Molecular behaviour of methanol and dimethyl ether in H-ZSM-5 catalysts as a function of Si/Al ratio: a quasielastic neutron scattering study
Toyin Omojola, Ian P. Silverwood, Alexander J. O’Malley
Abstract
Qualitative and quantitative differences are found in methanol and dimethyl ether mobility in H-ZSM-5 catalysts of varying Si/Al ratios (Brønsted acid site concentrations) using quasielastic neutron scattering.
Topics & Concepts
Dimethyl etherMethanolCatalysisQuasielastic neutron scatteringZSM-5ChemistryEtherNeutron scatteringPhysical chemistryNuclear chemistryNeutronOrganic chemistryInelastic neutron scatteringZeoliteNuclear physicsPhysicsZeolite Catalysis and SynthesisAdvanced NMR Techniques and ApplicationsX-ray Diffraction in Crystallography