Abstract
Core-shell micromembrane reactors are a novel class of materials where a catalyst and a shape-selective membrane are synergistically housed in a single particle. In this work, we report the synthesis of micrometer -sized core-shell particles containing a catalyst core and a thin permselective zeolite shell and their application as a micromembrane reactor for the selective hydrogenation of the 1-hexene and 3,3-dimethyl-1-butene isomers. The bare catalyst, which is made from porous silica loaded with catalytically active nickel, showed no reactant selectivity between hexene isomers, but the core-shell particles showed high selectivities up to 300 for a 1-hexene conversion of 90%. © 2010 American Chemical Society.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 12423-12428 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research |
Volume | 49 |
Issue number | 24 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Dec 15 2010 |
Bibliographical note
KAUST Repository Item: Exported on 2020-10-01Acknowledgements: Financial supports provided by the NTU start-up funding M58120001 and AcRF tier-1 funding RG26/07, and KAUST distribution fund allocated to Z.P Lai are gratefully acknowledged
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Chemical Engineering
- General Chemistry
- Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering