ISIS Neutron and Muon Source Data Journal

Further investigation of the methanol to gasoline reaction over ZSM-5 using INS

Abstract: The reaction of methanol to form hydrocarbons over zeolite catalysts is an important option for conversion of natural gas or coal to liquid fuels. We have shown previously (RB1610409, April 2016, RB1620416, September 2016) that INS can observe the hydrocarbon species present in the pores of a working commercial catalyst. In this project we wish to better understand the chemistry leading to deactivation of the catalyst by looking at catalysts which are partially or completely deactivated after long periods of reaction. To help in interpret the spectra obtained in earlier experiments and in the proposed experiments we will also measure spectra from model compounds adsorbed in the zeolite. The experiments are proposed for the MAPS spectrometer which has the highest available resolution over the energy range of interest (400-4000 cm-1).

Principal Investigator: Professor David Lennon
Experimenter: Ms Andrea Zachariou
Experimenter: Dr Alexander Hawkins
Experimenter: Dr Santhosh Matam
Experimenter: Professor Russell Howe
Experimenter: Professor Stewart Parker
Experimenter: Professor Richard Catlow
Experimenter: Dr Antok Suwardiyanto
Experimenter: Dr Paul Collier
Experimenter: Dr James McGregor

DOI: 10.5286/ISIS.E.RB1710147

ISIS Experiment Number: RB1710147

Publisher: STFC ISIS Neutron and Muon Source

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