The effect of FER zeolite acid sites in methanol-to-dimethyl-ether catalytic dehydration

Dehydration of Methanol to Dimethyl Ether Employing Modified H-ZSM-5 Catalysts

Catalytic consequences of acid strength in the conversion of methanol to dimethyl ether

0021-9517/$ see front matter 2010 Elsevier Inc. A doi:10.1016/j.jcat.2010.11.017 ⇑ Corresponding author. E-mail addresses: [email protected] (M. Neuro Iglesia). The effects of acid identity on CH3OH dehydration are examined here using density functional theory (DFT) estimates of acid strength (as deprotonation energies, DPE) and reaction energies, combined with rate data on Keggin polyoxometala...

A Hierarchically Micro-Meso-Macroporous Zeolite CaA for Methanol Conversion to Dimethyl Ether

A hierarchical zeolite CaA with microporous, mesoporous and macroporous structure was hydrothermally synthesized by a ”Bond-Blocking” method using organo-functionalized mesoporous silica (MS) as a silica source. The characterization by XRD, SEM/TEM and N2 adsorption/desorption techniques showed that the prepared material had well-crystalline zeolite Linde Type A (LTA) topological structure, mic...

Hollow alumina nanospheres as novel catalyst for the conversion of methanol to dimethyl ether

This paper investigates hollow and porous alumina nanospheres that were previously synthesized to be used for the dehydration of methanol to dimethyl ether (DME). As hollow nanostructures possess characteristics such as low density and high surface to volume ratio, their catalytic activity between hollow and porous structure is compared. For this purpose, three most important parameters (acidit...

Selective homogeneous and heterogeneous catalytic conversion of methanol/dimethyl ether to triptane.

The demand for specific fuels and chemical feed-stocks fluctuates, and as a result, logistical mismatches can occur in the supply of their precursor raw materials such as coal, biomass, crude oil, and methane. To overcome these challenges, industry requires a versatile and robust suite of conversion technologies, many of which are mediated by synthesis gas (CO + H(2)) or methanol/dimethyl ether...