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The application of INS to investigate the methanol-to-gasoline reaction over ZSM-5

Data collected on the
MERLIN instrument
at the ISIS facility

Abstract: We propose to use MERLIN to measure INS from commercial zeolite catalyst samples extracted from a reactor in which they have been exposed to dimethylether for different lengths of time on stream. We have shown previously (RB1320360) that INS is the only form of vibrational spectroscopy able to observe the hydrocarbon species in the pores of the working catalyst. We wish now to establish how these species evolve throughout the catalyst lifetime. Dimethylether is the main component of the feed into the commercial MTG process over ZSM-5. The INS is a core component of a project funded by the EPSRC Catalysis Hub; samples extracted for INS will also be analysed by NMR, thermal analysis and electron microscopy. A complementary QENS application will investigate how diffusion within the catalyst pores is influenced by the presence of hydrocarbon deposits as the catalyst ages on stream.

Public release date: 21 September 2019

Principal Investigator: Professor David Lennon
Experimenter: Dr Antok Suwardiyanto
Experimenter: Dr Paul Collier
Experimenter: Professor Russell Howe
Experimenter: Professor Richard Catlow
Experimenter: Professor Stewart Parker
Experimenter: Dr James McGregor
Experimenter: Dr Antok Suwardiyanto
Experimenter: Dr Krzysztof Dymkowski
Experimenter: Dr Santhosh Matam

DOI: 10.5286/ISIS.E.82355314

Parent DOI: 10.5286/ISIS.E.RB1620416

ISIS Experiment Number: RB1620416

Part Number: 1

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Date of Experiment: 16 September 2016

Publisher: STFC ISIS Neutron and Muon Source

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