Effects of crystal size on methanol to hydrocarbon conversion over single crystals of ZSM-5 studied by synchrotron infrared microspectroscopy
- 14 September 2020
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) in Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics
- Vol. 22 (34), 18849-18859
- https://doi.org/10.1039/d0cp00704h
Abstract
Operando synchrotron infrared microspectroscopy (OIMS) was used to study the conversion of methanol over coffin-shaped HZSM-5 crystals of different sizes: large (similar to 250 x 80 x 85 mu m(3)), medium (similar to 160 x 60 x 60 mu m(3)) and small (similar to 55 x 30 x 30 mu m(3)). The induction period, for direct alkene formation by deprotonation of surface methoxy groups, was found to decrease with decreasing crystal size and with increasing reaction temperature. Experiments with a continuous flow of dimethylether showed that evolution of the hydrocarbon pool and indirect alkene formation is also strongly dependent on crystal size. These measurements suggest that the hydrocarbon pool formation and indirect alkene generation should be almost instantaneous at reaction temperatures used in practical catalysis with crystal sizes typically similar to 1 mu m(3).Funding Information
- Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EP/I038748/1, EP/I019693/1, EP/K014706/1, EP/K014668/1, EP/K014854/1, EP/K014714/1, EP/M013219/1, EP/IO17008/1, EP/L016419/1)
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