简介：Theneedformoreactiveandhydrothermallystablefluidcatalyticcracking(FCC)catalyststocombattheeffectofmetalcontaminantshasledtoanincreaseindemandforrareearthoxides.RareearthoxidesenhancecatalystactivityandpreventthelossofacidsitesduringtheFCCunitoperation,especiallywhenheavyresiduewithhighmetalcontentisusedasfeed.Inthispaper,areviewwascarriedouttoshowtheeffectsofrareearthelementsonthestructure,activity,andstabilityofFCCcatalysts.Also,theuseofrareearthelementsasvanadiumtrapswasanalyzedinconjunctionwiththemechanismofcatalystdeactivationbyvanadium.TheobjectivewastoelucidatetheinteractionofvanadiumspecieswiththezeolitecomponentoftheFCCcatalystsandtheroleofrareearthelementsincounteringthedeleteriouseffectsofvanadiumontheFCCcatalysts.