ABSTRACT
Precise product distribution data is very important for kinetic modeling of chemical reactions and chemical reactor design. In this work, H-ZSM-5 catalyst was hydrothermally synthesized and characterization tests including XRD, XRF, BET, and NH3-TPD revealed its physicochemical properties. Then, methanol conversion into hydrocarbons over ZSM-5 was investigated with WHSV of 4 h−1 at reaction temperature 410°C. Product distribution result indicated that C3-C5+ and C2=-C4= were the major products in gaseous phase, and in liquid phase xylenes, three methyl benzene and C10+ aromatics were the main components. It was also observed that the synthesized ZSM-5 had good performance in the methanol to hydrocarbons process and gave rise to highest activity (100%) during 10 h of operation approximately.