Chinese Journal of Catalysis ›› 2016, Vol. 37 ›› Issue (9): 1477-1486.DOI: 10.1016/S1872-2067(15)61114-7

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Experimental and kinetic study of n-heptane isomerization on nanoporous Pt-(Re,Sn)/HZSM5-HMS catalysts

N. Parsafarda, M. H. Peyrovia, M. Rashidzadehb   

  1. a. Faculty of Chemistry, Department of Physical Chemistry, University of Shahid Beheshti, Tehran, 1983963113, Iran;
    b. Research Institute of Petroleum Industry(RIPI), Tehran, 1485733111, Iran
  • Received:2016-03-11 Revised:2016-04-18 Online:2016-09-21 Published:2016-09-21
  • Contact: N. Parsafard

Abstract:

Pt-(Sn,Re)/HZSM5-HMS catalysts were evaluated for n-heptane isomerization at 200-350℃. To characterize the catalyst, X-ray diffraction, X-ray fluorescene, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, ultraviolet-visible diffuse reflectance spectroscopy, temperature-programmed reduction of H2, temperature-programmed desorption of NH3, infrared spectroscopy of adsorbed pyridine, H2 chemisorption, nitrogen adsorption-desorption, scanning electron microscopy and thermogravimetric analysis were performed. Kinetics of n-C7 isomerization were investigated under various hydrogen and n-C7 pressures, and the effects of reaction conditions on catalytic performance were studied. The results showed that biand trimetallic catalysts exhibit better performance than monometallic catalysts for this reaction. For example, a maximum i-C7 selectivity(> 74%) and multibranched isomer selectivity(40%) were observed for Pt-Sn/HZSM5-HMS at 200℃.

Key words: Bimetallic catalyst, Trimetallic catalyst, n-Heptane isomerization, Selectivity, Multibranched isomer