Saudi Arabian Oil Company

King Abdullah University of Science and Technology

Samy Ould-Chikh

Omer Refa Koseoglu

Robert Peter Hodgkins

Jorge Gascon

Javier Ruiz Martinez

Moussa Zaarour

Anastasiya Bavykina

Lieven Gevers

Irina Yarulina

The present disclosure is directed to a method of manufacture of zeolite. A sol-gel formulation includes a water-soluble fraction of ODSO as an additional component. The resulting products include zeolite with increased crystallinity relative to comparable sol-gel formulations without ODSO as a precursor. In additional embodiments, the rate of crystallization of the zeolite is greater relative to comparable sol-gel formulations without ODSO.

Method to synthesize crystalline materials in the presence of ODSO with improved zeolite crystallization rates and enhanced relative crystallinity

Embodiments of the present disclosure describe pre-catalysts comprising including one or more of indium oxide, indium hydroxide, indium oxyhydroxide, an active oxide, and a refractory oxide. Embodiments of the present disclosure also describe method of making pre-catalysts based on one or more of impregnation, precipitation or co-precipitation, ball milling, and metal-organic framework (MOF)-mediated synthesis. Embodiments of the present disclosure further describe methods of activating pre-catalysts and synthesizing one or more of methanol and olefins using catalysts obtained from the pre-catalysts.

Indium-based catalysts and pre-catalysts

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Thuwal, Saudi Arabia

Samy Ould-Chikh