Gradual formation of methylated benzene species during the initial stages of the chloromethane to olefins reaction is confirmed using ex situ13C NMR and in situ FTIR.
Direct correlation between chloromethane conversion and concentration of methylated aromatics during induction period.
Extrapolation of methanol-to-olefins hydrocarbon pool mechanism to the chloromethane-to-olefins (CTO) reaction.
Loss of micropore volume by carbon-filling suggests that the deactivation of SAPO-34 during the CTO reaction proceeds through the growth of polyaromatics.