Selective recovery of light olefins from polyolefin catalyzed by Lewis acidic Sn-Beta zeolites without Brønsted acidity
Shinya Kokuryo, Kazuya Tamura, Soshi Tsubota, Koji Miyake, Yoshiaki Uchida, Atsushi Mizusawa, Tadashi Kubo, Norikazu Nishiyama
Abstract
Lewis acidic Sn-Beta zeolites can produce light olefins selectively during LDPE catalytic cracking. The produced light olefins were protected from being converted to other hydrocarbons by the absence of Brønsted acid sites.
Topics & Concepts
PolyolefinCatalysisChemistryLewis acids and basesBrønsted–Lowry acid–base theoryBETA (programming language)ZeoliteOlefin fiberOrganic chemistryPolymer chemistryLayer (electronics)Computer scienceProgramming languageZeolite Catalysis and SynthesisCatalysis for Biomass ConversionCatalysis and Hydrodesulfurization Studies