Chinese Journal of Catalysis ›› 2008, Vol. 29 ›› Issue (10): 975-978.

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A Novel Method for Preparation of Activated Alumina

TAN Yanan, LI Feng, YI Xiaodong*, WANG Yuemin, FANG Weiping*, WAN Huilin   

  1. State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces; National Engineering Laboratory for Green Chemical Productions of Alcohols, Ethers and Esters, Department of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, Fujian, China
  • Received:2008-10-25 Online:2008-10-25 Published:2008-10-25

Abstract: A novel and simple method was developed to prepare amorphous alumina with suitab le acidity, specific surface area, and pore size distribution. First, AlCl3·6 H2O, citric acid, and starch were mixed and heated. After direct drying and c alcination, the amorphous alumina (A-Al2O3) was obtained. This novel prepar ation method was simple, and the Ni/A-Al2O3 catalyst showed high activity f or the hydrogenation and hydrocracking of ethylbenzene.

Key words: activated alumina, nickel, supported catalyst, ethylbenzene, hydrogenation, hydrocracking