Table 1 Characteristics of the zeolites used in the present work.

From: Selective phenol recovery via simultaneous hydrogenation/dealkylation of isopropyl- and isopropenyl-phenols employing an H2 generator combined with tandem micro-reactor GC/MS

Abbreviated name

Zeolite type

Framework type code

SiO2/Al2O3 ratioa [mol/mol]

Pore diametera [nm]

Acid site densityb [mmol·g−1]

Z5-24

ZSM-5

MFI

24

0.58

1.14

Z5-40

ZSM-5

MFI

40

0.58

0.51

Z5-1500

ZSM-5

MFI

1,500

0.58

0.08

Y-zeolite

Y-zeolite

FAU

15

0.90

0.14

MOR

Mordenite

MOR

18

0.70

0.49

FER

Ferrierite

FER

18

0.48

1.45

  1. aDetails were provided from Tosoh Corporation. bDetermined using the area of the NH3 temperature-programmed desorption (NH3-TPD) profile. NH3-TPD profile is summarised in Fig. S1 in the Supporting Information.