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Aromatization of cyclopentane over ZSM-5 catalysts: A proposal of reaction pathway
Author(s)
Peamaroon, N.
Date Issued
June 19, 2012
Type
Article
Abstract
The conversion of cyclopentane over HZSM-5 and GaZSM-5 was studied at 500-600°C in a fixed bed flow reactor. The reaction over HZSM-5 showed that cyclopentane was first cracked to liquified petroleum gas (LPG) that consecutively aromatized to BTX and C9+ aromatics. While over GaZSM-5, cyclopentane preferred to oligomerize to larger intermediate namely cyclic hydrocarbon pool that could be converted to C9+ aromatics and then cracked to benzene toluene and xylene and LPG. The higher activity was obtained by lowering Si/Al ratio of the parent HZSM-5 and increasing reaction temperature. © 2012 Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.
Citation
Petroleum Science and Technology, 30(16), 1647-1655, 2012