Catalytic fast pyrolysis of Kraft lignin with HZSM-5 zeolite for producing aromatic hydrocarbons

doi:10.1007/s11783-012-0410-2

Front Envir Sci Eng

2012, Vol. 6

Issue (3) : 295-303 https://doi.org/10.1007/s11783-012-0410-2

RESEARCH ARTICLE

Catalytic fast pyrolysis of Kraft lignin with HZSM-5 zeolite for producing aromatic hydrocarbons

Xiangyu LI¹, Lu SU¹, Yujue WANG^1,2(

), Yanqing YU¹, Chengwen WANG¹, Xiaoliang LI³, Zhihua WANG³

1. School of Environment, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China; 2. State Key Joint Laboratory of Environmental Simulation and Pollution Control, Beijing 100084, China; 3. Department of Chemistry, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, China

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Abstract

Catalytic fast pyrolysis (CFP) of Kraft lignins with HZSM-5 zeolite for producing aromatics was investigated using analytical pyrolysis methods. Two Kraft lignins were fast pyrolyzed in the absence and presence of HZSM-5 in a Curie-point pyrolyzer. Without the catalyst, fast pyrolysis of lignin predominantly produced phenols and guaiacols that were derived from the subunits of lignin. However, the presence of HZSM-5 changed the product distribution dramatically. As the SiO₂/Al₂O₃ ratio of HZSM-5 decreased from 200 to 25 and the catalyst-to-lignin ratio increased from 1 to 20, the lignin-derived oxygenates progressively decreased to trace and the aromatics increased substantially. The aromatic yield increased considerably as the pyrolysis temperature increased from 500°C to 650°C, but then decreased with yet further increase of pyrolysis temperature. Under optimal reaction conditions, the aromatic yields were 2.0 wt.% and 5.2 wt.% for the two lignins that had effective hydrogen indexes of 0.08 and 0.35.

Keywords lignin catalytic fast pyrolysis HZSM-5 zeolite aromatic hydrocarbon

Corresponding Author(s): WANG Yujue,Email:wangyujue@tsinghua.edu.cn

Issue Date: 01 June 2012

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Xiangyu LI,Lu SU,Yujue WANG, et al. Catalytic fast pyrolysis of Kraft lignin with HZSM-5 zeolite for producing aromatic hydrocarbons[J]. Front Envir Sci Eng, 2012, 6(3): 295-303.

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Tab.1 Elemental analysis of the lignin samples used in this study

Fig.1 Derivative thermogravimetric (DTG) profiles of the lignin and cellulose samples in an argon gas environment (20°C·min)

Fig.2 Total ion chromatograms of (a) non-catalytic fast pyrolysis of pure , 650°C for 10 s, and (b) catalytic fast pyrolysis of a mixture of and HZSM-5-25, 650°C for 10 s and a catalyst-to-lignin ratio of 20∶1. Refer to Table 2 for the names of identified compounds

Tab.2 Major condensable gas products identified in the total ion chromatograms of non-catalytic and catalytic pyrolysis of lignin

Fig.3 Effects of the SiO/AlO ratio of HZSM-5 zeolites on the product distribution in catalytic fast pyrolysis of lignin. Reaction conditions: pyrolysis temperature of 590°C, pyrolysis time of 10 s, catalyst-to-lignin ratio of 5∶1

Fig.4 Effects of pyrolysis temperature on the product yields in catalytic fast pyrolysis of lignin. Reaction conditions: catalyst HZSM-5-25, pyrolysis time of 10 s, catalyst-to-lignin ratio of 5∶1

Fig.5 Effects of pyrolysis time on the product yields in catalytic fast pyrolysis of lignin. Reaction conditions: catalyst HZSM-5-25, pyrolysis temperature of 650°C, catalyst-to-lignin ratio of 5∶1

Fig.6 Effects of catalyst-to-lignin ratio on the product yields in catalytic fast pyrolysis of lignin. Reaction conditions: catalyst HZSM-5-25, pyrolysis temperature of 650°C, pyrolysis time of 10 s

Tab.3 Distribution of pyrolysis products (wt.% of lignin) in non-catalytic and catalytic fast pyrolysis of lignin samples

Tab.4 Aromatic selectivity for catalytic fast pyrolysis of Kraft lignin

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