Chemistry 1 (2016 9) 89-99 ~ ~ ~ УДК 544.473:547.532:66.095.253 Nickel- and Rhenium-Containing Sulfated Zirconia Catalyst for Simultaneous Benzene Alkylation and Alkanes Isomerization Maxim O. Kazakova Aleksey B. Arbuzovb Evgeniy A. Buluchevskiyb , Alexander V. Lavrenovb , Vladimir A. Likholobovb and Tatyana R. Karpovab , , * aBoreskov Institute of Catalysis SB RAS Institute of Hydrocarbons Processing SB RAS 54 Neftezavodskaya Str., Omsk, 644040, Russia Received 20.01.2015, received in revised form 02.02.2016, accepted 28.02.2016 Nickel and rhenium promoted sulfated zirconia (SZ) was investigated as a catalyst for conversion of benzene–n-hexane mixture. <...> Lavrentieva, Novosibirsk, 630090, Russia b arenes by alkylation with the products of alkanes cracking. <...> It has been shown that simultaneous benzene alkylation and n-hexane isomerization proceeds on sulfated zirconia and it is characterized with drastic deactivation due to accumulation of polycyclic aromatic compounds. <...> Promotion of SZ with Ni and Re increases the activity in conversion of benzene and n-hexane mixture. <...> The main pathways for benzene transformation are alkylation and hydrogenation and the main reaction for n-hexane is isomerization. <...> The role of nickel in this case is activation of hydrogen and hydrogenation of coke precursors and the role of rhenium is hydrogenolysis of coke precursors. <...> All rights reserved * Corresponding author E-mail address: ktr@ihcp.ru # 89 # Maxim O. Kazakov, Alexander V. Lavrenov… Nickel- and Rhenium-Containing Sulfated Zirconia Catalyst… Никель- и ренийсодержащие катализаторы на основе сульфатированного диоксида циркония для совместного алкилирования бензола и изомеризации алканов М. <...> In a typical refinery the main source of arenes including benzene is a catalytic reforming process. <...> These options are based on removing of benzene precursors from the feed of catalytic reforming or suppose separation of benzenecontaining fraction from the process products with subsequent elimination of benzene by hydration, hydroisomerization, alkylation with alkenes, transalkylation with higher aromatics or extraction. <...> In order to provide stable performance SZ catalyst should be promoted with noble metals for the hydrogenation of coke precursors and the prevention of deactivation [3, 4]. <...> One of the catalytic applications of SZ-based systems for cleaner fuels production is hydroisomerization of benzene-containing feed. <...> This process provides benzene removal by hydrogenation with subsequent # 90 # Maxim O. <...>