Abstract
Two mixed-matrix NiMo/Al 2O 3 catalysts containing nano- and micro-sized zeolite Y have been prepared to explore the size effect of zeolite Y particle on the hydrodesulfurization (HDS) and hydrodenitrogenation (HDN) activities of fluid catalytic cracking (FCC) diesel. They were characterized by SEM, BET, XRD, H 2-TPR, NH 3-TPD and HRTEM. The results show that the catalyst containing nano-sized zeolite Y possesses larger average pore diameter, higher pore volume, weaker and lesser acid sites, more easily reducible metal phases, shorter MoS 2 slabs and more slab layers than the catalyst containing micro-sized zeolite Y. The catalysts were also evaluated with a high-pressure fixed-bed reactor using real FCC diesel as feed. The results display that the catalyst containing nano-sized zeolite Y bears higher HDS and HDN activities and exhibits higher relative rate constant for the removal of total sulfur or nitrogen than the one containing micro-sized zeolite.
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