Facultad de Ciencias, Escuela de Química, Centro de Catálisis, Universidad Central de Venezuela, Petróleo y Petroquímica, Los Chaguaramos, Apartado Postal 47102, Caracas, Venezuela
Abstract:
The influence of the use of ethylenediamine in the preparation of iron–vanadium catalyst for toluene hydrogenation (HYD) and pyridine hydrodenitrogenation (HDN) has been studied. Both HYD and HDN activities increased significantly with Fe incorporation to vanadium sulphide and the beneficial effect of ethylenediamine was shown. Possible explanations for the enhancements in HYD and HDN conversion are discussed.