Quantum-chemical study of the isobutane cracking on zeolites

  • V.B. Kazansky
  • , M.V. Frash
  • , R.A. Santen, van

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Abstract

An ab initio quantum chem. investigation of the elementary steps of catalytic isobutane cracking is presented. A reasonable agreement between exptl. and theor. activation energies is found. The results demonstrate that the adsorbed carbenium and carbonium ions represent not the existing reaction intermediates, but the high-energy transition states of the corresponding elementary reactions. This results in much higher activation energies than for the similar reactions in homogeneous superacid solns
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)225-247
Number of pages22
JournalApplied Catalysis. A, General
Volume146
Issue number1
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1996

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