Synthesis and hydrodesulfurization properties of NiW catalyst supported on high-aluminum-content, highly ordered, and hydrothermally stable Al-SBA-15

  • Yang Li
  • , Dahai Pan
  • , Chengzhong Yu*
  • , Yu Fan
  • , Xiaojun Bao
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

Highly ordered mesoporous Al-SBA-15 with high aluminum content and high hydrothermal stability has been synthesized by a new pH-adjusting and high-temperature hydrothermal treatment approach. Thus-prepared samples were characterized by X-ray fluorescence spectroscopy, X-ray powder diffraction, 27Al nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy, N 2 adsorption-desorption, temperature-programmed desorption of ammonia, Fourier transformed infrared spectroscopy with pyridine adsorption, temperature- programmed reduction with hydrogen, and high-resolution transmission electron microscopy. The results showed that Al-SBA-15 had high aluminum loading (with its molar Si/Al ratio of 5.1, similar to that of the initial gel mixture) and homogenously distributed Al species in the walls. Moreover, the product showed extremely high hydrothermal stability (with only a 15.2% decrease in surface area after steaming at 800 °C for 5 h) and moderate acidity. An Al-SBA-15-supported NiW hydrodesulfurization catalyst was prepared and evaluated using dibenzothiophene hydrodesulfurization. Compared with γ-Al 2O 3- and SBA-15-supported catalysts, the Al-SBA-15-supported NiW catalyst showed outstanding hydrodesulfurization activity.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)124-136
Number of pages13
JournalJournal of Catalysis
Volume286
DOIs
StatePublished - Feb 2012
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Al-SBA-15
  • Hydrodesulfurization catalyst
  • pH adjustment

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