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The Investigation Of Surface Barrier During Molecular Transport In Hierarchical Zeolites, Xiaoduo Qi Mar 2019

The Investigation Of Surface Barrier During Molecular Transport In Hierarchical Zeolites, Xiaoduo Qi

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Hierarchical zeolites with micropore lengths on the order of nanometers have been synthesized with the aim of reducing mass transfer limitation. However, due to large external surface to volume ratios, the mass transport in these materials can be hindered by a secondary rate limitation step imposed on the external surface of the zeolites. This has led to the general phenomenon referred to as “surface barriers”, which cause the enhancement in mass transport being far lower than expected. In order to fully unlock the potential of hierarchical zeolites, it is imperative to fundamentally understand the molecular transport in these new types …

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Rational Development Of Solid Lewis Acid Catalysts For Biomass Conversion, Chun-Chih Chang Mar 2016

Rational Development Of Solid Lewis Acid Catalysts For Biomass Conversion, Chun-Chih Chang

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The need for sustainable production of everyday materials in addition to declining reserves of petroleum-based feedstocks has motivated research into the production of renewable aromatic chemicals from biomass. We have proposed a multistep pathway to produce renewable p-xylene from lignocellulosic biomass using heterogeneous catalysts. The pathway includes formation of glucose by saccharification of cellulose, isomerization of glucose into fructose, dehydration/hydrogenolysis for production of 2,5-dimethylfuran (DMF), and final step for producing p-xylene from reacting DMF with ethylene. Lewis acid zeolite catalysts (e.g. Sn-BEA, a tin containing molecular sieve with zeolite BEA structure) exhibited critical roles in the pathway because …

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