Ordered
mesoporous SAPO-11 molecular sieves (OMSMS) with a single
mesoporous structure were prepared via a one-step hydrothermal method.
Metal–acid bifunctional Pt/SAPO-11 (Pt/OMSMS-700) catalysts
with Pt loadings of 1% and 2% were synthesized by a deposition–precipitation
method using OMSMS-700 as a carrier. The OMSMS and Pt/OMSMS-700 were
characterized using transmission electron microscopy (TEM), scanning
electron microscopy (SEM), Brunauer–Emmett–Teller (N2
-BET) analysis, and X-ray powder diffraction
(XRD). TEM and small-angle XRD results revealed that the degree of
order in the OMSMS increased as the calcination temperature increased
from 500 to 700 °C. The N2
-BET analysis
revealed that the OMSMS had a mesoporous structure with an average
pore diameter of 6.4–7.8 nm and a BET surface area of 149–171
m2/g. The sizes of the Pt nanoparticles supported on OMSMS-700
were in the range of 3 to 6 nm and displayed good dispersibility.
The catalytic performance of Pt/OMSMS-700 during the decarboxylation
of oleic acid to form C8–C17 alkanes under a CO2 atmosphere was investigated. As the reaction temperature increased
from 320 to 360 °C, the total yield of C8–C17 alkanes
initially increased and then decreased. Increasing the Pt loading
led to an increased yield of C8–C17 alkanes. The total yield
of C8–C17 alkanes reached 78% when 2 wt % Pt/OMSMS-700 was
used at 340 °C for 3 h.