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Synthesis of high surface area γ-Al2O3 as an efficient catalyst support for dehydrogenation of n-dodecane

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In this work mesoporous nanocrystalline γ-Al2O3 has been synthesized by a three step (hydrolysis, condensation and hydrothermal treatment) sol–gel procedure in nitric acid medium with cationic surfactant (hexadecyltrimethyl ammonium bromide) as template. The prepared sample was employed as a carrier for the n-dodecane dehydrogenation catalyst. The synthesized samples were characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), N2 adsorption (BET), Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), thermogravimetric (TG) and temperature programmed reduction (TPR) techniques. The nitrogen adsorption analysis showed that the samples possessed mesoporous structure with high specific surface areas larger than 370 m2 g−1 and pore volumes larger than 1.5 cm3 g−1. The prepared samples also showed a high thermal stability up to 750 °C which is important for carrier of heterogeneous catalysts. The results of catalyst testing in the dehydrogenation reaction of n-dodecane confirmed that the synthesized support has a good potential to function as a carrier for n-dodecane dehydrogenation catalysts.

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The authors would like to thank the Research & Technology center of the petrochemical company in Iran for their financial support.

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  1. Chemical Engineering Department, Iran University of Science and Technology, Tehran, Iran

    Mandana Akia & Seyed Mahdi Alavi

  2. Chemical Engineering Department, Faculty of Engineering, University of Kashan, Kashan, Iran

    Mehran Rezaei

  3. State Key Laboratory for Heavy Oil Processing, Key Laboratory of Catalysis, CNPC, China University of Petroleum, Dongying, 257061, China

    Mandana Akia & Zi-Feng Yan

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Akia, M., Alavi, S.M., Rezaei, M. et al. Synthesis of high surface area γ-Al2O3 as an efficient catalyst support for dehydrogenation of n-dodecane. J Porous Mater 17, 85–90 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10934-009-9267-6

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