Methods for synthesizing hierarchical zeolites for catalytic cracking
AssigneesKing Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Saudi Arabian Oil Company
InventorsMansour Ali Al-Herz, Musaed Salem Al-Ghrami, Mohammed Abdul Bari Siddiqui, Mian Rahat Saeed, Rabindran Jermy Balasamy
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Abstract
Provided here are zirconium-substituted hierarchical zeolite compositions and methods of preparing such catalytic compositions. One such method involves subjecting the zirconium-substituted zeolite to a framework modification process using a single template to produce a framework-modified zeolite, followed by subjecting the framework-modified zeolite to an ion exchange process to produce a hierarchical zeolite composition. Also provided are methods of catalytic cracking of hydrocarbon feedstocks using these zirconium-substituted hierarchical zeolite compositions.
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A method of catalytic cracking of a hydrocarbon-containing feedstock to catalytic cracking conversion products, the method comprising:
- providing, to a catalytic cracking process, a hierarchical zeolite composition prepared by:
- subjecting an initial zeolite and a zirconium source to a partial isomorphous substitution process to produce a zirconium-substituted zeolite;
- subjecting the zirconium-substituted zeolite to a framework modification process using a single template to produce a framework-modified zeolite;
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- subjecting the framework-modified zeolite to an ion exchange process to produce a hierarchical pore structure in at least a portion of the framework-modified zeolite, resulting in the hierarchical zeolite composition;
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- contacting a hydrocarbon-containing feedstock with the hierarchical zeolite composition at catalytic cracking conditions to produce catalytic cracking conversion products.
A method of catalytic cracking of a hydrocarbon-containing feedstock to catalytic cracking conversion products, the method comprising:
- providing, to a catalytic cracking process, a hierarchical zeolite composition prepared by:
- mixing an alumina source, a silica source, and a zirconium source under reaction conditions to produce a zirconium-containing zeolite;
- subjecting the zirconium-substituted zeolite to a framework modification process using a single template to produce a framework-modified zeolite;
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- subjecting the framework-modified zeolite to an ion exchange process to produce a hierarchical pore structure in at least a portion of the framework-modified zeolite, resulting in the hierarchical zeolite composition;
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- contacting a hydrocarbon-containing feedstock with the hierarchical zeolite composition at catalytic cracking conditions to produce catalytic cracking conversion products.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.