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Hydrogenation of carbon monoxide to higher alcohols over ordered mesoporous carbon nanoparticle-supported Rh-based catalysts
Two-dimensional hexagonally ordered mesoporous carbon nanoparticles (MCNs) were synthesized using the templating synthesis method. MCNs were introduced as supports for the catalytic thermochemical conversion ...
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Kinetic modeling of hydrocracking reaction in a trickle-bed reactor with Pt/Y-zeolite catalysts
A kinetic model is developed to predict the entire distribution of hydrocarbon products for the hydrocracking reaction with Pt/Y-zeolite catalysts in a trickle-bed reactor. Operating conditions, such as temper...
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Selective oxidation of refractory sulfur compounds for the production of low sulfur transportation fuel
The current technologies for achieving low sulfur in diesel fuel are based on hydrotreating, which requires high temperature, high pressure and excessive supply of hydrogen. Oxidative desulfurization (ODS) is ...
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Upgrading of biofuel by the catalytic deoxygenation of biomass
Biomass can be used to produce biofuels, such as bio-oil and bio-diesel, by a range of methods. Biofuels, however, have a high oxygen content, which deteriorates the biofuel quality. Therefore, the upgrading o...
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The application of Py-GC/MS for the catalytic upgrading of oil separated from summer food waste leachate
The catalytic cracking of oil fractions separated from summer food waste leachate was investigated over BEA zeolite and Al-SBA-15 catalysts. In this study, a mixture of food waste oil fractions and catalyst wa...
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Facile synthesis of Ti-TUD-1 for catalytic oxidative desulfurization of model sulfur compounds
A facile synthesis route for Ti-TUD-1 at room temperature employing silatrane and titanium glycolate as Si and Ti sources (2–8 mol%), respectively, over a triethanolamine template is proposed. XRD, N2 adsorption–...
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Open AccessCatalytic pyrolysis of Laminaria japonica over nanoporous catalysts using Py-GC/MS
The catalytic pyrolysis of Laminaria japonica was carried out over a hierarchical meso-MFI zeolite (Meso-MFI) and nanoporous Al-MCM-48 using pyrolysis gas chromatography/mass spectrometry (Py-GC/MS). The effect o...
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Direct conversion of cellulose into polyols or H2 over Pt/Na(H)-ZSM-5
The direct conversion of cellulose into polyols such as ethylene glycol and propylene glycol was examined over Pt catalysts supported on H-ZSM-5 with different SiO2/Al2O3 molar ratios. The Pt dispersion, determin...
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Deoxydesulfurization of dibenzothiophene sulfone over cesium/MCM-41 catalysts
Dibenzothiophene sulfone, one of the products of the oxidative desulfurization of heavy oil, can be utilized through catalytic cracking. The object of the present study is to provide Cs/MCM-41 catalysts for th...
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Catalytic degradation of high-density polyethylene over SAPO-34 synthesized with various templates
A variety of SAPO-34 catalysts were prepared using various templates, such as tetraethylammonium hydroxide (TEAOH), diethylamine (DEA), and a mixture of TEAOH and DEA, and then applied for the first time to th...
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Catalytic degradation of polyethylene over SBA-16
The performance of SBA-16 catalysts toward the degradation of two kinds of polyethylenes, high-density polyethylene (HDPE) and linear low-density polyethylene (LLDPE), was evaluated by using a thermogravimetri...
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Effect of cobalt catalyst type and reaction medium on Fischer-Tropsch synthesis
This study covers the performance of five cobalt-based catalytic systems with different support characteristics in Fisher-Tropsch synthesis (FTS) under conventional gas-phase using syngas, and the manner in wh...
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Removal of sulfur dioxide from dibenzothiophene sulfone over Mg-based oxide catalysts prepared by spray pyrolysis
Spray pyrolysis was used to prepare catalysts containing magnesium with mesopores. MgO-SiO2, MgOAl2O3, and MgO-SiO2-Al2O3 catalysts were synthesized using cetyltrimethylammonium bromide (CTAB) as a templating age...
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Aromatic reduction of residue oil of naphtha cracking over bimetallic Pt−Pd catalysts supported on mesoporous molecular sieve
An Al-containing mesoporous molecular sieve (Al-MMS) was prepared by hydrolysis of H2SiF6 and Al(NO3)3·9H2O. NH3-TPD results suggest that the acidity of Al-MMS was less than that of dealuminated zeolite. Y. The p...
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Catalytic degradation of polyethylene over ferrierite
The applicability of ferrierite to the catalytic degradation of polyethylenes, such as highdensity polyethylene (HDPE) and linear low-density polyethylene (LLDPE), and the effect of its acidity have been inves...