A correlation between the surface acidity and the aromatization selectivity of the chromia-alumina and molybdena-alumina catalysts has been investigated.
The acid sites existing on the surface not only on the alumina, but also on the chromia (or on the molybdena) work as a catalyzer to induce the side reactions such as carbonaceous deposition, cracking and so on, which tend to lower the selectivity of the aromatization of
n-heptane.
The addition of alkali metal ions or alkaline earth metal ions to these catalysts neutralizes the acid sites, thereby suppressing the side reactions and hence increasing the dehydrocyclization selectivity.
Alkali metal ions were more effective promoters per ion than alkaline earth metal ions, and, in general, larger metal ions were observed to have a greater promotional effect than smaller ions among the same group on the aromatization selectivity.
The aromatization selectivity of the catalyst increased as the surface acidity decreased.
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