Cumene, cracking

Fig. 5 Cumene cracking over Co.Mo/Si02- AI2O3 at 673K and 30atm.

Fig. 7 Cumene cracking over H-ZSM5 and the physical mixture of Pt/Si02 and H-ZSM-5 at 423K in a pulse reactor.

ILLUSTRATION 12.2 DETERMINATION OF CATALYST EFFECTIVENESS FACTOR FOR THE CUMENE CRACKING REACTION FROM MEASUREMENT OF AN APPARENT RATE CONSTANT... 

The cumene cracking reaction has been studied by a number of investigators because it is a... 

The specific surface area was measured by nitrogen adsorption at -195 C. The cumene cracking reaction was conducted by pulse technique under the following conditions O.IO g catalyst, H, flow rate 75 ml/nin, pulse volume 1 ul. 

Only a few authors have arrived at different conclusions [224,225]. For example, the empirical rate equation, which fitted the data on cumene cracking, was... 

Kerr, Plank, and Rosinski reported the preparation and catalytic properties of aluminum-deficient zeolite Y materials 35). Topchieva and co-workers studied the catalytic properties of cationic forms of aluminum-deficient Y zeolites, the aluminum deficiency being effected by the H4EDTA method 36-40). They found that up to 50% aluminum removal increased both stability and cumene cracking activity maximum activity was observed at the 50% removal level. Increased catalytic cracking activity was observed by Eberly and Kimberlin for mordenites from which about 80% aluminum had been removed (. 1). Weiss et al. removed over 99% of the aluminum from a hydrogen mordenite and found the zeolite retained catalytic activity of the type induced by Bronsted acids 42). Although the initial activity of this material was lower than that of more aluminum-rich mordenites, the aging rate was markedly reduced, and in a relatively short time the aluminum-deficient catalyst was the most active. 

Other workers (4, 5, 6, 7) have made Al-deficient sieves by leaching aluminum from the lattice structure with EDTA or HC1. These zeolites have high thermal stability (4). Extraction of Al removes selectively the aluminic sites that are catalytically inactive. The number of sites of weak or medium acid strength drops to zero (6). Eberly and Kimberlin (7) investigated the catalytic properties of Al-deficient mordenite and found it to be considerably more active than conventional mordenite for cumene cracking. 

Figure 3. Extent of conversion and composition of liquid products in cumene cracking over NiCaY catalyst (2.4 wt % nickel), depending on temperature (volume rate 1.10 h l, ratio of hydrogen. cumene 10) 1, total conversion extent 2, benzene 3,...

Few authors considered the reactivity of hydroxyl groups at catalyti-cally interesting temperatures. In situ infrared spectroscopy showed that in the cumene cracking reaction the 3550 cm-1 hydroxyls in a HY sample are only affected above 325° C. The 3650 cm-1 hydroxyl decreased in intensity at 250° C (6). During the cracking of hexane on a similar sample the gradual deactivation of the catalyst is accompanied by the progressive... 

The purpose of the present work is to incorporate aluminum into the framework of SBA-15 during the synthesis in order to create acid sites on the surface of the material directly and to enhance its activity in acid-catalyzed reactions and to study the stability of SBA and AlSBA molecular sieves under various treatments. The influence of these treatments on the pore size, wall thickness and the environment of Al in these materials are investigated in detail. X-ray diffraction (XRD), Electron Microscopy (TEM) and N2 adsorption were used to characterize the structure, the porosity and the stability of these materials. 27Al MAS NMR was used to ascertain the nature and environment of Al, cumene cracking to test the catalytic activity of parent materials and ammonia chemisorption to probe their surface acidity. 

The catalytic activity of SBA and AISBA samples toward cumene cracking were tested in a continuous flow fixed-bed microreactor system with helium (25 mL min 1) as carrier gas. The catalyst load for the tests was 100 mg and the catalyst was preheated at 573 K under helium flow for 3 h. For the reaction, a stream of cumene vapor in helium was generated using a saturator at room temperature. The reaction products were analyzed by gas chromatography. 

Si4(Al5/3Mgi/2)(OH)20io]1/3 -Nauj. By calcination, microporous solid catalysts with pore sizes of about 8 A have been prepared (383). This catalyst is active for cumene cracking (384), conversion of methanol (385), and alkylation (386) and it can be used as a support for metal catalysts (387, 388). Ru supported on Al203 intercalating montmorillonite is a catalyst for the production of C6-Ci2 hydrocarbons in CO hydrogenation (388). 

The second drawback—that acid colors can be produced by processes other than simple proton addition—is more serious. The case of alumina is an example. Several of the indicators listed in Table I give faint acid colors with samples of pure, activated aluminas that have previously been shown to be inactive for an acid-catalyzed reaction such as cumene cracking (22). However, closer visual examination indicates that the acid... 

The work by Mills et al. (32) includes an early example of catalytic titration behavior. Figure 10 taken from their study shows that cumene cracking at 425°C drops sharply as nitrogen bases are chemisorbed in increasing amounts on silica-alumina catalyst. Base effectiveness decreases in the order quinaldine > quinoline > pyrrole > piperidine > decylamine > aniline. 

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