Commercial clay modified with metal halides was prepared to remove olefins from aromatics in the laboratory, and its industrial test was conducted. Different amounts of metal-halides-modified clay were made and characterized by XRD and pyridine adsorption followed by FT-IR. The type and nature of active sites in the removal of olefins over the prepared catalysts have been examined. The study of acidic properties of the modified clay revealed that the L acid, especially the weak L acid plays an important role in the reaction. The experimental results revealed that commercial clay modified with metal halides had much better catalytic activity. During Sinopec Qilu company industrial test, modified clay had an effective running time six times as long as that of untreated commercial clay.

Deep removal of trace olefins from aromatics using mesoporous materials and modified mesoporous materials was studied with regard to the removal of trace olefins from aromatic hydrocarbons. The mesoporous materials and the modified mesoporous molecular sieve materials were characterized by X-ray diffraction and Fourier transform infrared (FT-IR) spectroscopy. Under the commercial sidestream test, the effects of four types of mesoporous materials, with regard to the removal of olefins from the aromatics, were evaluated. The result showed that the mesoporous materials that had surface areas larger than 300 m2/g and modified with AlCl3 were best, with regard to the effect on the removal of olefins from aromatics. The FT-IR results showed that the modifier could increase the concentration of weak Lewis acid of mesoporous materials and obviously enhance the effect of removing olefins and prolonging the reaction time.

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