The Oxygenate-Mediated Conversion of COx to Hydrocarbons─On the Role of Zeolites in Tandem Catalysis

J Xie, U Olsbye - Chemical reviews, 2023 - ACS Publications
Decentralized chemical plants close to circular carbon sources will play an important role in
shaping the postfossil society. This scenario calls for carbon technologies which valorize …

Carbocation chemistry confined in zeolites: spectroscopic and theoretical characterizations

W Chen, X Yi, Z Liu, X Tang, A Zheng - Chemical Society Reviews, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Acid-catalyzed reactions inside zeolites are one type of broadly applied industrial reactions,
where carbocations are the most common intermediates of these reaction processes …

Efficient solvent-and hydrogen-free upcycling of high-density polyethylene into separable cyclic hydrocarbons

J Du, L Zeng, T Yan, C Wang, M Wang, L Luo… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Plastic pollution is a planetary threat that has been exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic
due to the surge in medical waste, personal protective equipment and takeaway packaging …

Aromatics production via methanol-mediated transformation routes

T Li, T Shoinkhorova, J Gascon, J Ruiz-Martinez - ACS Catalysis, 2021 - ACS Publications
The methanol-to-aromatics (MTA) process is regarded as a promising route to produce
aromatic commodities through non-petroleum carbon resources, such as biomass, waste …

Truly combining the advantages of polymeric and zeolite membranes for gas separations

X Tan, S Robijns, R Thür, Q Ke, N De Witte, A Lamaire… - Science, 2022 - science.org
Mixed-matrix membranes (MMMs) have been investigated to render energy-intensive
separations more efficiently by combining the selectivity and permeability performance …

Operando modeling of zeolite-catalyzed reactions using first-principles molecular dynamics simulations

V Van Speybroeck, M Bocus, P Cnudde… - ACS …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Within this Perspective, we critically reflect on the role of first-principles molecular dynamics
(MD) simulations in unraveling the catalytic function within zeolites under operating …

Chemical recycling of plastic waste to monomers: Effect of catalyst contact time, acidity and pore size on olefin recovery in ex-situ catalytic pyrolysis of polyolefin waste

O Akin, RJ Varghese, A Eschenbacher… - Journal of Analytical and …, 2023 - Elsevier
The catalytic upgrading of post-consumer mixed polyolefinic waste pyrolysis vapors has
been studied over five different solid acid catalysts to understand the effect of vapor-catalyst …

Directed transforming of coke to active intermediates in methanol-to-olefins catalyst to boost light olefins selectivity

J Zhou, M Gao, J Zhang, W Liu, T Zhang, H Li… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
Abstract Methanol-to-olefins (MTO), the most important catalytic process producing ethylene
and propylene from non-oil feedstocks (coal, natural gas, biomass, CO2, etc.), is hindered by …

Selective CO 2 hydrogenation over zeolite-based catalysts for targeted high-value products

P Yan, H Peng, J Vogrin, H Rabiee… - Journal of Materials …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Catalytic conversion of CO2 to renewable fuels and green chemicals is a promising
approach to utilize the large amount of CO2 generated from fossil fuels. The selectivity of …

High-rate nanofluidic energy absorption in porous zeolitic frameworks

Y Sun, SMJ Rogge, A Lamaire, S Vandenbrande… - Nature Materials, 2021 - nature.com
Optimal mechanical impact absorbers are reusable and exhibit high specific energy
absorption. The forced intrusion of liquid water in hydrophobic nanoporous materials, such …