TITLE:
Conversion of Isopropylbenzene over AlSBA-15 Nanostructured Materials
AUTHORS:
Francine Mota Ribeiro, Anne Michelle Garrido Pedrosa, Marcelo José Barros de Souza
KEYWORDS:
AlSBA-15, Si/Al Ratio, Isopropylbenzene
JOURNAL NAME:
Modern Research in Catalysis,
Vol.3 No.3,
July
29,
2014
ABSTRACT:
In this paper we studied the application of a series of AlSBA-15
catalysts with different Si/Al ratios on the reaction of conversion of
isopropylbenzene. The catalysts were synthesized via hydrothermal method and
characterized by nitrogen adsorption at 77 K and Small Angle X-ray Scattering
(SAXS). Catalytic tests were accomplished in a continuous flow fixed bed
microreactor. The obtained results showed catalytic activity for all AlSBA-15
catalysts producing benzene and propene as main products.