This paper represents a detailed techno-economic analysis of typical commercial-scale catalytic decarboxylation process naphthenic acids over HZSM-5 zeolite. Simulation the has been performed in ASPEN Plus®. The performance modeled unit was compared to experimental results data from similar plant. Two models were developed for proposed industrial plant based on continuous flow reactors; first i...

Pt/Zr(x)-HMS/HZSM-5 catalysts with various Si/Zr ratios (as x) were used for investigation of the kinetics of n-heptane reforming process under 350 - 450 oC reaction temperature, 35 to 80 ml min-1 flowing rate of hydrogen and 2 to 5 ml h-1 flowing rate of n-heptane. In the present work, two kinetics (power law and Langmuir - Hinshelwood) models were selected and examined to describe the kinetic...

Metal-free carbocatalysts enriched with specific oxygenated groups with different morphology and size were synthesized from glucose by hydrothermal carbonization, in which cheap and widely available biomass could be converted into functionalized carbon using an environmentally benign process. The hydroxy- and carbonyl-enriched hydrothermal carbon (HTC) could be used in nitrobenzene reduction, a...