Understanding catalyst deactivation during the direct cracking of crude oil

Mohammed Alabdullah (1) , Tuiana Shoinkhorova (1) , Alla Dikhtiarenko (1) , Samy Ould-Chikh (1) , Alberto Rodriguez-Gomez (1) , Sang-Ho Chung (1) , Arwa Alahmadi (1) , Idoia Hita (1) , Sébastien Pairis (2) , Jean-Louis F Hazemann (3) , Pedro Castaño (1) , Javier Ruiz-Martinez (1) , Isidoro Morales Osorio , Khalid Almajnouni , Wei Xu , Jorge Gascon (1)

1 KAUST - King Abdullah University of Science and Technology [Saudi Arabia]
2 NEEL - C2MA - Croissance Cristalline et MicroAnalyse
3 NEEL - MRS - Matériaux, Rayonnements, Structure

In the formulation of zeolite-based catalysts for the direct cracking of crude, the use of kaolin matrixes prevents, to a large extent, zeolite dealumination. Metals and other impurities in crude oil provoke a slight decrease in activity and selectivity patterns.

Domaines: Chimie

Mohammed Alabdullah, Tuiana Shoinkhorova, Alla Dikhtiarenko, Samy Ould-Chikh, Alberto Rodriguez-Gomez, et al.. Understanding catalyst deactivation during the direct cracking of crude oil. Catalysis Science & Technology, 2022, 12 (18), pp.5657-5670. ⟨10.1039/d2cy01125e⟩. ⟨hal-03805854⟩