Deactivation of zeolites and zeotypes in methanol-to-hydrocarbons catalysis: Mechanisms and circumvention

A Hwang, A Bhan - Accounts of chemical research, 2019 - ACS Publications
Conspectus Solid catalysts deployed in industrial processes often undergo deactivation,
requiring frequent replacement or regeneration to recover the loss in activity. Regeneration …

Lifetime improvement in methanol-to-olefins catalysis over chabazite materials by high-pressure H2 co-feeds

SS Arora, DLS Nieskens, A Malek, A Bhan - Nature Catalysis, 2018 - nature.com
Mitigating catalyst deactivation in the industrially deployed process of methanol-to-olefins
conversion over HSAPO-34 is a critical challenge. Here, we demonstrate that lifetime in …

Critical role of formaldehyde during methanol conversion to hydrocarbons

Y Liu, FM Kirchberger, S Müller, M Eder… - Nature …, 2019 - nature.com
Formaldehyde is an important intermediate product in the catalytic conversion of methanol to
olefins (MTO). Here we show that formaldehyde is present during MTO with an average …

In situ mass spectrometric analysis on zeolite-catalyzed pyrolysis of furanic compounds: The role of reactive intermediates

P Liu, W Shao, Z Yang, J Yang, L Jia, Y Pan… - ACS …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Reactive intermediates are essential for determining the reaction mechanism of biomass
pyrolysis. However, these short-life compounds are rarely reported because they are difficult …

Achieving a superlong lifetime in the zeolite-catalyzed MTO reaction under high pressure: synergistic effect of hydrogen and water

X Zhao, J Li, P Tian, L Wang, X Li, S Lin, X Guo… - ACS …, 2019 - ACS Publications
Zeolites are usually considered to be acid catalysts, which are prone to deactivation due to
the coke deposition in the hydrocarbon conversions such as methanol-to-olefins (MTO) …

Core-shell and egg-shell zeolite catalysts for enhanced hydrocarbon processing

TT Le, K Shilpa, C Lee, S Han, C Weiland, SR Bare… - Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Develo** structure-performance relationships with the underlying goal of optimizing
known zeolite catalysts involves the manipulation of their physicochemical properties. Here …

MAPO-18 Catalysts for the Methanol to Olefins Process: Influence of Catalyst Acidity in a High-Pressure Syngas (CO and H2) Environment

J **e, DS Firth, T Cordero-Lanzac, A Airi, C Negri… - ACS …, 2022 - ACS Publications
The transition from integrated petrochemical complexes toward decentralized chemical
plants utilizing distributed feedstocks calls for simpler downstream unit operations. Less …

Metrics of performance relevant in methanol-to-hydrocarbons catalysis

Z Shi, A Bhan - Journal of Catalysis, 2023 - Elsevier
Mechanistic interpretation of heterogeneous catalytic systems typically requires assessment
of reaction rates and selectivity in the absence of heat and mass transport limitations …

Effects of Acid Sites and Formaldehyde Decomposition on the Catalyst Lifetime for Methanol-to-Olefins over Ca-Modified HZSM-5

J Luo, T **ao, W Wen, J Bao, C Liu, Y Pan - ACS Catalysis, 2024 - ACS Publications
The pursuit for higher light olefin selectivity and extended catalyst lifetime has been a hot
topic in the methanol-to-olefins (MTO) process. The incorporation of Ca in HZSM-5 (Ca …