Methanol loading dependent methoxylation in zeolite H-ZSM-5
Santhosh Kumar Matam, Stefan A. F. Nastase, Andrew J. Logsdail, C. Richard A. Catlow
Abstract
Room temperature methoxylation is methanol loading dependent: the higher the methanol loading, the faster the methoxylation. Methanol load of ≥2 leads to methoxylation while no methoxylation is observed with ≤1 molecule per Brønsted acidic site.
Topics & Concepts
MethanolZeoliteChemistryZSM-5Organic chemistryCatalysisZeolite Catalysis and SynthesisCatalytic Processes in Materials ScienceCatalysis and Hydrodesulfurization Studies