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Synthesis of Bimetallic Pt/Sn-based Nanoparticles in Ionic Liquids
Published on: August 23, 2018
Highly selective aromatization and isomerization of n-alkanes from bimetallic Pt-Zn nanoparticles supported on a
Jack S Jarvis1, Jonathan H Harrhy, Peng He
1Schulich School of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering, University of Calgary, 2500 University Drive NW, Calgary, Alberta T2N 1N4, Canada. sonh@ucalgary.ca.
Abstract:
A bimetallic-support interaction through Pt-Zn nanoparticles and uniform compact cylindrical ZSM-5 particles shows selectivity over 90% towards BTX and i-octane at controlled 60% conversion with negligible coke formation when reforming n-octane. This is a significant improvement compared to alternative Pt-Zn on conventional ZSM-5, with a selectivity of less than 40%.
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