45144-B5
Mechanistic Study of Methanol Oxidation to Dimethoxymethane over Supported Multi-Component Metal Oxide Catalysts
The main objective of this project is to investigate the mechanism of methanol oxidation to dimethoxymethane (DMM) – a diesel fuel additive - over highly selective supported multi-component metal oxide catalysts. A mechanistic understanding of this reaction provides opportunity in molecular engineering design of specific catalysts for production of DMM through environmentally safe and economically sound processes.
The experimental apparatus contains a temperature programmed surface reaction (TPSR) spectroscopy-- Zeton-Altamira AMI-200-- equipped with an online quadruple mass spectrometer (Dycor Dymaxion DME200MS) and, a gas chromatograph/mass spectrometer – GC/MS (PerkinElmer Auto System)-- with TCD and FID detectors on the GC. A thorough search on the topic is conducted and catalyst samples are prepared for investigation.
