•  To promote 0.8%Pd/HZSM-5 catalyst by metal oxides to create new, cheaper catalysts having high activity and stability in the n-C5 and C6 isomerization for high octane gasoline.
•  To propose the kinetic equation and mechanism for n-C6 isomerization on the optimal catalysts.

•  Successfully obtained modified Pd/HZSM-5 catalysts having the high activity, selectivity and stability for the isomerization of n-C6 and its mixture with n-C5 at the low reaction temperature and atmospheric pressure.
•  Confirming the effects of the catalyst components and additives on characteristic, activity and stability of catalysts.
•  Emphasizing that the characters of the active and additives affect only the properties, activity and adsorption capacity of catalysts and the activation energy of the reaction but don’t change the kinetic equation. The kinetic equation implied that the reactions proceed in medium surface coverage with the participation of n-C6 adsorbed molecules and hydrogen atoms.
•  The obtained results created the scientific basis for the preparation of the best modified Pd catalysts which can replace industrial Pt catalysts which had been using for isomerization of n-paraffins C5 and C6.
•  Publishing 02 ISI international papers and 04 papers in the proceeding of international conference.
•  Supporting the implementation of 01 Ph. D theses and training 03 master and 02 graduated student.

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•  Production of 0.8 wt%Pd catalysts modified by cheap metal oxides, which can be applied in isomerization of n-C5, n-C6 and their mixture;
•  Establishing the reaction kinetic model to serve for the design of the reactor.

- Scientific papers in referred journals (list):
1) Thi Kim Thoa Dao and Cam Loc Luu, n-Hexane Isomerization over Promoted Pd/HZSM-5 Catalysts, Advances in Natural Sciences: Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, Volume 6, 035014 (6pp), 2015.
2) Luu Cam Loc, Nguyen Tri, Dao Thi Kim Thoa, N. A. Gaidai, Yu. A. Agafonov, Ha Cam Anh, Hoang Thien Cuong, A. L. Lapidus, Kinetics of n-Hexane isomerization over Supported Palladium Catalysts, Kinetics and CatalysisVol. 58, No. 3, pp. 311–320, 2017.
3) Luu Cam Loc, Dao Thi Kim Thoa, Nguyen Tri, Ha Cam Anh, N. A. Gaidai, Yu. A. Agafonov, A. L. Lapidus. n-Pentane and n-Hexane Hydro-isomerization over Promoted Pd/HZSM-5 Catalysts. “Synthesis Gas Chemistry” October 7– 9, 2015, Dresden, Germany. DGMK Tagungsbericht 2015-2 Preprints of the Conference. PP. 291-298.
4) Luu Cam Loc, Nguyen Tri, Dao Thi Kim Thoa, Ha Cam Anh, Hoang Tien Cuong, Isomerization of the mixture of n-C5 and n-C6 parafins over Pd-based nanocatalysts, the 5th International Workshop on Nanotechnology and Application, 11-14 November 2015, Vung tau, Vietnam.
5) Luu Cam Loc, Nguyen Tri, Dao Thi Kim Thoa, Ha Cam Anh, Hoang Tien Cuong, N. A. Gaidai, Yu. A. Agafonov, A. L. Lapidus, Isomerization of n-C6 paraffin and the mixture of n-C5 and n-C6 paraffins over Pd-based catalysts, Scientific workshop on “Progress and trends in science and technology” commemorating 10 years of partnership between the Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology and The Russian Foundation for Basic Research, Hanoi, 02/2016.
6) Luu Cam Loc, Nguyen Tri, Duong Thi Thu Hien, Dao Thi Kim Thoa, Ha Cam Anh, Hoang Tien Cuong, N. A. Gaidai, Yu. A. Agafonov, A. L. Lapidus, Kinetics of n-hexane hydro-isomerization over promoted Pd/HZSM-5 catalysts at atmospheric pressure, Scientific workshop on “Progress and trends in science and technology” commemorating 10 years of partnership between the Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology and The Russian Foundation for Basic Research, Hanoi, 02/2016.
7) Luu Cam Loc, Nguyen Tri, Gaidai N. A., Agafonov Yu. A., Dao Thi Kim Thoa, Ha Cam Anh, Hoang Tien Cuong, Lapidus A.L, Mechanism of n-hexane isomerization over palladium catalysts. X International Conference “Mechanisms of Catalytic Reaction” Svetlogorsk. Kaliningrad Region. Russia. October 2-6, 2016. Abstracts. Novosibirsk. PP-36. P. 150.
- Patents (list): no
- Technological products (describe in details: technical characteristics, place): Five optimal catalysts based on Pd and Pt carried on HZSM-5 having high efficiency in the isomerization n-C5, n-C6 and their mixture at low reaction temperature (< 275 oC) were obtained.
- Other products (if applicable): 01 PhD, 03 masters and 02 graduated students have been trained.
1) Dao Thi Kim Thoa, Ph.D Thesis, University of Technology  VNU-HCM.
2) Duong Thi Thu Hien, Master Thesis, University of Science  VNU-HCM.
3) Vo Thi Hong Nhung, Master Thesis, University of Science  VNU-HCM.
4) Trinh Thi Quynh Anh, Master Thesis, University of Science  VNU-HCM.
5) Cao Viet Bach, Graduate Thesis, University of Technology  VNU-HCM.
6) Tong Tri Trung, Graduate Thesis, University of Technology  VNU-HCM.