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TANDEM CATALYSIS

Two become one

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Double-shelled hollow spheres comprising of different catalytic materials are shown to enhance the efficiency of catalytic processes for the selective conversion of hydrogen and carbon monoxide to gasoline.

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Fig. 1: Electron microscopy image of the DSHS structure and schematic of the main tandem catalysis reactions occurring via Fischer–Tropsch synthesis and product upgrade over a zeolite catalyst.
Fig. 2: Catalytic performances of different catalyst materials in syngas conversion.

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