New zeolite turns crude oil into gasoline

Research team led by GS. Ryoo Ryong of the Korea Institute for Advanced Science and Technology says they have found a new zeolite as a catalyst for crude oil to be as effective as several times the current catalyst.

New zeolite with small and large defects on the microscope. (Photo Korea Times) Zeolite is a porous material. It is capable of absorbing heavy metal ions as well as toxic organic matter. In the petrochemical industry, zeolite is often used as a catalyst.

The zeolite, which Korean scientists have found to be a new catalyst, makes the chemical reaction rate faster than the previous Zeolite-derived catalysts.

According to Prof. Ryoo Ryong, a new zeolite, makes the reaction rate several times faster than the current catalyst.

The new zeolite refers to a group of porous minerals. This porous structure of minerals makes the catalyst active by limiting molecules in small spaces in their crystals.

The results of this study will be published in the next issue of the monthly issue of the prestigious Nature Materials. For more information, please visit www.nature.com/nmat/index.html

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