Regeneration of a deactivated USY alkylation catalyst using supercritical isobutane
Off-line, in-situ alkylation activity recovery from a completely deactivated solid acid catalyst was examined in a continuous-flow reaction system employing supercritical isobutane. A USY zeolite catalyst was initially deactivated during the liquid phase alkylation of butene with isobutane in a single-pass reactor and then varying amounts of alkylation activity were recovered by passing supercritical isobutane over the catalyst bed at different reactivation conditions. Temperature, pressure and regeneration time were found to play important roles in the supercritical isobutane regeneration process when applied to a completely deactivated USY zeolite alkylation catalyst. Manipulation of the variables that influence solvent strength, diffusivity, surface desorption, hydride transfer rates, and coke aging, strongly influence regeneration effectiveness.
- Research Organization:
- Idaho National Lab. (INL), Idaho Falls, ID (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- DOE - FE
- DOE Contract Number:
- DE-AC07-99ID-13727
- OSTI ID:
- 912290
- Report Number(s):
- INEEL/JOU-04-02003; TRN: US200801%%729
- Journal Information:
- Applied Catalysis A: General, Vol. 279, Issue 1-2
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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