Inter-zone cooling manages exothermic heat in alkylation reactors, reducing di-isopropylbenzene byproduct formation and improving selectivity.
Steamed zeolite catalysts with optimized Si/Al ratios convert alkyl halides to C3-C6 olefins while suppressing ethylene and aromatic by-products.
Dehydrogenating cyclohexane recycles benzene to improve selectivity while extending catalyst life.
Co-crystallized zeolite beta and mordenite in a guard bed adsorb nitrogen, halogens, and metals from feed streams, extending alkylation catalyst cycle length.
Non-cryogenic extractive distillation prevents hazardous N2O3 formation while recovering ethylene from MTO reactor effluent.
A transalkylation reactor acts as a reactive guard bed to remove feed impurities from benzene streams.
Mixed metal oxide support with cobalt and ruthenium promotes reductive amination of diethanolamine, reducing non-piperazine byproduct formation.
Lanthanide metal oxide catalysts resolve the trade-off between methane conversion and selectivity by operating at lower temperatures.
Hydrotreatment removes sulfur and oxygen from the biofuel to resolve pipeline transport reliability issues caused by ethanol hygroscopicity.
Atomizer sprays liquid phase between catalyst trays to manage reaction heat in vertical reactor stages.
A core-shell Pt3d@Pt catalyst downshifts the d-band center of surface platinum atoms to weaken propylene adsorption.
Recycle stream manages exotherm in alkylaromatic alkylation to maintain benzene:olefin ratio and reduce energy consumption.
A nickel-based catalyst uses single atoms on mesoporous silicate to enhance oligomerization activity.
A catalytic distillation column converts benzene to alkylate using an alkylation catalyst in the reaction zone.
Hydroprocessing aromatics to naphthenes prevents alkylation and boosts propylene yield.
Burning coked catalyst in the regenerator eliminates diesel oil consumption and carbon black pollution during startup.
A toluene methylation process converts heavy aromatics into mixed xylene using shape selective catalysis.
Pentasil-type aluminosilicate spheres resist rapid deactivation, extending operational life in methanol-to-olefin processes.
Segmented reactors lower methane yield and aromatics selectivity while raising the ethane to propane ratio during conversion.
Ammonia pre-treatment prevents framework collapse during high-temperature calcination, sustaining catalytic activity.
Alumina intermediaries protect platinum from binder sintering, resolving selectivity trade-offs in light alkane dehydroaromatization.