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• TITLE: Improved Stability and Shape Selectivity of 2,6-Dimethylnaphthalene by Methylation of Naphthalene with Methanol on Modified Zeolites

  AUTHORS: Ye Zhang, Junpeng Feng, Zhanjun Lyu, Xuekuan Li

  KEYWORDS: Naphthalene Methylation; 2, 6-Dimethylnaphthalene; Shape-Selective; Stability; PdO Modified Zeolites

  JOURNAL NAME: Modern Research in Catalysis, Vol.3 No.2, March 18, 2014

  ABSTRACT: 2,6-Dimethylnaphthalene (2,6-DMN) is a key intermediate for polyethylene naphthalate synthesis. The selective synthesis of 2,6-DMN from naphthalene and methanol was carried out over different zeolites (HZSM-5, Hβ, HUSY and SAPO-11) modified by 0.1wt% PdO under atmospheric pressure. Among the adopted zeolites, SAPO-11 exhibits exceptional shape-selectivity and stability to synthesize 2,6-dimethylnaphthalene from methylation of naphthalene, due to the special pore structure of SAPO-11 which inosculated better with 2,6-dimethylnaphthalene than with 2,7-dimethylnaphthalene.