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Three industrially modified Y zeolites with a hierarchical structure were characterized by XRD, N2 adsorption–desorption, SEM, TEM, 27Al-/29Si-NMR, in situ pyridine-FTIR, and NH3-TPD techniques. The industrial hydrocracking catalyst of light diesel oil was prepared by kneading and extruding the mixture of 10 wt.% industrially modified zeolite, commercial alumina, nickel nitrate, and molybdenum oxide. The small amount of hierarchical Y zeolite in the hydrocracking catalyst plays a key role, resulting in selective hydrogenation of naphthalene and further ring-opening activity. The mesoporous structure of the zeolites provided an effective interface and improved the accessibility of acid sites to bulky reactants. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Abstract: Y-Beta zeolite composites denoted as HS-FBZ (High-Silica-Faujasite-Beta-Zeolite) were synthesized hydrothermally using high silica Y as precursor and characterized by XRD, N2 adsorption, SEM, HRTEM, NH3-TPD and FT-IR spectra of pyridine. The results reveal that the different ratios of Y and Beta zeolites in the composites induced the change of surface areas, pore diameters and acid properties of HS-FBZ, and the extended Beta layers on the zeolite Y surface were observed. The composite exhibited an excellent hydrocracking activity for heavy oil. Compared with the corresponding physical mixture of Y and Beta zeolites, the zeolite composite as a hydrocracking catalyst for vacuum gas oil increased the heavy naphtha yield by 5.61wt% and the jet fuel yield by 11.52wt%. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]