Temperature-programmed desorption and reduction of sulfided alumina-pillared montmorillonite

Eiji Iwamatsu, Eiji Hayashi, Yuzo Sanada, Shakeel Ahmed, Syed Ahmed Ali*, Augustin K.K. Lee, Halim Hamid, Toshikazu Yoneda

*Corresponding author for this work

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

11 Scopus citations

Abstract

As a part of our fundamental studies on the acid function of catalysts for hydrocracking, alumina-pillared montmorillonite catalysts were prepared and characterized by means of temperature-programmed desorption with NH3 from sulfided catalysts (TPD-S) and temperature-programmed reduction of sulfided catalysts (TPR-S). The TPD-S and TPR-S characteristics of catalysts thus obtained have been compared with the activities of cumene cracking in a pulse-type micro reactor. Commercial hydrocracking catalysts were also characterized with similar methods and the performance of cumene cracking was tested. TPD, TPR profiles and cumene cracking activity changed after sulfiding of alumina-pillared montmorillonite. Both the chemical property changes by the heat treatment and the sulfur species adsorbed on the surface allow us to alter its acid property and cumene cracking activity as well.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)139-144
Number of pages6
JournalApplied Catalysis A: General
Volume179
Issue number1-2
DOIs
StatePublished - 5 Apr 1999

Bibliographical note

Funding Information:
The authors wish to acknowledge the support of Petroleum Energy Center, Japan, with the subsidy of the Ministry of International Trade and Industry Japan, and the Research Institute of the King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, for this work under KFUPM/RI Project no. 21151.

Keywords

  • Alumina-pillared montmorillonite
  • Sulfiding
  • Temperature-programmed desorption
  • Temperature-programmed reduction

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Catalysis
  • Process Chemistry and Technology

Fingerprint

Dive into the research topics of 'Temperature-programmed desorption and reduction of sulfided alumina-pillared montmorillonite'. Together they form a unique fingerprint.

Cite this