Abstract
Aromatization of n-pentane was investigated over a nickel ion-exchanged H-ZSM-5 catalyst (Ni-ZSM-5). It was found that the Ni-ZSM-5 catalyst was highly active and selective to aromatics, being equivalent to Ga-ZSM-5 or Zn-ZSM-5. The high aromatic yield was attributed to the increase in the number of Lewis acid sites as well as the active role of Ni2+ ions for converting the olefin intermediates to aromatics
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 1765-1772 |
Number of pages | 8 |
Journal | Studies in Surface Science and Catalysis |
Volume | 84 |
Issue number | C |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jan 1994 |