Issue 1, 2012

Low temperature hydrogenolysis of waxes to diesel range gasoline and light alkanes: Comparison of catalytic properties of group 4, 5 and 6 metal hydrides supported on silica–alumina

Abstract

A series of metal hydrides (M = Zr, Hf, Ta, W) supported on silicaalumina were studied for the first time in hydrogenolysis of light alkanes in a continuous flow reactor. It was found that there is a difference in the reaction mechanism between d0metal hydrides of group 4 and d0 ↔ d2metal hydrides of group 5 and group 6. Furthermore, the potential application of these catalysts has been demonstrated by the transformation of Fischer–Tropsch wax in a reactive distillation set-up into typical gasoline and diesel molecules in high selectivity (up to 86 wt%). Current results show that the group 4 metal hydrides have a promising yield toward liquid fuels.

Graphical abstract: Low temperature hydrogenolysis of waxes to diesel range gasoline and light alkanes: Comparison of catalytic properties of group 4, 5 and 6 metal hydrides supported on silica–alumina

Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
06 Jul 2011
Accepted
26 Sep 2011
First published
25 Nov 2011

Catal. Sci. Technol., 2012,2, 215-219

Low temperature hydrogenolysis of waxes to diesel range gasoline and light alkanes: Comparison of catalytic properties of group 4, 5 and 6 metal hydrides supported on silicaalumina

S. Norsic, C. Larabi, M. Delgado, A. Garron, A. de Mallmann, C. Santini, K. C. Szeto, J. Basset and M. Taoufik, Catal. Sci. Technol., 2012, 2, 215 DOI: 10.1039/C1CY00256B

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