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Front Cover: Mordenite Nanorods Prepared by an Inexpensive Pyrrolidine‐based Mesoporogen for Alkane Hydroisomerization (ChemCatChem 12/2019)
Author(s) -
Bolshakov Aleksei,
Romero Hidalgo Douglas E.,
van Hoof Arno J. F.,
Kosinov Nikolay,
Hensen Emiel J. M.
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
chemcatchem
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Reports
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.497
H-Index - 106
eISSN - 1867-3899
pISSN - 1867-3880
DOI - 10.1002/cctc.201900973
Subject(s) - mordenite , nanorod , zeolite , catalysis , front cover , alkane , selectivity , chemical engineering , chemistry , nanotechnology , materials science , organic chemistry , cover (algebra) , mechanical engineering , engineering
The Front Cover illustrates how a novel surfactant based on methylpiperidine modified by a hydrophobic tail (C 16 NMP) can downsize the synthesis of mordenite zeolite from massive crystals into more accessible nanorods. In their Full Paper, E. J. M. Hensen and co‐workers describe how this nano‐structuring approach offers greatly enhanced catalytic performance of Pd‐loaded zeolite in alkane hydroisomerization. Another key feature of the improved selectivity for this reaction relates to the redistribution of acid sites from 12‐membered rings to 8‐membered ring side‐pocket. The possibility to control the morphology and acidity of zeolites directly by modifying the synthesis gel with cheap C 16 NMP surfactant has benefits over conventional dealumination and desilication methods. More information can be found in the Full Paper by A. Bolshakov et al. on page 2803 in Issue 12, 2019 (DOI: 10.1002/cctc.201900298).