(1) Dipartimento di Scienze Chimiche, Universitá de Catania, V. le A. Doria 6, 95125 Catania, Italy;(2) Dipartimento de Chimica Industriale, Universitá di Messina, S. Agata, P.O. Box 29, 98166 VIII Messina, Italy
Abstract:
Addition of Sn modifies the catalytic performance of Pt/ZSM-5. Total conversions decrease with increasing Sn/Pt ratio. Selectivity to aromatics is higher on the Pt–Sn samples. A Pt–Sn interaction has been confirmed by H2 chemisorption and TPR experiments.