Chemistry Letters, Vol.37, No.5, 494-495, 2008
Remarkable improvement of catalytic performance in dimethyl ether to olefin reaction over CeO2-modified calcium-containing MFI type zeolite
Dimethyl ether to olefin (DTO) reaction was examined over CeO2-modified Ca-MFI as a catalyst. The CeO2-modified Ca-MFI (Ce/Ca-MFI) showed excellent catalytic performance to give propene as a main product. Activity was 28 times higher than conventional MFI type zeolite and seven times higher than Ca-MFI.