| 초록 |
Catalytic reforming of hydrocarbons is of key importance for the production of high-octane gasoline in petroleum chemistry. Since environmental regulations limit aromatic compounds in gasoline due to their carcinogenic nature, selective production of branched hydrocarbons with high octane number is highly desirable. n-Hexane reforming is an excellent model reaction to study structure- and support-dependent catalytic selectivity, because it has four distinct reaction pathways: isomerization, cyclization, aromatization, and cracking. The current studies revealed that catalytic selectivity toward isomerization was increased by introducing different oxide supports to Pt nanoparticle catalysts. In addition, the acidity of mesoporous supports also affected reaction rates in n-hexane reforming. |
