THIOPHENE CRACKING USING MAGNESIUM MODIFIED BETA ZEOLITE

Authors

  • Ronaldo Costa Santos UNIVERSIDADE SALVADOR (UNIFACS) INSTITUTO BRASILEIRO DE TECNOLOGIA E REGULAÇÃO (IBTR)
  • Daniel Freire Almeida UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DA BAHIA (UFBA)
  • Fernanda Silva Costa Fonseca UNIVERSIDADE SALVADOR (UNIFACS)
  • Diego Santana da Silva UNIVERSIDADE SALVADOR (UNIFACS)
  • Angelica Amaral de Oliveira UNIVERSIDADE SALVADOR (UNIFACS)
  • Danilo de Aguiar Pontes UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DA BAHIA (UFBA) UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DE SÃO CARLOS (UFSCar)
  • Luiz Antônio Magalhães Pontes UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DA BAHIA (UFBA) INSTITUTO BRASILEIRO DE TECNOLOGIA E REGULAÇÃO (IBTR)

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18540/jcecvl4iss4pp0378-0382

Keywords:

Catalytic cracking, Beta zeolites, Thiophene

Abstract

The development of additives for FCC catalysts aiming at a greater sulfur removal in the gasoline fraction has been a priority with tougher environmental legislation demands. In this context, this study has evaluated the effect of magnesium modified beta zeolite on n-hexane cracking, and the catalytic conversion of thiophene added as contaminant. Catalytic tests’ results, performed at low conversion at 400 ºC with a WHSV of 0.83 s-1 indicate that magnesium addition increased n-hexane cracking from 37.7 to 53.6% in mols, but favored the formation of alkylated sulfur compounds over H2S production.

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Published

2018-10-23

How to Cite

Santos, R. C., Almeida, D. F., Fonseca, F. S. C., da Silva, D. S., de Oliveira, A. A., Pontes, D. de A., & Pontes, L. A. M. (2018). THIOPHENE CRACKING USING MAGNESIUM MODIFIED BETA ZEOLITE. The Journal of Engineering and Exact Sciences, 4(4), 0378–0382. https://doi.org/10.18540/jcecvl4iss4pp0378-0382

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Engineering of Chemical Reactions and Catalysis