Preparation of Exo-tetrahydrodicyclopentadiene Using SiW/Hβ Catalyst

Exo-tetrahydrodicyclopentadiene （exo-TCD） is an important high-energy fuel. Silicotungstic acid （SiW） immobilized on H-type β zeolite （Hβ） at room temperature were used to prepare the Hβ zeolite catalysts with different SiW contents. Catalytic performances of the catalysts were investigated during the preparation of exo-TCD via isomerization of endo-tetrahydrodicyclopentadiene （endo-TCD）. The properties of catalysts were characterized by XRD, temperature pro- grammed desorption of ammonia （NHa-TPD）, FT-IR, and N2-adsorption techniques. SiW was highly dispersed on the surface of Hβ zeolite, and the 10% SiW/Hβ zeolite catalyst had the highest amount of weak acidity among all SiW/Hβ zeolite catalysts. The influence of different factors on isomerization reaction was investigated. At a reaction temperature of 240 ℃, a n（cyclohexane） / n（endo-TCD） ratio of 10, a m（catalyst）/m（endo-TCD） ratio of 0.3, an initial pressure of 1.0 MPa, and a reaction time of 1.5 h in the presence of 10% SiW/Hβ catalyst calcined at 400 ℃, the conversion of endo-TCD reached up to 92.0%, with the yield of exo-TCD equating to 51.0%.