Design and preparation of efficient hydroisomerization catalysts by the formation of stable SAPO-11 molecular sieve nanosheets with 10–20 nm thickness and partially blocked acidic sites

SAPO-11 nanosheets with partially filled micropores (N-SAPO-11) and a thickness of 10–20 nm were synthesized using polyhexamethylene biguanide hydrochloride (PHMB) as a mesoporogen and di-n-propylamine (DPA) as a microporous template. After Pt loading (0.5 wt%), the Pt/N-SAPO-11 catalyst exhibits higher selectivity for the isomers and lower selectivity for cracking products than conventional Pt/SAPO-11 catalysts in the hydroisomerization of n-dodecane.