Abstract
Removal of trace olefins from aromatic liquids was investigated on UZM-8 and MCM-22, which are the family of MWW zeolites. Both these zeolites were synthesized with similar Si/Al ratio and characterized by various techniques such as XRD, SEM, ICP, N2 adsorption, Ammonia TPD and solid-state MAS-NMR. Olefin conversion activity over UZM-8 was found to be significantly higher than that of MCM-22. In addition to this, deactivation of UZM-8 was slower than the MCM-22. UZM-8 with irregular stacking of MWW layers possess high external surface area and exposes more number of active sites to the reactant molecules. Mesopores generated due to the disordered layers of UZM-8 allows the fast diffusion of the substrate molecules in which pore clogging does not occur, thus making it more active and slow deactivation than that of MCM-22.Graphic abstract
Highlights
In petroleum processing, aromatic streams which are used in various petrochemical processes are derived from naphtha reforming and thermal cracking
UZM-8 and MCM-22 are the family of MWW layered zeolites synthesized and studied for the removal of trace olefins from aromatic streams
The characterization results of this study reveals that UZM-8 consists of a high degree of stacking disorder of MWW monolayers, giving it a considerable mesoporosity and high external surface area
Summary
Aromatic streams which are used in various petrochemical processes are derived from naphtha reforming and thermal cracking. Keywords UZM-8 · MCM-22 · Olefin removal process and Structure activity correlationship Olefins removal is a process of alkylation that occurs generally on the surface of clay or zeolite.
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