Complete Conversion of Glycerol To Gasoline-Range Hydrocarbon Over Beta Zeolite Synthesized Via Solvent-Free Route
摘要
The complete conversion of glycerol to gasoline was successfully carried out with the assistance of a beta zeolite catalyst synthesized via a solvent-free method. The synthesized beta zeolite exhibited well-developed porosity and strong acidic properties. Furthermore, the catalytic evaluation of the sample revealed a 100% glycerol conversion with a liquid product yield of 77.4%. Based on the carbon chain length, theliquid product showed full selectivity toward the gasoline range, yielding 77.4% gasoline product with an estimated research octane number (RON) of 104. Analysis of functional groups composition revealed the following distribution: Aromatics (32.7%) > Olefins (29.2%) > Isoparaffins (18.8%) > Naphthenes (11.0%) > Paraffins (8.3%). Furthermore, the study proposes the reaction mechanism for the catalytic conversion of glycerol into gasoline-range hydrocarbons.