title: New zeolite Al-COE-4: reaching highly shape-selective catalytic performance through interlayer expansion.
abstract: A ferrierite-type layered aluminosilicate, Al-RUB-36, was prepared for the first time and its interlayer expansion resulted in new zeolite catalysts denoted Al-COE-3 and Al-COE-4. Decane hydroconversion tests demonstrated the highly active and shape-selective nature of the new Al-COE-4 catalyst with an unprecedented isomerization yield, highlighting the potential of this material as a hydroisomerization catalyst. This is the first report on achieving shape-selectivity via interlayer expansion.
authors.affiliation: BASF Corporation, Iselin, NJ 08830, USA. bilge.yilmaz@basf.com
authors.forename: Bilge
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Yilmaz
authors.forename: Ulrich
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authors.lastname: Müller
authors.forename: Mathias
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Feyen
authors.forename: Haiyan
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Feng-Shou
authors.initials: FS
authors.lastname: Xiao
authors.forename: Trees
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authors.lastname: De Baerdemaeker
authors.forename: Bart
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authors.lastname: Tijsebaert
authors.forename: Pierre
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authors.lastname: Jacobs
authors.forename: Dirk
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: De Vos
authors.forename: Weiping
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Xinhe
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authors.lastname: Bao
authors.forename: Hiroyuki
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authors.lastname: Imai
authors.forename: Takashi
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authors.lastname: Tatsumi
authors.forename: Hermann
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authors.lastname: Gies