Effect of modifiers on Fe-Pt/Al2O3 catalysts for alkanes hydrotreatment

Zeolite-containing polyfunctional catalysts Fe-Pt/Al2O3 (KT-17, KT-18), modified with additives of molybdenum, phosphorus and cerium, were synthesized. The developed catalytic systems were studied in treatment of C14 alkane obtaining a gasoline fraction. Reaction products contain C4-C9 iso-alkanes, C10-C14 isoalkanes, C4-C10 alkanes, aromatic hydrocarbons and C1-C3 alkanes. In addition, 0.2-0.6 % of heavy hydrocarbons was found in reaction products. The yield of C4-C9 iso-alkanes at 380 degrees C reached 37.9 %. By means of physical and chemical methods it has been found that the zeolite containing catalysts Fe-Pt/Al2O3 modified by various additives are complex systems. Micro-diffraction and Mossbauer spectroscopy methods allowed detecting nanosized hetero clusters of Fe-Pt, Fe-Mo, Pt-Mo in catalysts structure. Depending on chemical composition of clusters, particle size varies between 20 and 80 angstrom. KT-18 catalyst demonstrates high activity in the process of heavy alkanes treatment; sizes of platinum (d = 200 angstrom) and iron (d = 30-50 angstrom) particles were determined by electron microscopy. Activity of KT-18 catalyst is higher than that of highly dispersed KT-17. The main feature of KT catalysts is their polyfunctionality. During alkanes processing simultaneous and consecutive reactions of hydrocracking, dehydrogenation, isomerization, dehydro-cyclization and hydro-desulfurization take place.