Zeolite mordenite has been identified as suitable catalyst
for hydro isomerization of hydrocarbons, by virtue
of the presence of strong acid sites that can activate even
small paraffin molecules such as pentane and hexane
[1,2]. The proton form of mordenite in combination with
noble metal ion such as Pt can effectively perform the
reactions such as skeletal isomerization, hydrogenation
and dehydrogenation for the production of environment-
friendly high-octane isomers suitable for the
gasoline blending [3,4]. In general mordenite catalysts
undergo rapid deactivation because of their uni-dimen