Microwaves effectively examine the extent and type of coking over acid zeolite catalysts

B. Liu; D. R. Slocombe; J. Wang; A. Aldawsari; S. Gonzalez-Cortes; J. Arden; V. L. Kuznetsov; H. AlMegren; M. AlKinany; T. Xiao; P. P. Edwards

doi:10.1038/s41467-017-00602-8

Nature Communications (Sep 2017)

Microwaves effectively examine the extent and type of coking over acid zeolite catalysts

B. Liu,
D. R. Slocombe,
J. Wang,
A. Aldawsari,
S. Gonzalez-Cortes,
J. Arden,
V. L. Kuznetsov,
H. AlMegren,
M. AlKinany,
T. Xiao,
P. P. Edwards

Affiliations

B. Liu: KACST – Oxford Petrochemical Research Centre (KOPRC), Inorganic Chemistry Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford
D. R. Slocombe: KACST – Oxford Petrochemical Research Centre (KOPRC), Inorganic Chemistry Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford
J. Wang: Department of Materials, University of Oxford
A. Aldawsari: KACST – Oxford Petrochemical Research Centre (KOPRC), Inorganic Chemistry Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford
S. Gonzalez-Cortes: KACST – Oxford Petrochemical Research Centre (KOPRC), Inorganic Chemistry Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford
J. Arden: KACST – Oxford Petrochemical Research Centre (KOPRC), Inorganic Chemistry Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford
V. L. Kuznetsov: KACST – Oxford Petrochemical Research Centre (KOPRC), Inorganic Chemistry Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford
H. AlMegren: Petrochemical Research Institute, King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology
M. AlKinany: Petrochemical Research Institute, King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology
T. Xiao: KACST – Oxford Petrochemical Research Centre (KOPRC), Inorganic Chemistry Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford
P. P. Edwards: KACST – Oxford Petrochemical Research Centre (KOPRC), Inorganic Chemistry Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-017-00602-8
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 8, no. 1
pp. 1 – 7

Abstract

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Catalyst deactivation by coke deposition is a major drawback in industrial processes. Here, the authors show a non-intrusive microwave cavity perturbation technique as a powerful tool to determine the nature and extent of coke accumulation in industrially-relevant zeolite catalysts.

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