Catalysis Today, Vol.358, 221-227, 2020
Hydrocracking of hydrotreated light cycle oil to mono aromatics over non-noble bi-functional (ni-w supported) zeolite catalysts
The bi-functional catalysts comprising non-noble metals such as Ni-W supported on zeolites were prepared to study hydrocracking of hydrotreated Light Cycle Oil (LCO) conversion into mono-aromatics. The three Ni-W supported zeolite catalysts with mixture of Y and Beta (Catalyst-A), Y (Catalyst-B), and Beta zeolites (Catalyst-C) were prepared by wetness impregnation method and characterized by using different techniques to understand the physico-chemical properties. The characterization results indicated that Ni-W supported on Beta zeolite catalyst has higher overall acidity and strong interaction between the H2W12O40 and Ni2+ ions than Ni-W supported on mixture of Y & Beta, and Y zeolites. Furthermore, Beta zeolite catalyst exhibited tetrahedral tungstate species, which are due to strong interaction between support and metal ions. Among these catalysts, Ni-W supported on Beta zeolite catalyst showed high conversion for mono-aromatic 2 ring, and di-aromatics and selectivity towards mono-aromatics (43.5%). The high conversion of this catalyst could be due to higher total acidity and the presence of tetragonal tungsten species. High selectivity of mono-aromatics may be due to larger average pore diameter of the Beta zeolite.
Keywords:Light cycle oil (LCO);Bi-Functional catalysts;Ni-W supported;Beta zeolite;Y zeolite;Hydrocracking;Hydrotreating;Mono-Aromatics