Aromatization of n-octane over Pd/C catalysts

Mengchen Yin; Robert H. Natelson; Andrew A. Campos; Praveen Kolar; William L. Roberts

doi:10.1016/j.fuel.2012.06.095

Aromatization of n-octane over Pd/C catalysts

Mengchen Yin, Robert H. Natelson, Andrew A. Campos, Praveen Kolar, William L. Roberts

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Gas-phase aromatization of n-octane was investigated using Pd/C catalyst. The objectives were to: (1) determine the effects of temperature (400-600 °C), weight hourly space velocity (WHSV) (0.8-∞), and hydrogen to hydrocarbon molar ratio (MR) (0-6) on conversion, selectivity, and yield (2) compare the activity of Pd/C with Pt/C and Pt/KL catalysts and (3) test the suitability of Pd/C for aromatization of different alkanes including n-hexane, n-heptane, and n-octane. Pd/C exhibited the best aromatization performance, including 54.4% conversion and 31.5% aromatics yield at 500 °C, WHSV = 2 h-1, and a MR of 2. The Pd/C catalyst had higher selectivity towards the preferred aromatics including ethylbenzene and xylenes, whereas Pt/KL had higher selectivity towards benzene and toluene. The results were somewhat consistent with adsorbed n-octane cyclization proceeding mainly through the six-membered ring closure mechanism. In addition, Pd/C was also capable of catalyzing aromatization of n-hexane and n-heptane. © 2012 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	408-413
Number of pages	6
Journal	Fuel
Volume	103
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fuel.2012.06.095
State	Published - Jan 2013

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