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Performance of Zn/ZSM-5 for In Situ Catalytic Upgrading of Pyrolysis Bio-oil by Methane

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In situ catalytic upgrading of pyrolysis oil by natural gas at atmospheric pressure was achieved over a low cost Zn/ZSM-5 catalyst. Compared with other low cost metal species including Fe, Co, Cu, Ni, Mn, Zr and Ce, ZSM-5 supported Zn obtained the highest oil yield along with high oil H/C atomic ratio and low oil O/C atomic ratio. XRD result and TEM image of the 5 % Zn/ZSM-5 catalyst showed that small ZnO particles with different sizes of <10 nm were highly dispersed on/in ZSM-5 zeolite support. Further investigation indicated that during the reaction ZSM-5 framework mainly promotes the deoxygenation and improves the quality of bio-oil, while the highly dispersed Zn species mostly facilitate CH4 activation and allow it to be incorporated into the carbon chain of the bio-oil and enhances the quantity of bio-oil. The synergistic effects between ZSM-5 framework and Zn species made this process be able to not only upgrade the quality of bio-oil, but also produce more oil product.

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We gratefully acknowledge the financial supports from the Alberta Innovates - Energy and Environment Solutions (AI-EES, 2015) and Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC, RGPIN/04385-2014).

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    Peng He, Wenpo Shan, Ye Xiao & Hua Song

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He, P., Shan, W., Xiao, Y. et al. Performance of Zn/ZSM-5 for In Situ Catalytic Upgrading of Pyrolysis Bio-oil by Methane. Top Catal 59, 86–93 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11244-015-0508-4

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