Hydroisomerization of Benzene-Containing Gasoline Fraction on Pt/B2O3–Al2O3 and Pt/WO3–Al2O3 Catalysts

Hydrocracking diversity in n-dodecane isomerization on Pt/ZSM-22 and Pt/ZSM-23 catalysts and their catalytic performance for hydrodewaxing of lube base oil

“…Hydroisomerization of long-chain hydrocarbons (normalparaffins) to branched isomers (isoparaffins) plays an essential role in many processes in the petroleum refining industry (Gerasimov et al 2013;Liu et al 2009). Hydroisomerization of C 4 −C 7 hydrocarbons could produce gasoline with a high octane number (Liu et al 2011;Buluchevskii et al 2018), while isomerization of C 7 -C 15 paraffins could be applied to manufacture diesel fuel with high cetane numbers and improved cold flow properties (Rufer and Reschetilowski 2012;Blomsma et al 1997). Furthermore, the isomerization of n-paraffins heavier than C 15 can be employed to obtain lube oils with a high viscosity index to ensure volatility and cold flow properties for automotive engine lubricants (Park and Ihm 2000;Zhang et al 2001).…”