Selective petroleum refining over a zeolite catalyst with small intracrystal mesopores

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Abstract

Cracking good cracking: Mesoporous ZSM-5 zeolite catalysts (see TEM image) made by soft templating methods show higher gas-oil cracking activity and greatly enhanced product selectivity than conventional ZSM-5. The cracking of large hydrocarbons to gasoline and diesel fuel occurs in intracrystal mesopores, while the conversion of smaller molecules into feedstock olefins occurs in framework micropores.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)7645-7648
Number of pages4
JournalAngewandte Chemie - International Edition
Volume48
Issue number41
DOIs
StatePublished - 28 Sep 2009
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Cracking
  • Heterogeneous catalysis
  • Mesoporous materials
  • Soft templates
  • Zeolites

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Catalysis
  • General Chemistry

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