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n-Hexane isomerization over copper oxide-promoted sulfated zirconia supported on mesoporous silica

  • Feng Ye*
  • , Zuiwei Dong
  • , Haijiao Zhang
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

Copper oxide-promoted sulfated zirconia (CuSZ) was supported on MCM-41 by the direct impregnation method. n-Hexane isomerization was investigated over the CuSZ/MCM-41 catalysts. 2-MP, 3-MP and 2,3-DMB are the major isomerization products, besides a small amount of 2,2-DMB. The product distribution is comparable to that reported for Pt based catalysts. The optimal CuO loading in these catalysts calcined at 700 °C is around 3.2 wt% and only leads to the formation of catalytic active metastable tetragonal ZrO2. The improved performance of CuO-promoted SZ/MCM-41 is a trade-off between the sulfur amount and the content of tetragonal ZrO2 phase.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)2056-2059
Number of pages4
JournalCatalysis Communications
Volume10
Issue number15
DOIs
StatePublished - 15 Sep 2009
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • CuO-promoted
  • Mesoporous silica
  • Sulfated zirconia
  • n-Hexane isomerization

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