Tuning the zeolite acidity enables selectivity control by suppressing ketene formation in lignin catalytic pyrolysis

Abstract Unveiling catalytic mechanisms at a molecular level aids rational catalyst design and selectivity control for process optimization. In this study, we find that the Brønsted acid site density of the zeolite catalyst efficiently controls the guaiacol catalytic pyrolysis mechanism. Guaiacol de...

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Main Authors: Zeyou Pan, Allen Puente-Urbina, Syeda Rabia Batool, Andras Bodi, Xiangkun Wu, Zihao Zhang, Jeroen A. van Bokhoven, Patrick Hemberger
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2023-07-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-40179-z