Hydroisomerization of n-hexadecane using Pt/alumina-Beta zeolite catalysts for producing renewable diesel with low pour point

作者：Gomes Luis Carlos; Rosas Danielle de Oliveira; Chistone Rodrigo Caetano; Zanon Zotin Fatima M; Raddi de Araujo Lucia R; Zotin Jose L^*

来源：Fuel, 2017, 209: 521-528.

DOI：10.1016/j.fuel.2017.08.011

• Hydroisomerization
• Beta zeolite
• n-C16
• Acidity
• Diesel cold flow properties

The performance of bifunctional Pt/Alumina-Beta zeolite catalysts for the hydroisomerization (HDI) of n-C16 was studied by varying the zeolite content in the support. A relationship between overall activity and support acidity was observed, indicating that the skeletal isomerization over zeolite acid sites is the rate-determining step. Isomerization and cracking products distributions are independent of the zeolite content in the support for the entire range of n-C16 conversion. The catalysts of the present study are more selective than those previously reported in the literature with Beta zeolite, which is probably associated to the use of a high Si/Al zeolite. Finally, it was observed that the pour point of the hydroisomerized products decreases with the overall conversion and correlates with the primary and secondary carbon contents of the products.

• 出版日期2017-12-1