Ethylene is vital, but steam cracking (>800 °C) is energy-hungry and CH₄-prone. This work cracks 1-pentene over tailored ZSM-5 at 700 °C via a confined catalytic radical mechanism, giving C₂H₄/C₃H₆ = 1.31 with <5% CH₄, compatible with existing FCC processes.
- Wenjie Yang
- Yunxing Bai
- Youhao Xu
