Faculty of Engineering: Recent submissions
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The cooperative effect of Lewis and Brønsted acid sites on Sn-MCM-41 catalysts for the conversion of 1,3-dihydroxyacetone to ethyl lactate
Published 2019Lactic acid and alkyl lactates are widely applied in the production of food, cosmetics, pharmaceuticals, organic synthesis and biodegradable polymers. They can be prepared via one-pot synthesis from renewable trioses, such ...Open AccessArticle -
Tuning Hierarchical ZSM-5 Zeolite for Both Gas- and Liquid-Phase Biorefining
Published 2020A hierarchical ZSM-5 zeolite with an adjustable mesoporous size is required for many chemical processes including the biorefining of big biomass compounds. In this research, a simple and high-efficiency hard template method ...Open AccessArticle -
Identification of Vicinal Silanols and Promotion of Their Formation on MCM-41 via Ultrasonic Assisted One-Step Room-Temperature Synthesis for Beckmann Rearrangement
Published 2018Siliceous mesoporous MCM-41 materials were synthesized under ultrasonic treatment from 0.5 to 3 h. The obtained U-[Si]MCM-41 catalysts were applied in the Beckmann rearrangement of cyclohexanone oxime (CHO) to ε-caprolactam ...Open AccessArticle -
Tuning Hydrocarbon Pool Intermediates by the Acidity of SAPO-34 Catalysts for Improving Methanol-to-Olefins Reaction
Published 2018Methanol-to-olefins (MTO) has received great attention, in which abundant renewable resources of biomass and biogas can be utilized as promising alternatives to crude oil in the production of light olefins. SAPO-34 is one ...Open AccessArticle -
Enhancing hydrogen production from the pyrolysis-gasification of biomass by size-confined Ni catalysts on acidic MCM-41 supports
Published 2018Hydrogen, currently produced from the reforming of fossil fuel resources, is a significant source for clean energy and the chemical industry. It is promising to develop a high-efficiency hydrogen production process from ...Open AccessArticle