Methanol conversion using composite catalysts

PETR 38

Graham J. Hutchings, hutch@cf.ac.uk, School of Chemistry, Cardiff University, Main Building, Park Place, Cardiff, CF10 3AT, United Kingdom
While microporous and mesoporous materials have been extensively studied for the conversion of methanol to hydrocarbons, there has been only limited interest in the investigation of composite catalysts in which an oxide is combined with a zeolite. This is more surprising when one considers that gallium oxide/H-ZSM-5 has been extensively studied for the aromatization of alkanes. We have addressed the use of composite catalysts of gallium oxide with H-ZSM-5 and in this paper and presentation we will consider some of these results.