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Particle Synthesis and Properties of Zeolite Catalysts for Synthesis Gas-Gasoline Conversion.
Final Report for the Period February 18, 1981--February 17, 1984 - 1984

Dodwell, Glenn W.
Sand, L. B.

Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Table of Contents

 

List of Tables

vi

List of Figures

viii

Section 1
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I

Introduction

1
 

A

General

1

B

Objectives of Study

8

Section 2
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II

Literature Review

10
 

A

Molecular Sieve Zeolites

10
 

1)

Zeolite Synthesis

10
 

a)

The Mechanism of Zeolite Crystallization

11

Section 3
520kb

b)

The Role of Organic Molecules in Molecular Sieve Synthesis

40

Section 4
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2)

Structure of Zeolites

64

3)

Classification of Zeolites

67

B

Zeolite ZSM-5

70
 

1)

Structure of Zeolite ZSM-5

70

2)

Synthesis of ZSM-5

76

3)

Properties and Uses of Zeolite ZSM-5

79
 

a)

Adsorption

79

b)

Ion-Exchange

81

c)

Catalytic Properties and Surface Chemistry

83

Section 5
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4)

ICI Zeolites

87
 

a)

Zeolite EU-1

87

b)

Zeolite EU-2

91

C

The Synthesis of Gasoline

94
 

1)

Fischer-Tropsch Synthesis

94

2)

Methanol to Gasoline

100

Section 6
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3)

Bifunctional Transition Metal-Zeolite Catalysts

110

III

Experimental Methods

113
 

A

Metal Loading

113

B

Integrated Zeolite Research Laboratory

113
 

1)

The LSI-11/23 Computer

116

2)

Cahn Balance System - Computer Control

129

Section 7
606kb

3)

The Cahn Balance System - Pneumatics and Operation

134

4)

Computerized Micropilot Plant Reactor

139

a)

On-Line Analysis

146

5)

Computerized X-Ray Diffraction Facility

156

Section 8
377kb

IV

Results and Discussion

159
 

A

Computerized Research Facility

159
 

1)

X-Ray Diffraction System

159

2)

Cahn Balance System

170

Section 9
269kb

3)

Micropilot Plant Reactor System

180

B)

Bifunctional Transition Metal-Zeolite Catalysts

192
 

1)

Synthesis of Nu-5

192

Section 10
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2)

Synthesis of Sodium Hexamethonium EU-1

200

3)

The Effect of (NH4)2O            in the Synthesis of EU-1 Na2O+(NH4)2O

206

4)

First Synthesis of EU-1 in a Na-Free System

211

5)

The Synthesis of EU-2

213

Section 11
511kb

6)

Synthesis of ZSM-5

219

Section 12
363kb

C)

Catalytic Performance of Bifunctional Catalysts

242
 

1)

Metals Which Non-Dissociatively Adsorb CO

242

2)

Metals Which Dissociatively Adsorb CO

252

Section 13
302kb

V

Conclusions

263

VI

References

265
 

VII

Appendices

 

A

Appendix A 399kb

280

B

Appendix B 53kb

310

C

Appendix C 725kb

316

D

Appendix D 181kb

356

E

Appendix E 154kb

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