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Effect of heterocyclic organic compounds upon hydrogenation of toluene in the presence of catalysts based on hydrides of intermetallic compounds

Journal Article · · Pet. Chem. USSR (Engl. Transl.); (United States)
OSTI ID:6334785

Catalysts based on hydrides of intermetallic compounds (ZrNiH/sub 2.8/, ZrCoH/sub 2.8/, HfNiH/sub 2.8/) are known to have high catalytic activity and selectivity in hydrogenation, dehydrogenation, hydrodemethylation and hydrogenolysis of hydrocarbons and hetero-organic compounds. Experimental investigations of hydrorefining of heavy vacuum gas oils and fuel oils on hydrides of intermetallic compounds showed that these products can be subjected to intensive metal removal (95-98%) and deasphalting (70-75%). New catalytic systems were found to be highly selective to transformation of the most unstable part of the raw material, the asphalt-resin compounds, and fairly inert in hydrogenation and desulfurization. Due probably to metal hydrides under low hydrogen pressures being selectively subject to chemisorption of heterocyclic organic compounds and as a consequence transform the least stable carbon atom bonding with sulfur, nitrogen and oxygen atoms. In order to examine in more detail the effect of hetero-organic compounds with a different type of bond, upon the catalytic activity of metal hydrides, the present study examines transformations of model mixtures containing toluene and different types of hetero-organic compounds: sulfur-containing-thiophene and dimethylsulfide; oxygen-containing-dioxane and cyclohexanone; nitrogen-containing compounds - pyridine and aniline.

Research Organization:
M. V. Lomonosov State Univ., Moscow, USSR
OSTI ID:
6334785
Journal Information:
Pet. Chem. USSR (Engl. Transl.); (United States), Journal Name: Pet. Chem. USSR (Engl. Transl.); (United States) Vol. 25:4; ISSN PECHA
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English