SYSTEMS INCLUDING CATALYSTS IN POROUS ZEOLITE MATERIALS WITHIN A REACTOR FOR USE IN SYNTHESIZING HYDROCARBONS
First Claim
1. A system for synthesizing hydrocarbon molecules having two or more carbon atoms from hydrogen and at least one of carbon monoxide and carbon dioxide, the system comprising:
- a reactor configured to receive a reactant mixture comprising hydrogen and at least one of carbon monoxide and carbon dioxide; and
a catalytic structure disposed within the reactor, the catalytic structure comprising;
a zeolite material capable of catalyzing the formation of hydrocarbon molecules having two or more carbon atoms from methanol, the zeolite material comprising;
a first plurality of pores substantially defined by a crystal structure of the zeolite material; and
a second plurality of pores dispersed throughout the zeolite material; and
at least one catalytic material disposed within at least one pore of at least one of the first plurality of pores and the second plurality of pores, the first catalytic material capable of catalyzing the formation of methanol from at least one of carbon monoxide and carbon dioxide in the presence of hydrogen.
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Abstract
Catalytic structures include a catalytic material disposed within a zeolite material. The catalytic material may be capable of catalyzing a formation of methanol from carbon monoxide and/or carbon dioxide, and the zeolite material may be capable of catalyzing a formation of hydrocarbon molecules from methanol. The catalytic material may include copper and zinc oxide. The zeolite material may include a first plurality of pores substantially defined by a crystal structure of the zeolite material and a second plurality of pores dispersed throughout the zeolite material. Systems for synthesizing hydrocarbon molecules also include catalytic structures. Methods for synthesizing hydrocarbon molecules include contacting hydrogen and at least one of carbon monoxide and carbon dioxide with such catalytic structures. Catalytic structures are fabricated by forming a zeolite material at least partially around a template structure, removing the template structure, and introducing a catalytic material into the zeolite material.
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17 Claims
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1. A system for synthesizing hydrocarbon molecules having two or more carbon atoms from hydrogen and at least one of carbon monoxide and carbon dioxide, the system comprising:
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a reactor configured to receive a reactant mixture comprising hydrogen and at least one of carbon monoxide and carbon dioxide; and a catalytic structure disposed within the reactor, the catalytic structure comprising; a zeolite material capable of catalyzing the formation of hydrocarbon molecules having two or more carbon atoms from methanol, the zeolite material comprising; a first plurality of pores substantially defined by a crystal structure of the zeolite material; and a second plurality of pores dispersed throughout the zeolite material; and at least one catalytic material disposed within at least one pore of at least one of the first plurality of pores and the second plurality of pores, the first catalytic material capable of catalyzing the formation of methanol from at least one of carbon monoxide and carbon dioxide in the presence of hydrogen. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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