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Activity, selectivity, and deactivation of high-sodium HY zeolite

Journal Article · · Journal of Catalysis; (United States)
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  1. West Virginia Univ., Morgantown (United States)
The effect of deactivation on the activity and selectivity of (very high) Na[sup +] content HY zeolite catalysts was studied in a pulse microreactor equipped with a thermogravimetric analysis unit (TGA). Cumene was used as the reactant. The Na[sup +] level studied was from 3.2 to 11.8% of Na[sub 2]O. As the Na[sup +] content decreases, the acidity of the zeolite increases and deactivation decreases. The effect of coke level on selectivity to benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene, dimethylbenzene, ethyltoluene, cymene, and diisopropylbenzene depends on the Na[sup +] content. For example, the selectivity with coke level is obtained for most other products. At intermediate Na[sup +] levels (around 7% Na[sub 2]O), ethylbenzene shows a maximum in selectivity while cymene passes through a minimum. The maximum coke deposition and the coke level for the maximum incremental coke deposition are two important parameters that distinguish conversion and selectivity patterns.
OSTI ID:
7191292
Journal Information:
Journal of Catalysis; (United States), Journal Name: Journal of Catalysis; (United States) Vol. 134:2; ISSN 0021-9517; ISSN JCTLA5
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English