Integrated laser and electron microscopy correlates structure of fluid catalytic cracking particles to Brønsted acidity

Matthia A. Karreman, Inge L C Buurmans, John W. Geus, Alexandra V. Agronskaia, Javier Ruiz-Martínez, Hans C. Gerritsen, Bert M. Weckhuysen

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Abstract

Cracking the crackers: Integrated laser and electron microscopy was applied to study individual fluid catalytic cracking catalyst particles (see picture) deactivated according to an industrially relevant protocol. New insights have been obtained by correlating Brønsted acidity changes, visualized using fluorescence microscopy, with structural transformations in the zeolite and matrix components, as observed with electron microscopy. Copyright © 2012 WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim.
Original languageEnglish (US)
JournalAngewandte Chemie - International Edition
Volume51
Issue number6
DOIs
StatePublished - Feb 6 2012
Externally publishedYes

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