on-stream under the selected reaction conditions.
