Synthesis of Ni-SiO2/silicalite-1 core-shell micromembrane reactors and their reaction/diffusion performance

Easir A. Khan, Arvind Rajendran, Zhiping Lai

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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 languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)12423-12428
Number of pages6
JournalIndustrial & Engineering Chemistry Research
Volume49
Issue number24
DOIs
StatePublished - Dec 15 2010

Bibliographical note

KAUST Repository Item: Exported on 2020-10-01
Acknowledgements: 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

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