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ArticleChemical & biomedical imaging2023

Addition of Pore-Forming Agents and Their Effect on the Pore Architecture and Catalytic Behavior of Shaped Zeolite-Based Catalyst Bodies.

Nikolaos Nikolopoulos, Luke A Parker, Abhijit Wickramasinghe, Oscar van Veenhuizen, Gareth Whiting, Bert M Weckhuysen

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Article in Chemical & biomedical imaging, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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Nikolaos NikolopoulosInorganic Chemistry and Catalysis group, Debye Institute for Nanomaterials Science & Institute for Sustainable and Circular Chemistry, Utrecht University, Universiteitsweg 99, 3584 CG Utrecht, The Netherlands.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3722-4388
Luke A ParkerInorganic Chemistry and Catalysis group, Debye Institute for Nanomaterials Science & Institute for Sustainable and Circular Chemistry, Utrecht University, Universiteitsweg 99, 3584 CG Utrecht, The Netherlands.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6041-565X
Abhijit WickramasingheInorganic Chemistry and Catalysis group, Debye Institute for Nanomaterials Science & Institute for Sustainable and Circular Chemistry, Utrecht University, Universiteitsweg 99, 3584 CG Utrecht, The Netherlands.
Oscar van VeenhuizenInorganic Chemistry and Catalysis group, Debye Institute for Nanomaterials Science & Institute for Sustainable and Circular Chemistry, Utrecht University, Universiteitsweg 99, 3584 CG Utrecht, The Netherlands.
Gareth WhitingInorganic Chemistry and Catalysis group, Debye Institute for Nanomaterials Science & Institute for Sustainable and Circular Chemistry, Utrecht University, Universiteitsweg 99, 3584 CG Utrecht, The Netherlands.
Bert M WeckhuysenInorganic Chemistry and Catalysis group, Debye Institute for Nanomaterials Science & Institute for Sustainable and Circular Chemistry, Utrecht University, Universiteitsweg 99, 3584 CG Utrecht, The Netherlands.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5245-1426
Utrecht University · NL

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Porous materials, such as solid catalysts, are used in various chemical reactions in industry to produce chemicals, materials, and fuels. Understanding the interplay between pore architecture and catalytic behavior is of great importance for synthesizing a better industrial-grade catalyst material. In this study, we have investigated the modification of the pore architecture of zeolite-based alumina-bound shaped catalyst bodies via the addition of different starches as pore-forming agents. A combination of microscopy techniques allowed us to visualize the morphological changes induced and make a link between pore architecture, molecular transport, and catalytic performance. As for the catalytic performance in the methanol-to-hydrocarbons (MTH) reaction, pore-forming agents resulted in up to ∼12% higher conversion, an increase of 74% and 77% in yield (14% and 13% compared to 8.6% and 7.7% of the reference sample in absolute yields) toward ethylene and propylene, respectively, and an improved lifetime of the catalyst materials.

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