Hydrothermal synthesis of hierarchical ZSM-5 with different Si/Al ratio and their evaluation as catalysts in the catalytic cracking of hexane
| dc.contributor.advisor | Mdleleni, Masikana | |
| dc.contributor.advisor | Mohiuddin, Ebrahim | |
| dc.contributor.advisor | Mpungose, Philani Perfect | |
| dc.contributor.author | Nqakala, Loyiso Clemence | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2021-08-05T07:56:13Z | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2024-05-09T10:51:00Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2021-08-05T07:56:13Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2024-05-09T10:51:00Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2021 | |
| dc.description | >Magister Scientiae - MSc | en_US |
| dc.description.abstract | Ethylene and propylene are greatly used for their importance as feedstocks for producing useful materials. Due to rise in prices and the demand of ethylene and propylene, the need to increase the selective production of these light olefins is necessary. To achieve this, zeolites, specifically ZSM-5 has been used to investigate catalytic cracking of several types of hydrocarbons for the production of these light olefins. This study focuses on developing hierarchical macro and/or mesoporous ZSM-5 zeolites with variable Si/Al ratios. The synthesized materials were then evaluated on their performance via catalytic cracking of hexane, dodecane and tyre derived oil [TDO] to produce light olefins, particularly ethylene and propylene. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/10566/14573 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.publisher | University of Western Cape | en_US |
| dc.rights.holder | University of Western Cape | en_US |
| dc.subject | Ethylene | en_US |
| dc.subject | Propylene | en_US |
| dc.subject | Feedstocks | en_US |
| dc.subject | Light olefins | en_US |
| dc.subject | Hexane | en_US |
| dc.title | Hydrothermal synthesis of hierarchical ZSM-5 with different Si/Al ratio and their evaluation as catalysts in the catalytic cracking of hexane | en_US |