Specific surface area, pore volume, and average pore size of different catalysts.
| Name of catalysts | Specific surface area (BET) (m2 g−1) | Pore volume (cm3 g−1) | Average pore size (nm) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Micropore | Mesopore | Macropore | Total pore volume | |||
| Ru–ZSM-5 | 297 ± 0.10 | 0.19 ± 0.00a | 0.07 ± 0.01b | 0.04 ± 0.01b | 0.27 ± 0.01c | 3.65 ± 0.01c |
| ZSM-5 | 363 ± 11.30 | 0.23 ± 0.02a | 0.06 ± 0.01b | 0.04 ± 0.01b | 0.32 ± 0.01c | 3.56 ± 0.01c |
| Ru–AC | 693 ± 3.40 | 0.32 ± 0.01d | 0.26 ± 0.01d | — | 0.65 ± 0.03c | 1.88 ± 0.03c |
| AC | 776 ± 18.60 | 0.35 ± 0.01d | 0.34 ± 0.01d | — | 0.75 ± 0.01c | 1.89 ± 0.02c |
| AB | 3256 ± 42.40 | 1.30 ± 0.03d | 0.29 ± 0.03d | — | 1.78 ± 0.01c | 1.10 ± 0.01c |
| HB | 109 ± 4.20 | — | — | — | 0.09 ± 0.00c | 1.64 ± 0.06c |
Satio–Foley method (SF).
Dollimore–Heal method (DH).
Brunauer–Emmett–Teller (BET).
Density functional theory method (DFT).