SAPO-11 molecular sieves with different crystal sizes
and particle
sizes, especially nanosized small-crystal SAPO-11 molecular sieves,
were successfully synthesized, and the corresponding NiWS-supported
catalysts were prepared for the hydroisomerization of n-hexadecane.
XRD, SEM, N2 adsorption–desorption, Py-IR, and HRTEM
were used to analyze the effects of crystal size and particle size
of the supports on their physicochemical properties, active phase
properties, and catalytic performance of the catalysts. Through reaction
evaluation and analysis of isomeric products, the effects of the size
change of the support on the hydroisomerization performance of the
catalyst and the hydroisomerization depth of n-hexadecane were determined.
Through comprehensive analysis of the cracking products, it was determined
that secondary cracking occurred when the conversion of n-hexadecane
on the NiW/SAPO-11-S catalyst reached about 42.7%, and the secondary
isomerization occurred when the conversion of n-hexadecane reached
about 80%. The hydroisomerization reaction network of n-hexadecane
over the NiWS/SAPO-11 catalyst was studied emphatically, and it was
found for the first time that the secondary cracking of n-hexadecane
during hydroisomerization followed the C3-β-scission
mechanism.