Question

Name the shape selective catalyst used in the petroleum industry

Answer 1

name the shape selective catalyst used in petroleum industry

Answer 2

Answer: ZSM-5

Explanation: Shape selective catalysts describe the unique catalytic properties of small pore molecular sieve zeolites.

Zeolites are used as catalyst in petroleum industries for cracking of hydrocarbons and isomerization.

The most important zeolite catalyst used in petroleum industry is ZSM-5. It converts alcohol into gasoline by absorbing the water molecules in their pores.

$Alcohols\overset{ZSM-5, dehydration}\rightarrow hydrocarbons$