Light olefins are important feedstocks and platform molecules for the chemical industry.
Their synthesis has been a research priority in both academia and industry. There are many …

Fluid catalytic cracking (FCC) is one of the major conversion technologies in the oil refinery
industry. FCC currently produces the majority of the world's gasoline, as well as an important …

Microporous zeolite-type materials, with crystalline porous structures formed by well-defined
channels and cages of molecular dimensions, have been widely employed as …

Acid–base catalytic reaction, either in heterogeneous or homogeneous systems, is one of
the most important chemical reactions that has provoked a wide variety of industrial catalytic …

The possibility to fulfill the increasing market demand and producers' needs in processing
crude oil, a cheap and universally available feedstock, to produce petrochemicals appears …

The kaleidoscopic applications of zeolite catalysts (zeo-catalysts) in petrochemical
processes has been considered as one of the major accomplishments in recent decades …

The increasing environmental concern and promotion of “green processes” are forcing the
substitution of traditional acid and base homogeneous catalysts by solid ones. Among these …

This article reviews two interrelated areas of research: the first is the use of TiO 2-supported
adsorbent materials as enhanced heterogeneous photocatalysts and their application to …

Crude oil is an important feedstock for the petrochemical industry and the dominant energy
source driving the world economy, but known oil reserves will cover demand for no more …

Crystalline molecular sieves with large pores and high adsorption capacities have many
potential applications,,,. Of these materials, zeolites are of particular interest owing to their …