Abstract:
Zinc-zirconium oxide (ZnZr) was effectively coupled with HZSM-5 zeolite in this report. The effects of SiO
2/Al
2O
3 ratio of HZSM-5 zeolite and Zn/Zr ratio on the performance of CO
2 hydrogenation to C
5+ isoalkanes over the composite catalyst were investigated, respectively. The results show that ZnZr-4/HZSM-5 prepared by SiO
2/Al
2O
3 = 130 and Zn/Zr = 1∶5 manifests the optimal performance of CO
2 hydrogenation to C
5+ isoalkanes, with CO
2 conversion of 17% and CO selectivity of 25%, as well as the selectivity of C
5+ hydrocarbons and isoalkanes in C
5+ hydrocarbons up to 60% and 89%. Moreover, ZnZr/HZSM-5 composite catalyst shows excellent stability with time on stream for 120 h without losing activity. A suitable coupling between ZnZr and HZSM-5 zeolite is critical for highly selective synthesis of C
5+ isoalkanes by CO
2 hydrogenation.