Disproportionation of ethylbenzene over SAPO-40

• Author(s): Lourenço, J. P. ; Ribeiro, M. F. ; Ramôa Ribeiro, F. ; Rocha, J. ; Gabelica, Z.
• Date: 1996
• Persistent ID: http://hdl.handle.net/10400.1/1082
• Origin: Sapientia - Universidade do Algarve
• Subject(s): SAPO-40; Acidity; Ethylbenzene disproportionation
• Document Type: Article
• Language: English

Description

SAPO-40 exhibits strong acid sites, which catalyse the reaction of disproportionation of ethylbenzene. The distribution of diethylbenzene isomers suggests a high void volume in the structure of this molecular sieve.