What is it about?
The synthesis of lower olefins, including ethylene and propylene, which are very important building-blocks for polymers such as plastics, from various non-petroleum carbon resources via synthesis gas (a mixture of CO and H2).
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Why is it important?
This paper describes a new route for synthesis of lower olefins from syngas. The selectivity of lower olefins reached 74%, significantly breaking the limitation by the Anderson-Schulz-Flory distribution in the conventional Fischer-Tropsch synthesis process.
Perspectives
This article describes a new route for syngas to lower olefins. By further optimizing the catalyst compositions, the yield of lower olefins can be further promoted to meet the requirement for commercialization.
Professor Ye Wang
Xiamen University
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This page is a summary of: Direct and Highly Selective Conversion of Synthesis Gas into Lower Olefins: Design of a Bifunctional Catalyst Combining Methanol Synthesis and Carbon-Carbon Coupling, Angewandte Chemie International Edition, March 2016, Wiley,
DOI: 10.1002/anie.201601208.
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