Effect of Lanthanum and Cerium Modifiers on Properties of Alumina
Effect of Lanthanum and Cerium Modifiers on Properties of Alumina
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发表时间:
2003
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16.5
通讯作者:
Lu Weiguang
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Lu Weiguang
The effect of rare earth oxides (La and Ce) on the properties of high surface area alumina prepared from pseudo-boehmite by the sol method was studied. The hydrothermal stability of alumina was investigated by IR spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction, and BET surface area measurement. The reactivity experiments of alumina for the cracking of n-cetane and dehydrogenation of cyclohexane were conducted in a standard fixed-bed reactor system. The results show that the additives influence the properties of alumina, such as surface area, pore volume, pore diameter, amount of hydroxyl group, and cracking and dehydrogenation activity. The La and Ce species decrease the amount of surface hydroxyl group of alumina and obviously prevent the sintering and α-phase formation at 1*!000 ℃. At high temperature Ce 3+ is oxidized to Ce 4+ and segregates as CeO 2. The sintering kinetic studies show that gamma alumina sinters via bulk diffusion. Ce-modified alumina shows higher cracking activity and dehydrogenation activity than La-modified alumina.