Acid and steric synergies in industrial Y zeolites for 9, 10-dihydroanthracene hydrocracking.

In the hydrocracking of 9, 10-dihydroanthracene, acid sites and their locations in the Y zeolites play crucial roles. Hydrogen transfer is the dominant reaction for the industrial Y zeolites with undeveloped mesopores whether at low or high temperatures. Those with developed mesopores exhibit enhanced ring-opening and cracking ability due to the improved molecular transport and accessibility of acid sites. Their ring-opening and cracking ability is crucially related to the amount of highly strong Brønsted acid sites in the high-silica Y zeolites. The reaction processes of 9, 10-dihydroanthracene hydrocracking over the industrial Y zeolites with different properties were expounded rationally. • 9, 10-DHA on various Y zeolites follows the different hydrocracking routes. • Highly strong B acid formed in supercage is key to ring-opening and cracking. • Enhanced acidic accessibility by mesopores promote the ring-opening and cracking. • Acidic and textural properties show synergetic effects on the hydrocracking. • The acidic and textural properties of Y zeolites affect the activation to H 2. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]