Abstract
The silicon composition effect on acidic properties of Ni[sbond]Mo catalysts was investigated for hydrocracking reaction, where an optimal Si and Al ratio is required for the formation of Brønsted acid sites and as well as of Al3+ (IV) tetrahedral coordinated sites. The support composition affects the Si[sbond]OH[sbond]Al network, where cations (Al3+ or Si4+) have a coordination number of IV generating higher Brønsted acidity and macro-pores. The supports and fresh catalysts were characterized by atomic absorption, nitrogen physisorption, FT-IR of CO and pyridine adsorption and 27Al MAS NMR.
Acknowledgments
The authors want to thank Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología (CONACyT) for financial support.