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Application of Response Surface Methodology and Central Composite Rotatable Design for Modeling and Optimization of Catalyst Compositions in Ethanol Synthesis via CO Hydrogenation

  • Fang Li , Hongfang Ma and Weiyong Ying EMAIL logo
Published/Copyright: March 21, 2014
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International Journal of Chemical Reactor Engineering
From the journal International Journal of Chemical Reactor Engineering Volume 12 Issue 1

Abstract

A statistical analysis about the effect of catalyst compositions on ethanol synthesis from CO hydrogenation was studied. The effect of Rh loading (0–3 wt.%), Fe loading (2–10 wt.%) and Mn loading (0.5–2.5 wt.%) of RhMnFe/γ-Al2O3 was studied through response surface methodology (RSM) combined with a central composite rotatable design (CCRD). A linear and a quadratic model were proposed to correlate the three variables to the two responses: CO conversion and ethanol selectivity. The predicted values for ethanol selectivity were in a good agreement with the experimental values, with R2 of 0.9779. The optimum conditions for achieving the maximum ethanol selectivity (27.8%) while limiting CO conversion at a moderate level (>20%) were as follows: Rh loading of 2.5 wt.%, Mn loading of 2.5 wt.% and Fe loading of 4 wt.%. Two representing catalysts were characterized by XRD, TPR and DRIFTS.

Keywords: central composite rotatable design; response surface methodology; CO hydrogenation; ethanol

Acknowledgment

This work is financially supported by state science and technology support program of China (No. 2007BAA08B04)

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Published Online: 2014-3-21
Published in Print: 2014-1-1

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https://doi.org/10.1515/ijcre-2013-0156
Keywords for this article
central composite rotatable design; response surface methodology; CO hydrogenation; ethanol

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  1. Frontmatter
  2. Research Articles
  3. Simulation of CO Preferential Oxidation (COPrOx) Monolithic Reactors
  4. Simulation of a New Chemical-Looping Combustion Process without Sulfur Evolution Based on Ca-Based Oxygen Carrier
  5. Syngas Production from Reforming of Methane with CO2 and O2 over LaNi1–xCoxO3 Perovskites
  6. Investigation of the Effect of Outlet Structures on the Jet Flow Characteristics in the Circulating Jet Tank
  7. Transesterification of Sunflower Oil in Microreactors
  8. Influence of the Photoreactor Configuration and of Different Light Sources in the Photocatalytic Treatment of Highly Polluted Wastewater
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  11. Chemical Equilibrium Model and Prediction for Coal Hydrogasification
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  15. Conversion of Glycerol into Value-Added Products Over Cu–Ni Catalyst Supported on γ-Al2O3 and Activated Carbon
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  17. Single and Multi-Channel Reactor for Oxidative Coupling of Methane
  18. Effect of Peak Temperature Limitations on the Design of Processes with Cooled Tubular Reactors
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  50. Investigation on Fluidized Bed Bioreactor Treating Ice Cream Wastewater Using Response Surface Methodology and Artificial Neural Network
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  55. Short Communications
  56. Effect of Different Silicate Supports on the Catalytic Performance of MoVTeO Mixed Oxides in Partial Oxidation of Isobutane
  57. Liquid Flow and Mixing in Bottom Regions of Baffled and Unbaffled Vessels Agitated by Turbine-Type Impeller
  58. Review
  59. Progress in Reactors for High-Temperature Fischer–Tropsch Process: Determination Place of Intensifier Reactor Perspective
  60. Errata
  61. Erratum to Two-Dimensional Modeling of an Externally Irradiated Slurry Photoreactor
  62. Erratum to Photocatalytic Purification of Wastewater Polluted by Odorant Sulfur Compounds Using Titanium Oxide in a Continuous Photoreactor
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