Al-RUB-41: a shape-selective zeolite catalyst from a layered silicate.
A new zeolite catalyst, Al-RUB-41, was synthesized for the first time. It was tested as a catalyst in methanol amination, and showed a shape-selective performance that results in a highly favorable product distribution. The shape-selective nature was also evidenced by using Pt-Al-RUB-41 as a bifunctional catalyst for decane hydroconversion. With its unique pore architecture and remarkable shape-selective character, Al-RUB-41 presents a significant commercial potential in industrial catalysis.
BASF SE, Chemicals Research and Engineering, 67056, Ludwigshafen, Germany. bilge.yilmaz@basf.com
Bilge
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Yilmaz
Ulrich
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Müller
Bart
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Tijsebaert
Dirk
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De Vos
Bin
B
Xie
Feng-Shou
FS
Xiao
Hermann
H
Gies
Weiping
W
Zhang
Xinhe
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Bao
Hiroyuki
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Imai
Takashi
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Tatsumi