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One-pass selective conversion of syngas to para-xylene.

ABSTRACT: The finite petroleum resources and environmental crisis compel the development of non-petroleum carbon resources by chemical transformation routes. Syngas (CO + H2) is a crucial junction point that exclusively bridges the non-petroleum carbon resources and other basic chemicals like alcohols, alkane/alkenes, etc. However, the one-pass conversion of syngas to value-added aromatics, especially para-xylene, is still a big challenge. Here we presented a promising hybrid catalyst, named Cr/Zn-Zn/Z5@S1, to effectively realize the one-pass conversion of syngas to para-xylene. This hybrid catalyst exhibited enhanced activity on syngas conversion (CO conversion of 55.0%), good stability of catalyst lifetime and considerable selectivity of para-xylene (27.6% in the total products and 77.3% in xylene). The characterization and catalytic performance evaluation revealed that the well-designed core-shell Zn/Z5@S1 zeolite, as a vital part of this Cr/Zn-Zn/Z5@S1 hybrid catalyst, substantially contributed to its extreme performance for the para-xylene one-pass precise synthesis from syngas. The concerted combination of two components in this hybrid catalyst can effectively depress the formation of unwanted by-products and facilitate the oriented synthesis of para-xylene from syngas with unprecedented efficiency at the same time.

SUBMITTER: Zhang P

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5858746 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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One-pass selective conversion of syngas to para-xylene.

Zhang Peipei P Tan Li L Yang Guohui G Tsubaki Noritatsu N

Chemical science 20171016 12

The finite petroleum resources and environmental crisis compel the development of non-petroleum carbon resources by chemical transformation routes. Syngas (CO + H2) is a crucial junction point that exclusively bridges the non-petroleum carbon resources and other basic chemicals like alcohols, alkane/alkenes, etc. However, the one-pass conversion of syngas to value-added aromatics, especially para-xylene, is still a big challenge. Here we presented a promising hybrid cata ...[more]

PMID: 29619167

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Project description:BackgroundIn times of global climate change, the conversion and capturing of inorganic CO2 have gained increased attention because of its great potential as sustainable feedstock in the production of biofuels and biochemicals. CO2 is not only the substrate for the production of value-added chemicals in CO2-based bioprocesses, it can also be directly hydrated to formic acid, a so-called liquid organic hydrogen carrier (LOHC), by chemical and biological catalysts. Recently, a new group of enzymes were discovered in the two acetogenic bacteria Acetobacterium woodii and Thermoanaerobacter kivui which catalyze the direct hydrogenation of CO2 to formic acid with exceptional high rates, the hydrogen-dependent CO2 reductases (HDCRs). Since these enzymes are promising biocatalysts for the capturing of CO2 and the storage of molecular hydrogen in form of formic acid, we designed a whole-cell approach for T. kivui to take advantage of using whole cells from a thermophilic organism as H2/CO2 storage platform. Additionally, T. kivui cells were used as microbial cell factories for the production of formic acid from syngas.ResultsThis study demonstrates the efficient whole-cell biocatalysis for the conversion of H2 + CO2 to formic acid in the presence of bicarbonate by T. kivui. Interestingly, the addition of KHCO3 not only stimulated formate formation dramatically but it also completely abolished unwanted side product formation (acetate) under these conditions and bicarbonate was shown to inhibit the membrane-bound ATP synthase. Cell suspensions reached specific formate production rates of 234 mmol gprotein -1 h-1 (152 mmol gCDW -1 h-1), the highest rates ever reported in closed-batch conditions. The volumetric formate production rate was 270 mmol L-1 h-1 at 4 mg mL-1. Additionally, this study is the first demonstration that syngas can be converted exclusively to formate using an acetogenic bacterium and high titers up to 130 mM of formate were reached.ConclusionsThe thermophilic acetogenic bacterium T. kivui is an efficient biocatalyst which makes this organism a promising candidate for future biotechnological applications in hydrogen storage, CO2 capturing and syngas conversion to formate.

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