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The difference in hydrogenation performance between Ni-in-Al2O3 and Ni-on-Al2O3 for hydrotreating of crude 2-ethylhexanol

  • Renchun Yang
  • , Xiaogang Li*
  • , Junsheng Wu
  • , Xin Zhang
  • , Zhihua Zhang
  • *Corresponding author for this work
  • University of Science and Technology Beijing
  • PetroChina Daqing Research Center of Chemical Engineering

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Abstract

Two mesoporous material Ni/γ-Al2O3 catalysts were prepared and characterized by ICP-AES, XRD, and TPR. The differences in reaction activity between Ni-in-Al2O3 and Ni-on-Al2O3 were investigated for hydrotreating of crude 2-ethylhexanol. The results show that the Ni species (Ni-on-Al2O3) exhibit excellent hydrogenation activities at a wide range of H2 pressure and space velocity, while the Ni species (Ni-in-Al2O3) exhibit similar activities with those of Ni-on-Al2O3 only at higher H2 pressure and lower space velocity. Due to the presence of extensively exposed Ni species on the Ni-on-Al2O3 catalyst, its hydrogenation performance was increased significantly because of the low interphase mass transfer resistance.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)55-61
Number of pages7
JournalKorean Journal of Chemical Engineering
Volume27
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - Jan 2010
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • 2-Ethylhexanol
  • Hydrotreating
  • Ni Species
  • Ni/γ-AlO
  • Reducibility

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