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Catalytic cracking ofn–heptane was investigated over various catalysts including ZSM-5, MCM-41, USY and mordenite. The influence of reaction temperature and catalyst-to-oil ratio was investigated in the case of ZSM-5 as more favorable catalyst in terms of conversion and light olefins yield. The highestn-heptane conversion of 97.3 wt.% was achieved over USY zeolite. Both conversion and olefin selectivity were increased by temperature over ZSM-5 zeolite. Increasing catalyst-to-oil ratio enhanced conversion with no significant changes in olefins selectivity. The highest olefin production was achieved over ZSM-5 zeolite in catalyst-to-oil ratios of 1.5 and 3.0 (g/g) at 550°C. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

The performance of a novel catalyst additive containing highly porous MCM-41 and ZSM-5 zeolite was investigated using a commercial equilibrium FCC catalyst in catalytic cracking of vacuum gas oil. The catalytic tests were assessed in a fixed-bed microactivity test unit at reaction temperatures 500–620 °C. The highest propylene yield of 23.8 wt% was achieved at 600 °C. The propylene yield increased from 14.49 wt% to 23.8 wt% when the temperature rose from 500 to 600 °C; however the gasoline yield fell from 22.47wt% to 16.49 wt% by increasing the temperature from 580 °C to 620 °C, respectively. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]