A three-dimensional view of structural changes caused by deactivation of fluid catalytic cracking catalysts

Catalyst deactivation in fluid catalytic cracking processes is unavoidably associated with structural changes. Here, the authors visualize the deactivation of zeolite catalysts by ptychography and other imaging techniques, showing pronounced amorphization of the outer layer of the catalyst particles...

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Main Authors: J. Ihli, R. R. Jacob, M. Holler, M. Guizar-Sicairos, A. Diaz, J. C. da Silva, D. Ferreira Sanchez, F. Krumeich, D. Grolimund, M. Taddei, W. -C. Cheng, Y. Shu, A. Menzel, J. A. van Bokhoven
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2017-10-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-017-00789-w