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hydrogenolysis, Rh/alumina, ring opening, effect of conversion
pattern of methylcyclopentane and n-hexane
Abstract:
Methylcyclopentane and n-hexane were reacted on a Rh/alumina catalyst in a closed-loop reactor. The product composition was analyzed at different moments of the run. In spite of a slow self-deactivation, the distribution of primary products and the depth of hydrogenolysis showed hardly any dependence on the sampling time in the conversion range of 1.5% and 50%. This is discussed in terms of accumulation of hydrocarbonaceous residues and the low readsorption probability of primary products on rhodium surfa