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Zinc supported on acid-activated montmorillonite for aromatization reactions

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 November 2020

Yong-Hua Zhao*
Affiliation:
School of Chemistry & Environmental Engineering, Liaoning University of Technology, Jinzhou, 121001, China
Hong-Xu Luo
Affiliation:
School of Chemistry & Environmental Engineering, Liaoning University of Technology, Jinzhou, 121001, China
Huan Wang
Affiliation:
School of Chemistry & Environmental Engineering, Liaoning University of Technology, Jinzhou, 121001, China
Gui-Qiu Huang
Affiliation:
Guangxi Colleges and Universities Key Laboratory of Beibu Gulf Oil and Natural Gas Resource Effective Utilization, School of Petroleum and Chemical Engineering, Beibu Gulf University, Qinzhou, 535011, China

Abstract

A Na-montmorillonite (Na-MMT) was activated with HNO3 (20 wt.%) solution at various temperatures and times to obtain acid-activated MMT (Acid-MMT). Zinc (4 wt.%) was supported on Acid-MMT via the impregnation method using Zn(NO3)2⋅6H2O as a precursor. The catalytic performance of the Zn/Acid-MMT for the aromatization of heptane was investigated. The amount and distribution of acidity of Acid-MMT, which could be adjusted by changing the acid activation time and temperature, significantly affected the heptane conversion and aromatics content. As a result, an efficient Zn/Acid-MMT catalyst for the aromatization reaction was obtained by optimizing the acid-treatment conditions of Na-MMT.

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Copyright © The Author(s), 2020. Published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of The Mineralogical Society of Great Britain and Ireland

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Footnotes

Associate Editor: Huaming Yang

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