A solvent-free in situ synthesis of a hierarchical Co-based zeolite catalyst and its application to tuning Fischer-Tropsch product selectivity

• Published in: Catalysis science & technology Vol. 8; no. 11; pp. 282 - 288
• Main Authors: Mazonde, Brighton, Cheng, Shilin, Zhang, Guihua, Javed, Mudassar, Gao, Weizhe, Zhang, Yu, Tao, Meng, Lu, Chengxue, Xing, Chuang
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge Royal Society of Chemistry 2018
• Subjects: Catalysis; Catalysts; Chemical synthesis; Crystal structure; Crystallization; Fischer-Tropsch process; Gasoline; Hydrothermal crystal growth; Mass transfer; Porosity; Selectivity; Silicon dioxide; Solvents; Structural hierarchy; Zeolites

As a distinctive supportable route, the solvent-free synthesis of zeolites not only minimizes the problems of conversional hydrothermal synthesis, but also greatly increases the product yields with advantageous characteristics, such as reduced waste production and a hierarchical pore structure. Here...