Issue 92, 2019

Getting zeolite catalysts to play your tune: methyl carboxylate esters as switchable promoters for methanol dehydration to DME

Abstract

Methyl carboxylate esters can be used as additives to promote the zeolite catalysed formation of dimethly ether (DME) from methanol. By taking advantage of the well-known confinement effect in combination with further functionalisation the potency of the promoter can be markedly enhanced, giving significant increases in DME yield at promoter concentrations as low as 10 ppm relative to methanol. The promotion is readily reversible and promoter concentration can be used to fine tune the zeolite productivity to DME.

Graphical abstract: Getting zeolite catalysts to play your tune: methyl carboxylate esters as switchable promoters for methanol dehydration to DME

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Article information

Article type
Communication
Submitted
15 Aug 2019
Accepted
11 Okt 2019
First published
11 Okt 2019

Chem. Commun., 2019,55, 13804-13807

Getting zeolite catalysts to play your tune: methyl carboxylate esters as switchable promoters for methanol dehydration to DME

B. J. Dennis-Smither, Z. Yang, C. Buda, X. Liu, N. Sainty, X. Tan and G. J. Sunley, Chem. Commun., 2019, 55, 13804 DOI: 10.1039/C9CC06334J

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