Selective Catalytic Cracking of Higher Alkenes

Abstract

New type of zeolite catalyst of ZSM-5 type partially transformed to acidic form with improved selectivity has been developed in the study. After catalyst modification by cerium ion the selectivity was moreover increased. Catalytic cracking of 1-hexene to propylene was used as a test reaction. Kinetic model parameters of the reaction system were identified by AspenPlus software application. The catalyst deactivation kinetics was investigated too