Chinese Journal of Catalysis ›› 2007, Vol. 28 ›› Issue (1): 34-38.

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Comparative Study on Hydrocracking over MCM-22 and ITQ-2 Zeolite-Supported Catalysts

LIU Baijun1*, FENG Legang2, HOU Huijuan1, GAO Shansong1, ZHA Xianjun1   

  1. 1 Key Laboratory of Catalysis of CNPC, China University of Petroleum, Beijing 102249, China; 2 Sida Refine Chemical Plant of Lanzhou Petrochemical Company, PetroChina, Lanzhou 730060, Gansu, China
  • Received:2007-01-25 Online:2007-01-25 Published:2010-08-28

Abstract: A series of supported WNi catalysts for hydrocracking of vacuum gas oil (VGO) were prepared using ITQ-2 and MCM-22 zeolites as supports. The catalysts were characterized by temperature-programmed desorption of ammonia, infrared spectroscopy of pyridine adsorption, and nitrogen adsorption. The acidities of WNi/MCM-22 and WNi/ITQ-2 catalysts were similar; but the surface area and pore volume of WNi/ITQ-2 were larger than those of WNi/MCM-22. The results of VGO hydrocracking indicated that WNi/ITQ-2 catalysts had higher catalytic activity and selectivity for middle distillates. The higher activity was due to the large secondary pore structure of the ITQ-2 zeolite and its rich accessible acidic centers. The reason for the higher selectivity was that products left acid centers rapidly and secondary cracking was avoided because of the large secondary structure.

Key words: MCM-22, ITQ-2, tungsten, nickel, vaccum gas oil, hydrocracking, secondary structure