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CATALYSIS SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
Volume 11, Issue 1, Pages 239-249Publisher
ROYAL SOC CHEMISTRY
DOI: 10.1039/d0cy01590c
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- JSPS KAKENHI, Japan [16H04568]
- JST CREST, Japan [JPMJCR17P1]
- Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research [16H04568] Funding Source: KAKEN
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The dealkylation of alkyl polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (APAHs) in vacuum gas oil (VGO) using a silica-monolayer loaded on alumina (SMA) as the catalyst exhibited higher activity compared to other catalysts like amorphous silica-alumina and zeolites (USY and ZSM-5). The dealkylation process mainly produced aromatics and alkanes from APAHs, with a slight presence of unreacted short-chain APAHs. The SMA's larger pore size allowed for the diffusion of bulky APAHs and the formation of long-chain alkanes.
The dealkylation of alkyl polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (APAHs) in vacuum gas oil (VGO) was studied as a novel upgrading process alternative to conventional processes. A silica-monolayer loaded on alumina (SMA) with weak Bronsted acid sites and large pore size exhibited higher activity than amorphous silica-alumina and zeolites (USY and ZSM-5). The SMA almost completely converted the APAHs into aromatics and alkanes, but a small amount of APAHs with methyl and ethyl groups (short-chain) were unreacted. The larger pore size of the SMA was proposed to be enough for bulky APAHs to diffuse. The dealkylation by the SMA formed large amounts of long-chain alkanes, which can be utilized as light oil and kerosene for fuel, lubricating oil, etc. The cracking of long-chain alkanes did not proceed, and thus scarcely formed lighter alkanes. The SMA in the reaction adsorbed alkanes but did not form coke, and therefore exhibited continuous dealkylation activity. Additionally, it was revealed that the pore size of the SMA slightly affected the composition of the formed alkanes.
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