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Zirconium d-Transition Metal Phosphates As Catalysts for Selective Dehydration of Methanol to Dimethyl Ether

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M0.5(1 +x)FexZr2 –x(PO4)3 (M = Ni, Cu, Mn; 0 ≤ x ≤ 0.5) phosphates have been studied as catalysts for methanol conversion in the temperature range 200–450°C. The results demonstrate that the most active and selective catalysts among these materials are Ni0.5Zr2(PO4)3 and Cu0.65Fe0.3Zr1.7(PO4)3. The dimethyl ether yield on the synthesized materials is comparable to that on available commercial catalysts.

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This work was supported by the Russian Foundation for Basic Research (project nos. 18-29-12063 (synthesis), 18-33-00248 (catalytic tests), and 18-29-12063 (BET measurements of pore characteristics and catalyst structure refinement) and in part by the Russian Federation Ministry of Science and Higher Education (state research target for the Topchiev Institute of Petrochemical Synthesis, Russian Academy of Sciences (assessment of catalytic activity)).

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    I. O. Glukhova, E. A. Asabina & V. I. Pet’kov

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    E. Yu. Mironova, N. A. Zhilyaeva & A. B. Yaroslavtsev

  3. Moscow Institute of Steel and Alloys (National University of Science and Technology), Leninskii pr. 4, 119049, Moscow, Russia

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Glukhova, I.O., Asabina, E.A., Pet’kov, V.I. et al. Zirconium d-Transition Metal Phosphates As Catalysts for Selective Dehydration of Methanol to Dimethyl Ether. Inorg Mater 56, 395–401 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1134/S0020168520040056

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