Hydrocracking of vacuum gas oil over NiMo/zeolite-Al2O3: Influence of zeolite properties
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2019-02-01
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Dik, P.
Danilova, I. G.
Golubev, I. S.
Kazakov, M. O.
Nadeina, K. A.
Budukva, S. V.
Pereyma, V. Yu.
Klimov, O. V.
Prosvirin, I. P.
Gerasimov, E. Yu.
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Abstract
Hydrocracking of vacuum gas oil has been studied over NiMo/zeolite-Al2O3 catalysts. Three different zeolites have been used for catalysts preparation: zeolites Beta (BEA) and Y (FAU) having small crystal size and zeolite Y modified by recrystallization (RFAU). HRTEM, low-temperature N2 adsorption, FTIR of adsorbed CO and TPD-NH3 showed that zeolites had different crystal sizes, mesopore volume, strength and concentration of acid sites. Sulfide active component particles have been revealed to be similar in all catalysts by HRTEM and XPS. NiMo/BEA catalyst having zeolite with the smallest average particle size and the highest concentration of Brønsted acid sites (BAS) demonstrated the highest hydrocracking activity. Selectivity to middle distillates decreased in the following order: NiMo/FAU > NiMo/RFAU > NiMo/BEA. This effect is accounted for by optimal zeolite acidity and improved availability of the acid sites for bulky molecules of the heavy feedstock.
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Catalyst, Hydrocracking, Micro-mesoporous zeolite Y, Recrystallization, Vacuum gas oil, Zeolite beta, Taverne
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Dik, P P, Danilova, I G, Golubev, I S, Kazakov, M O, Nadeina, K A, Budukva, S V, Pereyma, V Y, Klimov, O V, Prosvirin, I P, Gerasimov, E Y, Bok, T O, Dobryakova, I V, Knyazeva, E E, Ivanova, I I & Noskov, A S 2019, 'Hydrocracking of vacuum gas oil over NiMo/zeolite-Al2O3: Influence of zeolite properties', FUEL, vol. 237, pp. 178-190. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fuel.2018.10.012