398
Due to these limitations the applications of most of the current MOFs are mainly
conceptual. Also, the insufficiency of collected data from experiments performed
only under ideal conditions restricts them from approving their economically successful application.
4 Conclusion
The present trend of technological and environmental challenges faced by refineries
and petrochemical industries was briefly overviewed in this chapter. In order to
meet the various governmental regulations and policies regarding the refining products profile, the refineries are stressed to concentrate on the development of either
new technologies or improving the conventional processes by incorporating new
materials. Since petroleum refining is a well-developed and mature field in itself;
hence, researchers have shifted their focus on the improvement of conventional zeolites and development of new porous crystalline materials especially MOFs. MOFs
are a resemblance of zeolites with few advantages over them like higher pore size,
higher pore specific area, and pore volume, offering better topology and ease in
modulating their surface chemistry. Irrespective of their various advantages, the
MOFs failed to be suitable for industrial applications because of their limitations
like stability, longevity, and higher production cost.
References
1. Gary JH, Handwerk GE, Kaiser MJ (2007) Petroleum refining: technology and economics.
CRC Press, Boca Raton
2. Borole AP, Ramirez-Corredores MM (2007) Biocatalysis in oil refining. Oak Ridge National
Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge
3. O’CONNOR P, Gerritsen LA, Pearce JR, Desai PH, Yanik S (1991) Improve resid processing.
Hydrocarbon processing (International ed.), 70(11):76–84
4. Degnan TF Jr (2007) Recent progress in the development of zeolitic catalysts for the petroleum
refining and petrochemical manufacturing industries. In: Studies in surface science and catalysis, vol 170. Elsevier, Amsterdam, pp 54–65
5. Blasco T, Corma A, Martínez-Triguero J (2006) Hydrothermal stabilization of ZSM-5 catalytic-cracking additives by phosphorus addition. J Catal 237(2):267–277
6. Corma A, Martínez A (2005) Zeolites in refining and petrochemistry. Stud Surf Sci Catal
157:337–366
7. Kamienski PW, Hilbert TH, Novak WJ, Lewis WE (2006) Technology for producing high
quality diesel, including winter diesel. In: Central and Eastern European Refining and
Petrochemicals – 9th annual roundtable, Budapest, Hungary, 17–19 Oct 2006
8. Oil and Gas Journal, January 4, (2006)
9. Odriozola JA (2010) 2. Synthesis and identification methods for zeolites and MOFs. Zeolites
and Metal-Organic Frameworks 25
10. Chapman KW, Halder GJ, Chupas PJ (2009) Pressure-induced amorphization and porosity
modification in a metal− organic framework. J Am Chem Soc 131(48):17546–17547
Subhashini and T. Mondal
Due to these limitations the applications of most of the current MOFs are mainly
conceptual. Also, the insufficiency of collected data from experiments performed
only under ideal conditions restricts them from approving their economically successful application.
4 Conclusion
The present trend of technological and environmental challenges faced by refineries
and petrochemical industries was briefly overviewed in this chapter. In order to
meet the various governmental regulations and policies regarding the refining products profile, the refineries are stressed to concentrate on the development of either
new technologies or improving the conventional processes by incorporating new
materials. Since petroleum refining is a well-developed and mature field in itself;
hence, researchers have shifted their focus on the improvement of conventional zeolites and development of new porous crystalline materials especially MOFs. MOFs
are a resemblance of zeolites with few advantages over them like higher pore size,
higher pore specific area, and pore volume, offering better topology and ease in
modulating their surface chemistry. Irrespective of their various advantages, the
MOFs failed to be suitable for industrial applications because of their limitations
like stability, longevity, and higher production cost.
References
1. Gary JH, Handwerk GE, Kaiser MJ (2007) Petroleum refining: technology and economics.
CRC Press, Boca Raton
2. Borole AP, Ramirez-Corredores MM (2007) Biocatalysis in oil refining. Oak Ridge National
Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge
3. O’CONNOR P, Gerritsen LA, Pearce JR, Desai PH, Yanik S (1991) Improve resid processing.
Hydrocarbon processing (International ed.), 70(11):76–84
4. Degnan TF Jr (2007) Recent progress in the development of zeolitic catalysts for the petroleum
refining and petrochemical manufacturing industries. In: Studies in surface science and catalysis, vol 170. Elsevier, Amsterdam, pp 54–65
5. Blasco T, Corma A, Martínez-Triguero J (2006) Hydrothermal stabilization of ZSM-5 catalytic-cracking additives by phosphorus addition. J Catal 237(2):267–277
6. Corma A, Martínez A (2005) Zeolites in refining and petrochemistry. Stud Surf Sci Catal
157:337–366
7. Kamienski PW, Hilbert TH, Novak WJ, Lewis WE (2006) Technology for producing high
quality diesel, including winter diesel. In: Central and Eastern European Refining and
Petrochemicals – 9th annual roundtable, Budapest, Hungary, 17–19 Oct 2006
8. Oil and Gas Journal, January 4, (2006)
9. Odriozola JA (2010) 2. Synthesis and identification methods for zeolites and MOFs. Zeolites
and Metal-Organic Frameworks 25
10. Chapman KW, Halder GJ, Chupas PJ (2009) Pressure-induced amorphization and porosity
modification in a metal− organic framework. J Am Chem Soc 131(48):17546–17547
Subhashini and T. Mondal