Molecular views on mechanisms of Brønsted acid-catalyzed reactions in zeolites

C Chizallet, C Bouchy, K Larmier… - Chemical …, 2023 - ACS Publications
The Brønsted acidity of proton-exchanged zeolites has historically led to the most impactful
applications of these materials in heterogeneous catalysis, mainly in the fields of …

Microkinetic modeling: a tool for rational catalyst design

AH Motagamwala, JA Dumesic - Chemical Reviews, 2020 - ACS Publications
The design of heterogeneous catalysts relies on understanding the fundamental surface
kinetics that controls catalyst performance, and microkinetic modeling is a tool that can help …

Consideration of the aluminum distribution in zeolites in theoretical and experimental catalysis research

BC Knott, CT Nimlos, DJ Robichaud, MR Nimlos… - Acs …, 2018 - ACS Publications
Research efforts in zeolite catalysis have become increasingly cognizant of the diversity in
structure and function resulting from the distribution of framework aluminum atoms, through …

Enhancing the catalytic performance of H-ZSM-5 in bio n-butanol dehydration by zeolite crystal engineering

A de Reviere, JP Gilson, V Valtchev, JW Thybaut… - Applied Catalysis B …, 2024 - Elsevier
NH 4 F etching is used as an unbiased chemical etching technique to hierarchize
commercially available nano-sized ZSM-5 crystals. A structure-function relationship is …

Effects of local water concentrations on cyclohexanol dehydration in H-BEA zeolites

D Mei, JA Lercher - The Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 2019 - ACS Publications
Aqueous-phase acid-catalyzed dehydration of aromatic alcohols over zeolites is one of the
major steps in efficient conversion of lignocellulosic biomass to hydrocarbon fuels and value …

Observation of an oxonium ion intermediate in ethanol dehydration to ethene on zeolite

X Zhou, C Wang, Y Chu, J Xu, Q Wang, G Qi… - Nature …, 2019 - nature.com
Zeolite-catalyzed dehydration of ethanol offers promising perspectives for the sustainable
production of ethene. Complex parallel-consecutive pathways are proposed to be involved …

Sustainable production of ethylene from bioethanol over hierarchical ZSM-5 nanosheets

S Shetsiri, A Thivasasith, K Saenluang… - Sustainable energy & …, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
Hierarchical aluminosilicate nanosheets composed of an MFI structure with various Si/Al
ratios have been successfully prepared via a one-pot hydrothermal process with the aid of …

Ethylene production by direct conversion of methane over isolated single active centers

HE Toraman, K Alexopoulos, SC Oh, S Cheng… - Chemical Engineering …, 2021 - Elsevier
Non-oxidative conversion of methane over iron atoms on silica can provide a potential
catalytic route to directly produce ethylene. However, its mechanism remains elusive …

First-principles-based microkinetic rate equation theory for oxygen carrier reduction in chemical looping

Z Li - Chemical Engineering Science, 2022 - Elsevier
The reduction kinetics of oxygen carriers with reacting gases are typically modeled using
shrinking-core-based models, in which, the elemental surface reaction mechanisms are …

Insights into the Reaction Mechanism of Ethanol Conversion into Hydrocarbons on H‐ZSM‐5

K Van der Borght, R Batchu, VV Galvita… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Ethanol dehydration to ethene is mechanistically decoupled from the production of higher
hydrocarbons due to complete surface coverage by adsorbed ethanol and diethyl ether …