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Further investigation of the methanol to gasoline reaction over ZSM-5 using INS
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... -
The application of QENS to investigate the methanol-to-gasoline reaction over...
This proposal requests 6 days of OSIRIS time to conduct QENS measurements on commercial zeolite catalysts which have been removed from a reactor converting methanol to gasoline... -
Inelastic Neutron Scattering (TOSCA ) Studies of Mordenite Catalysts for the ...
This proposal will measure vibrational spectra from a series of catalyst samples produced from a pilot plant reactor at Tianjin University China converting dimethylether to... -
INS Studies of Olefin Reactivity in HZSM-5 Zeolite Catalysts
This proposal looks at the reactivity of propene in a commercial ZSM-5 zeolite catalyst. It builds on a previous INS study (on TOSCA) which showed that propene in this catalyst... -
Quasi-elastic Neutron Scattering Studies of Diffusion in Mordenite Catalysts ...
This proposal will use QENS to investigate the diffusion of propane and methylacetate in mordenite zeolite catalysts used for the carbonylation of dimethylether to make... -
Inelastic Neutron Scattering (MAPS ) Studies of Mordenite Catalysts for the C...
This proposal will measure vibrational spectra from a series of catalyst samples produced from a pilot plant reactor at Tianjin University China converting dimethylether to... -
Diffusion studies using methane as a probe molecule to investigate the methan...
Methanol-to-Hydrocarbons (MTH) is an important industrial reaction. It is thought to work through a 'hydrocarbon pool' mechanism where the hydrocarbons retained within the... -
Quantification of Brønsted acid site densities in zeolites: an INS investigation
As part of an on-going industrial/academic collaboration in to the application of neutron spectroscopy to probe commercially relevant zeolites, this proposal seeks to use the... -
Studies of propene formation by gasoline cracking in steamed ZSM-5 by INS
Fluidised Catalytic Cracking (FCC) units (shown below) are one of the major conversion units in modern petrochemical refineries. ZSM-5 additives. These are used in FCC units to... -
Separation of factors contributing to the overall diffusion behaviour of olef...
This proposal examines the diffusion behaviour of olefin hydrocarbons adsorbed in microporous zeolite catalysts. It builds on a previous study which has shown that simulated... -
Higher resolution inspection of the hydrocarbon pool connected with the metha...
This project involves the conversion of methanol to hydrocarbons over a zeolite catalyst. The proposed beamtime will examine systematically a series of catalyst samples prepared... -
Application of INS in order to identify the hydrocarbons retained within the ...
The Methanol-to-Hydrocarbons reaction uses methanol as feedstock, and turns it into more industrially relevant products via a ZSM-5 catalyst. There is a lack of fundamental... -
Can INS provide new information on the matter of coke formation in high-sil...
This is a new application, made under the Catalytic Science in the Harwell Research Centre initiative that seeks to investigate whether INS could provide new information on a... -
Higher resolution inspection of the hydrocarbon pool connected with the metha...
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... -
Quantification of Brønsted acid site densities in zeolites: an INS investigation
As part of an on-going industrial/academic collaboration in to the application of neutron spectroscopy to probe commercially relevant zeolites, this proposal seeks to use the... -
Higher resolution inspection of the hydrocarbon pool connected with the metha...
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... -
Higher resolution inspection of the hydrocarbon pool connected with the metha...
This project involves the conversion of methanol to hydrocarbons over a zeolite catalyst. The proposed beamtime will examine systematically a series of catalyst samples prepared... -
Diffusion studies using methane as a probe molecule to investigate the methan...
Methanol-to-Hydrocarbons (MTH) is an important industrial reaction. It is thought to work through a 'hydrocarbon pool' mechanism where the hydrocarbons retained within the... -
The application of INS to investigate the methanol-to-gasoline reaction over ...
As part of a UK Catalysis Hub initiative in Catalyst Design involving a team of academic and industrial researchers, the methanol-to-gasoline reaction over zeolite catalysts is... -
Higher resolution inspection of the hydrocarbon pool connected with the metha...
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...
