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12 - Aeronautical, Mechanical, Chemical and Manufacturing Engineering
University of Birmingham : B - Chemical Engineering
Coke Formation and Characterization During 1-Hexene Isomerization and Oligomerization over H-ZSM-5 Catalyst under Supercritical Conditions
The ability of supercritical fluids to prolong catalyst lifetime by delaying coking is reported. The more detailed characterization of the pore structure of the coked catalyst using specially developed nitrogen sorption and percolation analysis is the novel aspect. This illustrates the detailed changes that occur to pore accessibility and connectivity as a function of aging under supercritical conditions and informs how the lifetime of industrial catalysts could be extended. The work was sponsored by EPSRC (EP/D503892/1) and includes Dr Sean Rigby from the University of Nottingham as co-author. A further EPSRC grant with Dr Rigby has been recently submitted (EP/K03524X/1).
