Investigation of ZSM-5/MCM-41 Composite Molecular Sieve for Reducing Olefin Content of FCC Gasoline

ZSM-5/MCM-41 composite molecular sieve was prepared by the nano-assembling method. The ZSM-5 molecular sieve, the MCM-41 molecular sieve, the ZSM-5/MCM-41 mechanical mixture and the ZSM-5/MCM-41 composite molecular sieve were characterized by X-ray powder diffractometry, N-2 adsorption isotherms, temperature programmed desorption of ammonia and scanning electron microscopy and their properties were analyzed. Using FCC gasoline as the feed, activities of different molecular sieves for reducing olefin content were investigated in a continuous high-pressure micro-reactor unit under the following conditions: a reaction temperature of 400 degrees C, a reaction time of 2 h, a weight hourly space velocity of 3 h(-1), and a reaction pressure of 2.0 MPa. The results showed that the HMCM-41 molecular sieve had low reaction performance, and the HZSM-5 molecular sieve demonstrated high aromatization activity, while the ZSM-5/MCM-41 composite molecular sieve exhibited a best olefin-reducing performance because of its high isomerization activity and moderate aromatization activity. With a largest olefin-reducing capability and a reasonable distribution of products, the composite molecular sieve was more suitable for FCC gasoline upgrading compared to other three catalysts.