Department of Chemical Engineering in the College of Engineering, Al-Nahrain University discusses the Phd thesis by student Alaa Jassim Awad entitled Catalytic Isomerization of Hexane Using a Bi-functional Nanocatalyst to Raise the Octane Number of Gasoline Fuel.”
The study aims for developing bifunctional nanocatalysts which are based on tungstenophosphoric acid and platinum loaded on metal oxides (Nb2O5, Al2O3, and TiO2) to improve the efficiency of hexane isomerization.The results shows that the Pt/TPA/Nb2O5 catalyst achieves an isomerization efficiency of 51% through its suitable structural properties and acidity. These results are regarded as an important step in developing environmentally friendly technologies to improve the quality of gasoline fuel.
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Prof.Aula Abdual Ghaffour Muhammad Salah