Bulletin of Chemical Reaction Engineering & Catalysis
2017: BCREC Volume 12 Issue 2 Year 2017 (August 2017)

Preparation, Characterization, and Activation of Co-Mo/Y Zeolite Catalyst for Coal Tar Conversion to Liquid Fuel

Didi Dwi Anggoro (Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Diponegoro, Jl. Prof. Soedarto, Tembalang, Semarang)
Luqman Buchori (Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Diponegoro, Jl. Prof. Soedarto, Tembalang, Semarang)
Giveni Christina Silaen (Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Diponegoro, Jl. Prof. Soedarto, Tembalang, Semarang)
Resti Nur Utami (Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Diponegoro, Jl. Prof. Soedarto, Tembalang, Semarang)



Article Info

Publish Date
01 Aug 2017

Abstract

One of many efforts to convert coal tar into alternative liquid fuel is by hydrocracking. This research aims to determine the impregnation of Co-Mo/Y zeolite, its characteristics, the effect of impregnation temperature and time, and also the best Co-Mo/Y zeolite impregnation condition for the conversion of coal tar. This research was conducted in several steps, impregnating Co from Co(NO3)2.6H2O and Mo from (NH4)6Mo7O24.4H2O into Zeolite Y in liquid media, drying at 100 °C for 24 hours, and calcination at 550 °C for 3 hours. Coal tar was then reacted with hydrogen gas (as a reactant), and Co-Mo/Zeolite Y (as a catalyst) was conducted at 350 °C. Characteristic analysis showed that Co and Mo had impregnated into the Y zeolite, as well as it made no change of catalyst’s structure and increased the total acidity. The higher of impregnation temperature was increased the catalyst crystallinity, total acidity, and yield of gasoline. The longer impregnation time was reduced crystallinity value, but total acidity and yield were increased. GC analysis showed that products included into the gasoline product (C8, C9, and C10). 

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Journal Info

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bcrec

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Subject

Chemical Engineering, Chemistry & Bioengineering Chemistry

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Bulletin of Chemical Reaction Engineering & Catalysis (e-ISSN: 1978-2993), an international journal, provides a forum for publishing the novel technologies related to the catalyst, catalysis, chemical reactor, kinetics studies, and chemical reaction ...