Hydroisomerization of Biomass Derived n-Hexadecane Towards Diesel Pool: Effect of Selective Removal External Surface Sites from Pt/ZSM-22

Abhijeet H. Thaker, Mathew John, Kishore Kumar, Mahesh W. Kasture, Snehalkumar Parmar, Bharat L. Newalkar, Parimal A. Parikh

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Abstract

Influence of dealumination of zeolite ZSM-22 (Si/Al ratio of 45) by treating it with oxalic acid on its catalytic performance in n-hexadecane hydroisomerization reaction was studied. This reaction is an attempt in the direction of green and sustainable source of diesel via improving the cold-flow properties of deoxygenated vegetable oils. Pt (0.5 wt%) on ZSM-22 treated with 1 M oxalic acid afforded highest yields of the mono-branched paraffins. This improved is attributed to selective removal of active sites on external surface of zeolite crystals (responsible for undesired cracking reactions) using the bulkier dealuminating agent, oxalic acid. Thus, pore-mouth key-lock mechanism was brought to play the role to cause high selectivity to mono-branched isomers. Preferential external site deactivation was inferred from mesitylene cracking results. Effects of operating parameters such as temperature, and space velocity on product distribution also were studied. Also, kinetics of the reactions involved too has been in brief reported.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)155-165
Number of pages11
JournalInternational Journal of Chemical Reactor Engineering
Volume14
Issue number1
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Feb 2016

Keywords

  • cold-flow properties
  • dealumination
  • diesel-pool
  • hydroisomerization
  • zeolite

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