n-Hexadecane hydrocracking Single-Event MicroKinetics on Pt/H-beta

Single-Event MicroKinetics of Aromatics Hydrogenation on a Pt catalyst

A fundamental single-event microkinetic (SEMK) model for the hydrogenation of aromatic components on a Pt catalyst has been developed. It is based on the Horiuti-Polanyi mechanism considering atomic hydrogen addition steps to the (partially hydrogenated) aromatic species on the catalyst surface. The reaction network used accounts for the position at which the hydrogen atoms are added to the rin...

The performance of NiMo/SiO2-Al2O3 and NiMo/SO4-Al2O3 catalysts for hydrocracking of n-hexadecane

In this study, the performance of NiMo catalysts over an amorphous SiO2-Al2O3 and SO4-Al2O3 with various contents of H2SO4 was investigated for the n-hexadecane hydrocracking (n-C16) using a down flow fixed bed micro-reactor. The synthesized catalysts were characterized using BET, XRD, and NH...

Anaerobic biodegradation of n-hexadecane by a nitrate-reducing consortium.

Nitrate-reducing enrichments, amended with n-hexadecane, were established with petroleum-contaminated sediment from Onondaga Lake. Cultures were serially diluted to yield a sediment-free consortium. Clone libraries and denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis analysis of 16S rRNA gene community PCR products indicated the presence of uncultured alpha- and betaproteobacteria similar to those detec...

Molecular dynamics simulations of the surface tension of n-hexane, n- decane and n-hexadecane

Rhamnolipid biosurfactants produced by Renibacterium salmoninarum 27BN during growth on n-hexadecane.

A new strain Renibacterium salmoninarum 27BN was isolated for its capacity to utilize n-hexadecane as sole substrate. Growth on n-hexadecane was accompanied with the production of glycolipid surface active substances detected by surface pressure lowering and emulsifying activity. Glycolipid detection by thin layer chromatography and infrared spectra analyses showed for the first time that Renib...