High conversion (98%) for the hydrogenation of 1-methylnaphthalene to methyldecalins
- U.K. Center for Applied Energy Research, Lexington, KY (United States)
- Univ. of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT (United States)
This work presents results from the hydrogenation of 1-methylnaphthalene. Aromatics are undesirable because of their toxicity, poor combustion characteristics and environmental impact. Saturated cyclic hydrocarbons with one or two rings show great promise for use in fuels. Methyldecalins were used as feed in the second step of a two-stage operation for the production of high octane gasoline components from 1-methylnaphthalene, which represents coal derived liquids. Experiments were conducted in a stirred batch reactor with commercial as well as previously tested noncommercial catalysts under different reaction conditions. The data shows that a NiMo catalyst supported on titania-alumina produced high yields of methy1decalins at 325{degrees}C and 1000 psi. The products were analyzed by GC/MS and {sup 13}C-NMR spectroscopy. The conversion to methy1decalins were 98%. Previous methods yielded considerably lower conversion.
- OSTI ID:
- 420560
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-960807--
- Journal Information:
- Preprints of Papers, American Chemical Society, Division of Fuel Chemistry, Journal Name: Preprints of Papers, American Chemical Society, Division of Fuel Chemistry Journal Issue: 3 Vol. 41; ISSN 0569-3772; ISSN ACFPAI
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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