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 language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 7645-7648 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Angewandte Chemie - International Edition |
| Volume | 48 |
| Issue number | 41 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 28 Sep 2009 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Cracking
- Heterogeneous catalysis
- Mesoporous materials
- Soft templates
- Zeolites
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Catalysis
- General Chemistry