Designing sites in heterogeneous catalysis: are we reaching selectivities competitive with those of homogeneous catalysts?

F Zaera - Chemical Reviews, 2022 - ACS Publications
A critical review of different prominent nanotechnologies adapted to catalysis is provided,
with focus on how they contribute to the improvement of selectivity in heterogeneous …

High temperature transition aluminas in δ-Al2O3/θ-Al2O3 stability range

L Kovarik, M Bowden, J Szanyi - Journal of Catalysis, 2021 - Elsevier
High temperature treated transition aluminas display adsorptive and catalytic properties that
are in many ways comparable to those of their low temperature counterpart γ-Al 2 O 3. While …

A Study on CO2 Methanation and Steam Methane Reforming over Commercial Ni/Calcium Aluminate Catalysts

G Garbarino, F Pugliese, T Cavattoni, G Busca… - Energies, 2020 - mdpi.com
Three Ni-based natural gas steam reforming catalysts, ie, commercial JM25-4Q and JM57-
4Q, and a laboratory-made catalyst (26% Ni on a 5% SiO2–95% Al2O3), are tested in a …

(Bio) Propylene production processes: A critical review

TK Phung, TLM Pham, KB Vu, G Busca - Journal of Environmental …, 2021 - Elsevier
Production of propylene, the second-largest petrochemical after ethylene, has received
considerable attention in recent years due to its wide applications and avoiding oil …

Greener and sustainable production of bioethylene from bioethanol: Current status, opportunities and perspectives

F Jamil, M Aslam, AH Al-Muhtaseb… - Reviews in Chemical …, 2022 - degruyter.com
The economic value of bioethylene produced from bioethanol dehydration is remarkable
due to its extensive usage in the petrochemical industry. Bioethylene is produced through …

Dehydration of ethanol over zeolites, silica alumina and alumina: Lewis acidity, Brønsted acidity and confinement effects

TK Phung, LP Hernández, A Lagazzo… - Applied Catalysis A …, 2015 - Elsevier
Ethanol dehydration was investigated over commercial H-FER, H-MFI, H-MOR, H-BEA, HY
and H-USY zeolite samples, and alumina and silica alumina for comparison. The catalysts …

Diethyl ether cracking and ethanol dehydration: acid catalysis and reaction paths

TK Phung, G Busca - Chemical engineering journal, 2015 - Elsevier
The catalytic conversion of ethanol and diethyl ether (DEE) was studied over alumina,
zeolites MFI, FER and USY, silica–alumina and calcined hydrotalcite. Zeolites, alumina and …

2-Propanol Dehydration on the Nodes of the Metal–Organic Framework UiO-66: Distinguishing Catalytic Sites for Formation of Propene and Di-isopropyl Ether

S Das, D Yang, ET Conley, BC Gates - ACS Catalysis, 2023 - ACS Publications
2-Propanol dehydration was used as a test reaction to probe the catalytic properties of metal–
organic framework (MOF) UiO-66. Experiments were performed with a flow reactor operated …

Sulfur-resistant methane combustion invoked by surface property regulation on palladium-based catalysts

J Lin, X Chen, Y Zheng, Y Xiao, Y Zheng… - Applied Surface Science, 2022 - Elsevier
Improving sulfur resistance of palladium-based catalysts is crucial for the sustained and
efficient methane combustion. Herein, the surface property of catalysts was rationally …

Influence of metal oxide support acid sites on Cu-catalyzed nonoxidative dehydrogenation of ethanol to acetaldehyde

S Hanukovich, A Dang, P Christopher - Acs Catalysis, 2019 - ACS Publications
Selective ethanol dehydrogenation to acetaldehyde is an important reaction because
acetaldehyde is a useful commodity chemical and can serve as a building block to produce …