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Stability of Zeolite HZSM-5 in Liquid Phase Dehydration of Methanol to Dimethyl Ether

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A high performance HZSM-5 catalyst for liquid phase dehydration of methanol to dimethyl ether (DME) was developed by optimizing Si/Al ratio and hydrothermal treatment temperature. During 6788 h long term test, DME selectivity kept above 99.96% and only slight deactivation was observed primarily due to coking and decline of HZSM-5 crystallinity.

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Sun, X., Yang, Y., He, Y. et al. Stability of Zeolite HZSM-5 in Liquid Phase Dehydration of Methanol to Dimethyl Ether. Catal Lett 151, 2004–2010 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10562-020-03454-y

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