Abstract:Hβ zeolites were synthesized by hydrothermal crystallization with different Si and Al sources. Correspondingly, the multifunctional catalysts (Ni-Pd-La/Hβ) with Ni, Pd and La supported on these synthesized Hβ zeolites were prepared by impregnation method. These catalysts were characterized by XRD, BET, NH3-TPD, HR-TEM, and were used for catalytic hydroalkylation of benzene (BZ) to cyclohexylbenzene (CHB). The results showed that Ni-Pd-La/Hβ-2 (HAC-2) prepared using tetraethyl silicate and aluminum powders as Si and Al sources had higher activity and higher CHB selectivity than Ni-Pd-La/Hβ-3 (25) (HAC-3) (25 represents the molar ratio of Si to Al) prepared by the classical method using silica sol and NaAlO2 as Si and Al sources. HAC-2 showed good stability, which was attributed to the higher specific surface area of Hβ-2 and more uniform distribution of aluminum atoms in its frameworks. Under the conditions of HAC-2 (25) as catalyst, reaction temperature 190 ℃, hydrogen pressure 2.0 MPa and reaction time 90 min, the conversion rate of BZ and the selectivity of CHB were 46.8% and 79.6%. After reused after 10 times, the activity of the catalyst decreased by 2.0% and the carbon deposit was only 0.21%.