Interplay of metal-acid balance and methylcyclohexane admixture effect on n-octane hydroconversion over Pt/HUSY

This repository includes experimental data associated with the publication: N.Korica, P.S.F.Mendes, J.De Clercq, J.W.Thybaut "Interplay of metal-acid balance and methylcyclohexane admixture effect on n-octane hydroconversion over Pt/HUSY", submitted to Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research journal in May 2021.

The impact of methylcyclohexane admixture on n-octane hydroconversion (isomerization and cracking) has been studied by experiments performed on high-throughput setup over Pt/HUSY catalyst with four different Pt loadings. Furthermore, the feed to reactor was varied for all examined catalysts from pure n-octane, over equimolar mixture of n-octane and methylcyclohexane, to pure methylcyclohexane. 

The process conditions which were used for every Pt loading are further summarized:

• 0.5wt.%Pt/HUSY
  • Feeds n-octane : methylcyclohexane, mol/mol – 1:0 ; 0:1; 1:1
  • Temperature, K – 523 ; 543
  • Pressure, bar – 10 ; 20
  • Partial pressure of reactants, bar – 0.1 (pure) ; 0.05 (mix)
• 0.1wt.%Pt/HUSY
  • Feeds n-octane : methylcyclohexane, mol/mol – 1:0 ; 1:1; 3:1
  • Temperature, K – 523 ; 543
  • Pressure, bar – 10 ; 20
  • Partial pressure of reactants, bar – 0.05 (in all feeds)
• 0.07wt.%Pt/HUSY
  • Feeds n-octane : methylcyclohexane, mol/mol – 1:0 ; 0:1; 1:1
  • Temperature, K – 523 ; 543 ; 563 ; 583 ; 603 
  • Pressure, bar – 10 ; 20
  • Partial pressure of reactants, bar – 0.05 (in all feeds)
• 0.04wt.%Pt/HUSY
  • Feeds n-octane : methylcyclohexane, mol/mol – 1:0 ; 0:1; 1:1
  • Temperature, K – 603 ; 623 
  • Pressure, bar – 10 ; 20
  • Partial pressure of reactants, bar – 0.05 (in all feeds)

The catalytic activity of tested catalysts was compared based on conversion of both reactants, yields of octane isomers, selectivities to mono- and dibranched octane isomers, and selectivities to isomers of methylcyclohexane. These data are classified based on figures in the Article were they are shown.

Figure 2 : n-Octane conversion as a function of space time - experiments with pure n-octane

Figure 3 : Octane isomer yields as a function of n-octane conversion - experiments with pure n-octane

Figure 4 : Methylcyclohexane conversion as a function of space time - experiments with pure methylcyclohexane

Figure 5 : n-Octane conversion as a function of space time - comparison of experiments with pure n-octane and 1:1 and 3:1 mixture of n-octane and methylcyclohexane (at 10 bar)

Figure 6 : Octane isomer yields as a function of n-octane conversion - comparison of experiments with pure n-octane and 1:1 mixture of n-octane and methylcyclohexane

Figure 7 : Monobranched and dibranched isomers selectivity as a function of n-octane conversion - comparison of experiments with pure n-octane and 1:1 mixture of n-octane and methylcyclohexane

Figure 8 : Methylcyclohexane conversion as a function of space time - comparison of experiments with pure methylcyclohexane and 1:1 and 3:1 mixture of n-octane and methylcyclohexane  (at 10 bar)

Figure 9 : Methylcyclohexane isomer yields as a function of methylcyclohexane conversion - comparison of experiments with pure methylcyclohexane and 1:1 and 3:1 mixture of n-octane and methylcyclohexane

Figure S9 : n-Octane conversion as a function of space time - comparison of experiments with pure n-octane and 1:1 and 3:1 mixture of n-octane and methylcyclohexane  (at 20 bar)

Figure S10 : n-Octane conversion as a function of space time - comparison of experiments with pure n-octane and 1:1 and 3:1 mixture of n-octane and methylcyclohexane

Figure S11 : Methylcyclohexane conversion as a function of space time - comparison of experiments with pure methylcyclohexane and 1:1 and 3:1 mixture of n-octane and methylcyclohexane  (at 20 bar)

Figure S12 : Methylcyclohexane conversion as a function of space time - comparison of experiments with pure methylcyclohexane and 1:1 and 3:1 mixture of n-octane and methylcyclohexane