The hydroisomerization and aromatization behavior of fluid catalytic cracking(FCC) gasoline was studied over a commercial Ni-Mo/Al2O3-HZSM-5 catalyst in a fixed bed microreactor. The effects of reaction temperature
pressure
weight hourly space velocity (WHSV)
volumetric H2/oil ratio were investigated by analyzing the changes in group compositions between feedstock and products. Volumetric H2/oil ratio had negligible effect on product composition
higher reaction temperature
lower pressure and lower WHSV favored olefin aromatization
while lower reaction temperature
higher pressure and higher WHSV favored olefin isomerization. The hydro-upgraded FCC gasoline had reduced olefin content and increased isoparaffin and aromatics contents and thus had well-preserved octane rating. Lighter FCC naphtha with higher olefin content had the highest reactivity
with alpha-olefins being more reactive than internal ones and linear olefins being more reactive than branched ones.