Semi-hydrogenation of acetylene on Ni/H-zeolite catalysts with different zeolite topologies

Guan Tong; Sun Xueming; Zhang Rongbin; Li Huaxi; Feng Gang; Ye Runping

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Semi-hydrogenation of acetylene on Ni/H-zeolite catalysts with different zeolite topologies

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- Semi-hydrogenation of acetylene on Ni/H-zeolite catalysts with different zeolite topologies
- Chinese Journal of Chemical Engineering Vol. 95, Issue 7, Pages: 162-174(2026)
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  Key Laboratory of Jiangxi Province for Environment and Energy Catalysis, Institute of Applied Chemistry, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanchang University, Nanchang 330031, China
  Jiangxi Academy of Emergency Management Science, Nanchang 330031, China
  School of Textile and Clothing, Nantong University, Nantong 226019, China
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  *Corresponding authors. E-mail addresses:lihxjxak@163.com(H. Li)
  *Corresponding authors. E-mail addresses:fenggang@ntu.edu.cn(G. Feng)
  *Corresponding authors. E-mail addresses:rye@ncu.edu.cn(R. Ye).
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- Received：01 November 2025，
  
  Revised：2026-01-11，
  
  Accepted：16 January 2026，
  
  Online First：18 February 2026，
  
  Published：2026-07
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Guan Tong, Sun Xueming, Zhang Rongbin, et al. Semi-hydrogenation of acetylene on Ni/H-zeolite catalysts with different zeolite topologies[J]. Chinese Journal of Chemical Engineering, 2026, 95(7): 162-174.
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Guan Tong, Sun Xueming, Zhang Rongbin, et al. Semi-hydrogenation of acetylene on Ni/H-zeolite catalysts with different zeolite topologies[J]. Chinese Journal of Chemical Engineering, 2026, 95(7): 162-174. DOI：

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Abstract

Zeolites are widely used in acetylene semi-hydrogenation to ethylene reaction due to their tunable acidity and ordered crystal porous structure. In this work

zeolites with different structures

including MTW

MFI

BEA

AEL

and MOR

were synthesized and impregnated with Ni. Characterization and performance evaluation of the catalysts were conducted for the acetylene semi-hydrogenation reaction. It was found that all catalysts had a high acetylene conversion rate. The Ni/H-Beta catalyst exhibited excellent catalytic performance at 150 ◦C achieving a 100% acetylene conversion rate and a 58% ethylene yield. The catalyst with BEA topology had the best performance. The results showed that Ni/H-Beta catalysts had large specific surface area and suitable microporous-mesoporous structure facilitate the formation of highly dispersed nickel species with fine particle sizes

and Beta zeolites had a larger proportion of medium and strong Lewis acid sites

which could effectively modify the electronic structure of Ni. This work investigated the efficacy of Ni catalysts supported on zeolites with different topologies for the semi-hydrogenation of high-concentration acetylene.

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