Elucidating Zeolite Deactivation Mechanisms during Biomass Catalytic Fast Pyrolysis from Model Reactions and Zeolite Syntheses

Topics in Catalysis

Volumn 59, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 73-85

  Xu, Mengze ^a   Mukarakate, Calvin ^b   Robichaud, David J ^b   Nimlos, Mark R ^b   Richards, Ryan M ^a   Trewyn, Brian G ^a  

^a Department of Geology and Geological Engineering   (United States)

^b NATIONAL RENEWABLE ENERGY LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomass pyrolysis; Methanol to hydrocarbon; Microporous and mesoporous materials; Zeolite deactivation

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; CATALYST ACTIVITY; HYDROCARBONS; MESOPOROUS MATERIALS; METHANOL; MICROPOROSITY; MICROPOROUS MATERIALS; PYROLYSIS; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

BIOMASS PYROLYSIS; CONVENTIONAL ZEOLITES; DEACTIVATION MECHANISM; METHANOL-TO-HYDROCARBONS; MICROPOROUS ALUMINOSILICATES; MICROPOROUS AND MESOPOROUS MATERIALS; ZEOLITE STRUCTURE; ZEOLITE SYNTHESIS;

ZEOLITES;

EID: 84953449838     PISSN: 10225528     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11244-015-0507-5     Document Type: Article

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