A new Langmuir–Hinshelwood mechanism for the methanol to dimethylether dehydration reaction over clinoptilolite-zeolite catalyst Original Research Article

The kinetic behavior of a modified clinoptilolite zeolite for the methanol to dimethylether dehydration reaction has been investigated using a differential fixed bed reactor. It was observed that at high partial pressures, MeOH plays an inhibition role. A novel Langmuir–Hinshelwood type reaction mechanism has been developed that predicts the latter effect.