Abstract
Abstract Alkylation of benzene with propane has been studied under continuous-flow condition at atmospheric pressure. Ga-modified HZSM-5 zeolites have shown to be very efficient catalysts for alkylation of benzene with propane. Toluene and ethylbenzene are formed as major products and cumene and n-propylbenzene are also produced at low reaction temperatures in small amounts. The product formation pathways on HZSM-5 and Ga-modified HZSM-5 have been discussed and suggest that acid-catalyzed cracking of propane predominates on HZSM-5, leading to the formation of toluene and ethylbenzene. Over Ga-modified HZSM-5, a bifunctional pathway is noted and cracking of propane and propane dehydrogenation are controlled by Lewis (Gax+)/Bronsted (H+) acid sites ratio. The effect of oxidative and reductive treatments on catalytic activity has been studied and shown that the catalytic activity and the selectivity to toluene of the Ga-modified HZSM-5 zeolite catalysts are enhanced after H2/O2 treatment due to the increase in gallium dispersion.
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