drastic enhancement of propene yield from 1-hexene catalytic cracking using a shape intensified meso-sapo-34 catalyst

A shape intensified Meso-SAPO-34 catalyst was designed and used to improve the yield and selectivity of propene from 1-hexene cracking. The propene was produced with an optimal selectivity of 73.9 wt.% with high feed conversion 98.2 wt.% at 14 per hour WHSV. Robust exponential control of the stereochemistry was observed over the Meso-SAPO-34 shape selective catalyst’s cracking. The influence of the operating parameters on 1-hexene catalytic cracking, such as reaction temperature, time-on-stream effect on product distribution and conversion variations were systematically studied. The yield of propene and conversion rapidly increased with the reaction temperature, until 575oC. Shape intensification and topological integration of SAPO-34 increases the diffusion opportunities for feed, and this phenomenon was found to be responsible for drastic increase in 1-hexene conversion and propene yield. One other reason for this increase is the suppression of surface reactions (isomerization and hydride transfer) owing to better diffusion opportunities. About 55 wt.% propene yield and higher total olefins content was achieved over Meso-SAPO-34.