Ethanol transformation into higher hydrocarbons over HZSM-5 zeolite: Direct detection of radical species by in situ EPR spectroscopy

International audienceHZSM-5 (Si/Al ratio = 40) zeolite is an efficient catalyst for ethanol transformation due to its capacity to maintain a high activity in C3 + hydrocarbons formation with time-on-stream (TOS) and this in spite of a great loss of acidity and microporosity and a high coke content deposited inside the pores of the zeolite. A study by in situ Electron Paramagnetic Resonance (EPR) spectroscopy in ethylene conversion to hydrocarbons showed that a fraction of radicals was active