Preparation of Ag-M (M: Fe, Co and Mn)-ZSM-5 bimetal catalysts with high performance for catalytic oxidation of ethyl acetate.

The catalytic combustion of ethyl acetate has been investigated in a series of mono-metal silver and bimetal Ag-M (M: Fe, Co and Mn)-modified HZSM-5 zeolites. The objective was to find a catalyst with high superior activity, selectivity towards deep oxidation product and stability. The catalyst activity was measured under excess oxygen condition in a fixed bed reactor operated at gas hourly space velocity (GHSV) = 30000 h(-1), reaction temperature between 150 and 450 degrees C and ethyl acetate inlet concentration of 1000 ppm. Both Fe-Ag-ZSM-5 and Co-Ag-ZSM-5 catalysts exhibited high activity in the oxidation of ethyl acetate. The sequences of catalytic activity and catalytic stability were as follows: Fe-Ag-ZSM-5 > Co-Ag-ZSM-5 > Mn-Ag-ZSM-5 > Ag-ZSM-5 > HZSM-5. Total conversion of ethyl acetate was achieved at above 250 degrees C. The catalysts were characterized by inductively coupled plasma atomic emission spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction, transmission electron microscopy, scanning electron microscopy and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy.