Influence of boron promotion on the physico-chemical properties and catalytic behavior of Zn/ZSM-5 in the aromatization of n-hexane

The characterization and catalytic performance of Zn/ZSM-5 Zn-B/ZSM-5 catalysts in the n-hexane aromatization was reported. Catalysts were prepared by post-synthesis ion exchange thoroughly characterized means XRD, Py-FTIR, N2 adsorption, 27Al 11B MAS NMR spectroscopy electron microscopy techniques. incorporation zinc reduces Brønsted acid site density increases Lewis acidic sites final ZSM-5 based catalysts. presence boron slightly initial activity catalyst but slows down its deactivation rate.