At. Townsend et J. Abbot, THE INFLUENCE OF OXYGENATED FEEDSTOCK COMPONENTS ON THE CATALYTIC CRACKING OF TETRALIN ON HY ZEOLITE, Fuel processing technology, 37(3), 1994, pp. 271-279
Product distributions from the catalytic cracking of tetralin on HY at
400-degrees-C are not significantly influenced by the addition of oxy
genated compounds with structures typical of those found in coal-deriv
ed liquids. Under cracking conditions, oxygen present in ether linkage
s is more resistant to removal than if present in phenolic structures.
The presence of oxygenated species can suppress catalytic conversion
of the feedstock, and lead to the formation of coke deposits which are
resistant to removal on combustion at 500-degrees-C.