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    Desilicated ZSM‐5 catalysts : properties and ethanol to aromatics (ETA) performance
    (2023) Dittmann, Daniel; Kaya, Elif; Dyballa, Michael
    Herein, desilication in increasingly harsh conditions was used to introduce mesopores into two different industrial ZSM‐5 catalysts (Si/Al ratio 11 or 29). For desilicated samples, increasing BET surface areas, mesopore volumes, and Si(OH) densities were noted. Brønsted acid site (BAS) densities increased upon desilication, as formerly inaccessible BAS in blocked pores became available, while the strength of the BAS was maintained upon desilication. Using KOH instead of NaOH as desilication agent can increase the mesopore volume generated per mass loss. The correlations between desilication strength and properties were largely determined by the parent Si/Al ratio. In general the introduced mesopores increased lifetimes in the ETA conversion, while additional Si(OH) groups introduced by desilication reduce the lifetime again. The lifetime is thus determined by a complex interplay of BAS density, improved reactant transport by introduced mesopores and Si(OH) density. There were no additional aromatics formed in desilicated samples during the conversion of ethanol and the samples were, in terms of aromatic yield, outperformed by a microporous parent. However, as result of longer lifetimes less ethanol was lost due to coke formation. It is concluded that desilication should be combined with other post‐modifications to increase aromatic production and lifetime.
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    Comprehensive characterization and evaluation of the process chain and products from Euphausia superba exocuticles to chitosan
    (2023) Hahn, Thomas; Egger, Jeannine; Krake, Simon; Dyballa, Michael; Stegbauer, Linus; Seggern, Nils von; Bruheim, Inge; Zibek, Susanne
    Antarctic krill (Euphausia superba) is a source for compounds of high nutritive value. Within that process of extraction, exocuticles (shells) accumulate which are currently disposed. A valorization of the compounds of the exocuticle such as chitosan would be beneficial to avoid waste and to obtain a versatile polymer at the same time. In contrast to previous investigations focusing on chitosan production from whole krill, we applied and optimized process stages of the chitosan production from the exocuticles, performing a comprehensive analytical evaluation of the whole process, the side streams and the products for the first time. Degreasing was the first step resulting in a krill oil yield of 6.2% using ethanol. The fatty acid profile exhibited high contents of phospholipids (21.2%). Citric acid offered a demineralization efficiency of 93%. Deproteinization investigation revealed 2 M NaOH and 90°C for 2.5 h to be the best parameters, resulting in a deproteinization efficiency of 99.9% and a chitin content of 92.8%. The spectroscopic investigation indicated that the chitin has a crystallinity index of 76% and an acetylation degree of 88%. The deacetylation degrees of the resulting chitosans is determined to be 74%-88%, the molecular weight ranges from 102 to 126 kDa.