Hydroisomerization of a hydrocarbon feed containing n-hexane on Pt/H-Beta and Pt/H-Mordenite catalysts
Abstract
Bifunctional Pt/H-Beta and Pt/H-Mordenite catalysts were prepared by
using incipient wetness impregnation method to obtain a 0.5 wt % metal load and
applied to the Isomerization of n-hexane. Commercial Pt /H-Beta gave rise to a
higher yield of high octane Dimethylbutanes (DMB) than the commercial
Pt/H-Mordenite. To explain this result, both the dispersion and distribution of
Pt clusters in the zeolite channels were investigated. The acidity and
distribution of acid sites were examined by using ammonia and pyridine as probe
molecules. Pt/H-Beta was found to be a potential catalyst for the Isomerization
of n-hexane because Pt clusters could be well dispersed to give proper balance
between metallic centres and acid sites in H-Beta zeolite although its acidity
was low as compared to H-Mordenite.
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