Title :
Isomerization of n-Decane Catalyzed by Triethylamine Chlorine-Aluminate Ionic Liquids
Author :
Liu, Hui ; Xiao, Linfei ; Wu, Wei ; Liu, Dan ; Bai, Xuefeng
Author_Institution :
Key Lab. of Functional Inorg. Mater. Chem., Heilongjiang Univ., Harbin, China
Abstract :
The triethylamine chlorine-aluminate ionic liquids (Et3NHCl-AlCl3) with varying the AlCl3 molar fraction (x(AlCl3)) were prepared. The influences of the ionic liquids´ acidic strength and reaction conditions on the isomerization of n-decane were investigated. The results show that the isomerization of n-decane could be carried out with high selectivity of i-paraffin by adjusting the acidic strength and dosage of the ionic liquids Et3NHCl-AlCl3 under the mild reaction conditions. In the presence of ionic liquid Et3NHCl-AlCl3 (x(AlCl3)=0.67), the conversion of n-decane, the selectivity of i-decane and the selectivity of i-paraffin were up to 35.6%, 17.0% and 96.1%, respectively, under the optimal reaction conditions.
Keywords :
catalysis; chemical engineering; isomerisation; acidic strength; i-decane; i-paraffin; isomerization; mild reaction conditions; molar fraction; n-decane catalysis; selectivity; triethylamine chlorine-aluminate ionic liquids; Hydrocarbons; Liquids; Metals; Probes; Protons; Spectroscopy;
Conference_Titel :
Green Technologies Conference (IEEE-Green), 2011 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Baton Rouge, LA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-61284-713-9
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-61284-714-6
DOI :
10.1109/GREEN.2011.5754878