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Methylation of 2-methylnaphthalene over metal-impregnated mesoporous MCM-41 for the synthesis of 2,6-triad dimethylnaphthalene isomers

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2,6-Dimethylnaphthalene (2,6-DMN) is one of the key intermediates for the production of polyethylene naphthalate (PEN), which demonstrates superior properties compared with the polyethylene terephthalate. However, the complex synthesis procedure of 2,6-DMN increases the production cost and decreases the commercialisation of PEN. In this study, selective synthesis of 2,6-triad DMN isomers (1,5-DMN, 1,6-DMN and 2,6-DMN) has been investigated by the methylation of 2-methylnaphthalene (2-MN) over mesoporous Cu/MCM-41 and Zr/MCM-41 zeolite catalysts. On the contrary of other DMN isomers, 2.6-triad isomers can effectively be converted to be profitable 2,6-DMN with an additional isomerisation reaction, which is a new approach to reach higher 2,6-DMN yield. The methylation reactions of 2-MN were investigated in a fixed-bed reactor at 400 °C and weight hourly space velocity of 1–3 h−1. The results showed that the activity of MCM-41 on the methylation of 2-MN has been enhanced with the impregnation of Cu. The conversion increased from about 17% to 35 wt% with the impregnation of Cu. Similarly, the 2,6-triad DMN selectivity and 2,6-/2,7-DMN ratio reached the maximum level (48 wt% and 1.95, respectively) over Cu-impregnated MCM-41 zeolite catalyst.

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This work was supported by The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey [TÜBİTAK, Project No: 112M297].

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  1. Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Selçuk University, 42030, Konya, Turkey

    Aysel Niftaliyeva

  2. Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, NG7 2RD, UK

    Fatih Güleç

  3. Energy and Power Theme, School of Water, Energy and Environment, Cranfield University, Cranfield, MK43 0AL, UK

    Fatih Güleç

  4. Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Ankara University, 06100, Ankara, Turkey

    Ali Karaduman

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Niftaliyeva, A., Güleç, F. & Karaduman, A. Methylation of 2-methylnaphthalene over metal-impregnated mesoporous MCM-41 for the synthesis of 2,6-triad dimethylnaphthalene isomers. Res Chem Intermed 46, 2403–2416 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11164-020-04098-8

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