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Amorphous TiO2 and SiO2 Modified Alumina as Catalyst Support for Hydroprocessing of Maya Crude Oil Heavy Fractions
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 15 February 2011
Abstract
A series of aluminas modified with 3-15 wt% S102 (AMASAs) and 2-9 wt% TiO2 (AMATAs) were prepared by a deposition and/or coprecipitation methods. The pore size distribution was varied by means of a pH-swing procedure where alternating pH acid-alkaline values generated 100-200 Å pores, particularly in the AMASAs case. However, the incorporation of TiO 2 in the AMATAs even after the pH-swing procedure results in a pore size and volume decrease- The degree of TiO 2 reduction is much higher in AMATAs obtained by deposition than those obtained by coprecipitation. The use of AMASAs as catalyst supports of 2.4 wt% Ni and 8.8 wt% Mo in the hydroconversion of a vacuum distillation residue brings about 1.5 times higher conversion to lighter fractions in comparison with a commercial alumina-based catalyst. AMATA-based catalyst shows similar activity and selectivity to the commercial catalyst. However, the presence of TiO2 (6 wt%) considerably increases the N and V removal, and decreases the formation of sediments.
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