Petroleum Chemistry, Vol.50, No.5, 362-367, 2010
Conversion of higher n-alkanes under deep catalytic cracking conditions
The product distribution for the deep catalytic cracking of C(16)-C(28) n-alkanes has been studied. Using the method of the temperature-programmed desorption of ammonia, the difference in the acid properties of HZSM-5 and ultrastable Y zeolites and the catalyst matrix components has been found. For the primary cracking of heavy hydrocarbon feedstock to occur, the catalyst matrix must have a high acidity. Bizeolite catalysts exhibit high selectivities for olefins with both normal and branched chains, which are due to a decrease in the contribution of the hydrogen redistribution reaction. For a bizeolite catalyst, the additivity of the selectivities for olefins and aromatic hydrocarbons, depending on the composition of the zeolite component, is observed.