Support and Catalyst for the Alkylation of Benzene by Ethylene Process

A method for preparation of a spherical alumina support with preset porous structure for a catalyst of benzene alkylation with ethylene has been developed. The process of the support manufacture has been adjusted in a pilot installation, and an industrial installation for production of alumina support for the alkylation catalyst has been designed and built at the Shevchenko Plastics Plant (Aktau, Kazakhstan)

Hydrogen and Carbon Nanotubes from Pyrolysis-Catalysis of Waste Plastics: A Review

More than 27 million tonnes of waste plastics are generated in Europe each year representing a considerable potential resource. There has been extensive research into the production of liquid fuels and aromatic chemicals from pyrolysis-catalysis of waste plastics. However, there is less work on the production of hydrogen from waste plastics via pyrolysis coupled with catalytic steam reforming. In this paper, the different reactor designs used for hydrogen production from waste plastics are considered and the influence of different catalysts and process parameters on the yield of hydrogen from different types of waste plastics are reviewed. Waste plastics have also been investigated as a source of hydrocarbons for the generation of carbon nanotubes via the chemical vapour deposition route. The influences on the yield and quality of carbon nanotubes derived from waste plastics are reviewed in relation to the reactor designs used for production, catalyst type used for carbon nanotube growth and the influence of operational parameters

Caracterização textural, morfológica e estrutural de catalisadores automotivos novos e usados Textural, morphological and structural characterization of new and used automotive catalysts

Conversores catalíticos ou catalisadores automotivos são formados por metais nobres como platina, paládio, ródio e molibdênio, suportados em filmes de alumina depositados em cordierita, um material cerâmico poroso, os quais convertem gases poluentes em dióxido de carbono, água e nitrogênio, produtos não poluentes. Neste trabalho, é discutida a desativação de catalisadores automotivos devido às altas temperaturas de operação e por contaminação inorgânica originária dos combustíveis e óleos utilizados. Catalisadores novos e usados foram analisados por adsorção gasosa, picnometria, difração de raios X, e microscopia eletrônica de varredura para caracterizações texturais, morfológicas e estruturais. Microssonda eletrônica foi utilizada para detectar a composição dos catalisadores e dos seus contaminantes.<br>Catalytic converters or automotive catalyst are formed by noble metals such as platinum, rhodium, palladium, and molybdenum supported in cordierite, a porous ceramic materials which convert the pollutant gases in carbon dioxide, water and nitrogenous, no-pollutant products. In this work, we discuss the deactivation of automotive catalyst due to the high operation temperature and by inorganic contaminants originating in engine oil and fuel. New and used catalysts were analyzed by gas adsorption, picnometry, X-ray diffraction, thermal analyses and scanning electron microscopy for textural, morphological and structural characterization. EDS and WDS electron microprobe were used to detect the composition of the catalysts and their contaminants