Higher resolution inspection of the hydrocarbon pool connected with the methanol-to-gasoline reaction over ZSM-5

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The reaction of methanol to form hydrocarbons over zeolite catalysts is an important option for conversion of natural gas or coal to liquid fuels. We have shown previously via beamtime on the MERLIN spectrometer that INS can observe the hydrocarbon species present in the pores of a working commercial catalyst. MERLIN was selected for this role because it provided access to vibrational transitions >2000 cm-1. However, it is a challenging task to discern the molecular identity of the retained hydrocarbon species in the MERLIN spectra, due to the restricted resolution of this instrument. To address this constraint, we wish to use the recently up-graded TOSCA spectrometer, which possesses superior resolution in the diagnostically important fingerprint region of the spectrum (1600-400 cm-1).

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DOI https://doi.org/10.5286/ISIS.E.84771880
Metadata Access https://icatisis.esc.rl.ac.uk/oaipmh/request?verb=GetRecord&metadataPrefix=oai_datacite&identifier=oai:icatisis.esc.rl.ac.uk:inv/84771880
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Creator Professor Russell Howe; Professor Stewart Parker; Dr Antok Suwardiyanto; Dr James McGregor; Professor Richard Catlow; Dr Paul Collier; Professor David Lennon; Ms Andrea Zachariou; Dr Alexander Hawkins; Dr Santhosh Matam
Publisher ISIS Neutron and Muon Source
Publication Year 2020
Rights CC-BY Attribution 4.0 International; https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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Contact isisdata(at)stfc.ac.uk
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Discipline Chemistry; Natural Sciences
Temporal Coverage Begin 2017-03-19T08:00:00Z
Temporal Coverage End 2017-03-23T08:00:00Z