A new perspective on catalytic dehydrogenation of ethylbenzene: the influence of side-reactions on catalytic performance
- Submitting institution
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The University of Sheffield
- Unit of assessment
- 12 - Engineering
- Output identifier
- 2652
- Type
- D - Journal article
- DOI
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10.1039/c5cy00457h
- Title of journal
- Catalysis Science and Technology
- Article number
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- First page
- 3782
- Volume
- 5
- Issue
- 7
- ISSN
- 2044-4761
- Open access status
- Out of scope for open access requirements
- Month of publication
- June
- Year of publication
- 2015
- URL
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- Supplementary information
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- Output has been delayed by COVID-19
- No
- COVID-19 affected output statement
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- Forensic science
- No
- Criminology
- No
- Interdisciplinary
- No
- Number of additional authors
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6
- Research group(s)
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- Proposed double-weighted
- No
- Reserve for an output with double weighting
- No
- Additional information
- Advanced characterisation techniques and reaction studies have been applied to the synthesis of styrene in this internationally collaborative work. The novel application of THz-TD spectroscopy reveals for the first time the crucial coupling of side-reactions, facilitating the development of a detailed model of the reaction mechanism. This can be exploited to overcome the thermodynamic limitations of this important reaction - annual global production of styrene is ~35 Mt. A conversion of 97% with selectivity among molecular products of ~80% is demonstrated. An exemplar project within the £3.7M UK Catalysis Hub 'Science 1' programme (EPSRC EP/R026815/1) directly builds on this work.
- Author contribution statement
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- Non-English
- No
- English abstract
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