Review – Hydrocracking using Different Catalysts

Abstract

The current demand is to produce quality fuel with high octane number which means better combustion properties from petroleum feedstock.  Hydrocracking is a catalytic process upgrades petroleum feedstock by adding hydrogen. The coke yield was reduced significantly with use of catalyst, so to have environment friendly products the proper composition of catalyst is very important. This review focuses on different types of catalyst and catalyst loaded on supports for better understanding of characterization, the catalytic activity and other properties. Comparison between different catalysts for same support was studied to understand the properties of catalysts in an efficient way. Zeolites and silica-alumina were widely used catalyst supports which tend to show good catalytic activity with efficient loading of different metal catalyst.

Keywords: hydrocracking, catalyst, feedstock.