The kinetics of catalytic cracking of
n-hexadecane over silica-alumina catalyst was studied using a simulation method.
The reaction model was postulated as follows:
Where
kH and
kX are the rate constants for hydrogenation and consumption reaction of olefins, respectively. Assuming all reactions to be of the first order, simultaneous differential equations were made for all components. Experimental results were well simulated over a wide range of contact time by solving the differential equations using a digital computer, where
kX was a variable parameter. The rate constant of each reaction was determined from the calculated results. The values of
kC,
kH and
kX were of the same scale. The rates of the hydrogenation of branched olefins were several times larger than those of straight olefins. The hydrogenation rate decreased as temparature rose. Large olefins were easier to react than smaller ones. These phenomena were explained by the carbonium ion mechanism.
The contour charts of propene, butene and pentene were prepared with regard to temperature and contact time over the range of 400 to 530°C and 0 to 12 second. High olefin yields were obtained at higher temperatures and rather short contact time.
The change of product distribution by the process period was also simulated using the same reaction model and the time function of above described three reactions.
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