The Influence of UiO-66 Metal–Organic Framework Structural Defects on Adsorption and Separation of Hexane Isomers

In this work, adsorption properties of the UiO-66 metal–organic framework were investigated, with particular emphasis on the influence of structural defects. A series of UiO-66 samples were synthesized and characterized using a wide range of experimental techniques. Type I adsorption isotherms for low-temperature adsorption of N₂ and Ar showed that micropore volume and specific surface area significantly increase with the number of defects. Adsorption of hexane isomers in UiO-66 was studied by means of quasi-equilibrated temperature-programmed desorption and adsorption (QE-TPDA) experimental and Monte Carlo simulation techniques. QE-TPDA profiles revealed that only defect-free UiO-66 exhibits distinct two adsorption states. This technique also yielded high-quality adsorption isobars that were successfully recreated using Grand-Canonical Monte Carlo molecular simulations, which, however, required refinement of the existing force fields. The calculations demonstrated the detailed mechanism of adsorption and separation of hexane isomers in the UiO-66 structure. The preferred tetrahedral cages provide suitable voids for bulky molecules, which is the reason for unusual “reverse” selectivity of UiO-66 towards di-branched alkanes. Interconnection of the tetrahedral cavities due to missing organic linkers greatly reduces the selectivity of the defected material.     

Guest-host encapsulation of microporous zeolites in ordered mesoporous materials by molecular simulations

The present work provides the first study of ordered mesoporous materials SBA-15 coated with microporous zeolites ZSM-5 using molecular simulations. Several model structures with characteristics such as periodic arrangement of mesopores, randomly arranged micropores, surface hydroxyls and bulk deformations of SBA-15 were used. Cartesian coordinates of ZSM-5 unit lattice were obtained from the literature and the 100 face of H-ZSM-5 unit cell was then placed on the surface of SBA-15 and the entire structure was equilibrated to obtain final configuration. The resulting structure was characterized using simulated small angle and wide angle X-ray diffraction, Connolly surface area (to compare BET area), accessible pore volume for nitrogen molecules (to compare with t-plot volume of micro and mesopores) and methane adsorption at 303 K. The orientation of ZSM-5 on the SBA-15 had no effect on the surface area, pore volume or adsorption capacity. In order to find out if the addition of microporous ZSM-5 should increase the total methane adsorption capacity due to addition of micropores, we studied adsorption on bare and coated SBA-15. However, total adsorption capacity was found to decrease, while the number of methane molecules adsorbed per unit cell of the SBA-15 structure increased. An existing experimental method (J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2004, 126, 14324) of the synthesizing hybrid ZSM-5/SBA-15 structure was studied using accessible micropore volume (by t-plot). It was found that the procedure made all the micropores inaccessible. A modification of the method or use of other host materials is suggested to use the benefits of narrow micropore distribution in ZSM-5.     

Quasi-equilibrated temperature programmed desorption and adsorption: A new method for determination of the isosteric adsorption heat

Temperature programmed desorption and adsorption (TPDA) studied under quasi-equilibrium conditions using typical flow TPD setup equipped with a chromatographic TCD detector has been found a good method of obtaining the equilibrium data characterizing adsorption of n-hexane on high silica HZSM-5 and HY zeolites. The equilibrium control of sorption has been confirmed by linearity of the isosters constructed from the TPDA profiles. For HZSM-5 it was corroborated by very good agreement obtained in fitting the experimental data with the model based on the dual site Langmuir (DSL) adsorption function. The values of the adsorption enthalpy and entropy, either determined from the adsorption isosters or as the fitted model parameters, were close to the literature data. Increase of the isosteric adsorption heat of hexane with coverage was observed for both zeolites (72-90 kJ mol⁻¹ for HZSM-5 and 46-61 kJ mol⁻¹ for HY).     

丙烯在ZSM-5沸石上齐聚反应的研究 Ⅰ. 模板剂用量对丙烯齐聚反应的影响

考察了不同正丁胺（NBA）模板剂用量合成ZSM-5沸石的物化特性和催化性能。采用XRD、SEM、NH3-TPD和BET等手段对合成样品的物化特性进行了表征。结果表明，模板剂与SiO2摩尔比在0.67～0.22时合成的ZSM-5沸石结晶度高于90%；随着模板剂用量的减少，ZSM-5沸石的平均粒径减小，强酸量也存在相同的趋势。丙烯齐聚反应评价结果显示,模板剂用量对合成ZSM-5沸石的催化活性有显著影响，模板剂与SiO2摩尔比在0.67～0.45之间合成的沸石催化性能较好。     

Effect of pore structure in mesoporous silicas on VOC dynamic adsorption/desorption performance

The dynamic adsorption/desorption behavior of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) such as toluene (C7H8) and benzene (C6H6) was evaluated for three kinds of mesoporous silicas of SBA-15, all having almost the same mesopore size of ca. 5.7 nm, and a MCM-41 silica with a smaller pore size of 2.1 nm using a continuous three-step test. The fiberlike SBA-15 silica exhibited exceptionally good breakthrough behavior, a higher VOC capacity, and easier desorption. The fiberlike silica was composed through the catenation of rodlike particles. The rodlike silicas, by comparison, were proven to be less useful in dynamic adsorption processes because of lower dynamic VOC capacities despite having comparative porous parameters with the fiberlike silica. The large dynamic VOC capacity of the fiberlike silica was attributed to the presence of a bimodal pore system consisting of longer, one-dimensional mesopore channels connected by complementary micropores.     

几种分子筛的转晶和混晶的控制及单一晶体的优化合成

 以六亚甲基亚胺作模板剂，在配料比一定的情况下，详细考察了反应温度和反应时间对MCM－22，ZSM－5，ZSM－35和丝光沸石分子筛成晶的影响．结果表明，MCM－22的最佳合成温度在低温区，ZSM－35易在提高反应温度或延长反应时间时形成，而作为中间相的ZSM－5和丝光沸石则在反应温度与反应时间合理匹配时才能以单一相生成．同时，探讨了晶种的加入对产物晶相的影响．在特定的温度和时间区间，能够合成出比例可控的ZSM－35＋MCM－22混晶，ZSM－5＋ZSM－35混晶和ZSM－35＋丝光沸石混晶，并从分子筛孔道和结构单元的特点出发，就转晶发生对温度和时间的依赖性作了解释．     

Studies on the equilibrated thermodesorption of <Emphasis Type="Italic">n</Emphasis>-hexane from ZSM-5 zeolite

Equilibrated thermodesorption (TPED) and quasi-equilibrated temperature programmed desorption and adsorption (QE-TPDA) were employed as methods for studying the influence of different extraframework cations (Na⁺, K⁺, Li⁺, Cu²⁺, Zn²⁺, or Mg²⁺) on adsorption of n-hexane on ZSM-5 zeolite with high Al content (Si/Al = 15). Considerable influence of the cations on both initial adsorption in the micropores and ordering of the adsorbed molecules, occurring at high coverages, has been observed. This influence is reflected by the values of the adsorption enthalpy and entropy, determined by fitting the dual site Langmuir (DSL) adsorption function to the equilibrated thermodesorption profiles. However, no clear correlation between the determined parameters and properties of the extraframework cations could be found.     

Gas adsorption in mesoporous micelle-templated silicas: MCM-41, MCM-48, and SBA-15

This paper reports a molecular simulation and experimental study on the adsorption and condensation of simple fluids in mesoporous micelle-templated silicas MCM-41, MCM-48, and SBA-15. MCM-41 is described as a regular cylindrical silica nanopore, while SBA-15 is assumed to be made up of cylindrical nanopores that are connected through lateral channels. The 3D-connected topology of MCM-48 is described using a gyroid periodic minimal surface. Argon adsorption at 77 K is calculated for the three materials using Grand Canonical Monte Carlo simulations. Qualitative comparison with experiments for nitrogen adsorption in mesoporous micelle-templated silicas is made. The adsorption isotherm for SBA-15 resembles that for MCM-41. In particular, capillary condensation and evaporation are not affected by the presence of the connecting lateral channels. In contrast, the argon adsorption isotherm for MCM-48 departs from that for MCM-41 having the same pore size. While condensation in MCM-41 is a one-step process, filling of MCM-48 involves two successive jumps in the adsorbed amounts which correspond to condensation in different domains of the porosity. The condensation pressure for MCM-48 is larger than that for MCM-41. We attribute this result to the morphology of the MCM-48 surface (made up of both concave and convex regions) that differs from that for MCM-41 (concave only). Our results suggest that the pore connectivity affects pore filling when the size of the connections is comparable to that of the nanopores.     

不同吸附剂上动态吸附-脱附挥发性有机气体性能研究

采用气相色谱法和热重分析(TG)研究了活性炭以及5A、NaY、13X、ZSM-5(Si0_2/Al_2O_3=27、300)、Hβ和MCM-41分子筛对正己烷、甲苯和乙酸乙酯的动态吸附-脱附性能,系统考察了挥发性有机气体(VOCs)浓度与种类及体积空速对吸附容量的影响。结果表明,增加体积空速和VOCs浓度,一定程度上能够提升吸附容量;活性炭吸附剂对三种VOCs具有较高的单位质量吸附量,而13X与NaY对三种VOCs具有更大的单位体积吸附量。     

混合胺体系中 MCM-49/ZSM-35 复合分子筛的晶化过程

 采用 X 射线衍射、N2 吸附-脱附、扫描电镜和傅里叶变换红外光谱等技术, 研究了 MCM-49/ZSM-35 复合分子筛在 Na2O-SiO2-Al2O3-CHA (环己胺)-HMI (六亚甲基亚胺)-H2O 合成体系中, 先在低温 80 ?C 老化 4 h, 再经 160 ?C 晶化不同时间的演变过程. 结果表明, 在该混合胺体系中, 首先生成 MCM-49 分子筛, 随着晶化时间的延长, 形成 ZSM-35 含量逐渐增加的 MCM-49/ZSM-35 复合分子筛, 最后生成纯 ZSM-35 分子筛; ZSM-35 的生成是以 MCM-49 分子筛的消耗为代价的.     

Removal of Cu(II) and Pb(II) from Aqueous Solutions Using Nanoporous Materials

Russian Journal of Physical Chemistry A - The present work deals with the adsorption of Cu2+ and Pb2+ on zeolites (ZSM-5, mordenite) and mesoporous materials (MCM-48, MCM-41). The characterization...     

十元环分子筛在甲醇芳构化反应中催化性能的研究

合成了ZSM-5、ZSM-22、EU-1、MCM-22和ITQ-13具有十元环孔道结构的5种分子筛,研究了分子筛结构、酸性分布等因素对其在甲醇芳构化反应中催化性能的影响。研究表明,不同结构分子筛的形貌、酸性及孔径均存在较大差异,进而影响了其在甲醇制芳烃反应中的催化活性和稳定性。研究的5种分子筛中,ZSM-5表现出最佳的芳构化活性,芳烃收率达34.8%,MCM-22芳烃收率约为21.9%,而其他3种结构的分子筛催化剂基本未表现出甲醇芳构化活性。通过添加具有芳构化性能的Ga物种对ZSM-5和MCM-22进行改性,可显著提升芳烃收率,Ga/ZSM-5上芳烃收率达到40.8%,Ga/MCM-22上芳烃收率可提高到27.1%。另外,采用TG/DTA、GC等方法研究了失活催化剂的积炭情况,发现分子筛结构对积炭量、积炭组成及积炭分布存在显著影响。     

Effect of surface acidity and pore size of Al-substituted plugs-containing SBA-15 and MCM-41 silicas on the polymerization of THF

We reported here the simultaneous influence of surface acidity and pore size of Al-substituted hexagonal mesoporous silicas(Al-doped plugs-containing SBA-15 and Al-doped MCM-41) on polymerization of THF.These materials were directly synthesized by introduced aluminum isopropoxide into reaction mixture including surfactant and siliceous precursor.Al-doped plugs-containing SBA-15(denotes as PAS) samples not only possess typical two-step desorption isotherms,which implied PAS materials generated plugs in their mesochannel,but also exhibit larger pore size and thicker wall than that of Al-doped MCM-41(denotes as ACM), which implied PAS would have a great advantage on catalytic reaction involving large molecular(e.g.polymer of THF) in industrial point of view.To investigate catalytic activity of PAS and ACM with moderate acidic sites the polymerization of THF in the presence of acetic anhydride was carried out.The results showed PAS exhibiting good performance on polymerization of THF.Such result could be related to the large pore size and moderate acidic sites.     

Synthesis and catalytic performance of ZSM-5/MCM-41 composite molecular sieve from palygorskite

ZSM-5/MCM-41 composite molecular sieve has been hydrothermally synthesized through a two-step crystallization process using palygorskite (PAL) as silicon and aluminum source. The products were characterized by various means and their catalytic properties for acetalization of cyclohexanone and esterification of acetic acid and n-butanol were also investigated. In the first step ZSM-5 zeolite could be formed from the acid-treated PAL after hydrothermal treatment using tetrapropylammonium bromide as template. XRD patterns, N₂ adsorption and desorption data, and TEM images show that the composite obtained in the secondary step had a well-ordered mesoporous MCM-41 phase and a microporous ZSM-5 zeolite phase. Compared with ZSM-5, ZSM-5/MCM-41 composite possessed more total acid amount, weak acid sites and large pore structure due to the formation of MCM-41 and exhibited higher catalytic activity for the acetalization and esterification reaction.     

Availability and interconnectivity of pores in mesostructured ZSM-5 zeolites by the adsorption and diffusion of mesitylene

Probing the mesopore architecture in mesoporous zeolites is of importance for large scale applications of the materials. In this work, the adsorption and diffusion of mesitylene with larger molecule size in mesoporous ZSM-5 zeolites were carried out, in order to acquaint the availability and interconnectivity of mesopores in zeolite crystals. The comparisons of the shape of adsorption isotherms and the mesopore volume calculated from mesitylene and N₂ adsorption in mesoporous ZSM-5 zeolites with different mesoporosities can be used to discriminate two cases of mesopores: accessible mesopores connected to external surface of the zeolite crystals and non-accessible meso-voids that are occluded in the microporous matrix. Furthermore, the effective diffusivity and activation energy of mesitylene in mesoporous ZSM-5 extracted from ZLC desorption curves as a function of mesopore volume calculated from mesitylene adsorption reveal the enhancement of mesopore interconnectivity to molecule diffusion in zeolite crystals.     

环已胺在沸石分子筛上的吸脱附行为研究

本文以程序升温脱附(TPD)为主要实验手段,对环己胺在5种不同沸石分子筛上的吸脱附行为进行了研究。结果表明,沸石分子筛对环己胺有着较强的吸附作用,不同的沸石分子筛对环己胺的吸附能力受其结构和表面酸性特征的影响而异。有效吸附部位为与沸石分子筛表面酸性有关的弱化学吸附位;环己胺从不同沸石分子筛表面脱附的动力学与晶内扩散有关,其表观脱附活化能分别为:63.6kJ/mol(5A),68.6kJ/mol(13X),20.1kJ/mol(菱沸石),46.9kJ/mol(NaY)和47.3KJ/mol(ZSM-5)。     

Removal and recovery of nitriles from gaseous streams: An IR study of acetonitrile adsorption on and desorption from inorganic solids

The adsorption and the desorption of acetonitrile over several different inorganic solids (such as silicas, aluminas, modified aluminas, silica-aluminas, metal oxides, protonic zeolites, alkali-metal zeolites, and clays) have been investigated by IR spectroscopy. Different kinds of interactions (weak to strong hydrogen-bonding, coordination on Lewis acid sites, different kinds of surface chemical reactions) have been observed. The temperature needed for acetonitrile desorption from these solids has also been determined. Silicas and alkali metal zeolites have been found to allow molecular adsorption without reactivity and to allow desorption in mild conditions.     

Influence of the pore structure of MCM-41 and SBA-15 silica fibers on atomic layer chemical vapor deposition of cobalt carbonyl

Mesoporous high surface area MCM-41 and SBA-15 type silica materials with fibrous morphology were synthesized and used as support materials for the ALCVD (atomic layer chemical vapor deposition) preparation of Co/MCM-41 and Co/SBA-15 catalysts. Co/MCM-41 and Co/SBA-15 catalysts were prepared by deposition of Co2(CO)8 from the gas phase onto the surfaces of preheated support materials in a fluidized bed reactor. For both silica materials, two different kinds of preparation methods, direct deposition and a pulse deposition method, were used. Pure silica supports as well as supported cobalt catalysts were characterized by various spectroscopic (IR) and analytical (X-ray diffraction, Brunauer-Emmett-Teller, elemental analysis) methods. MCM-41 and SBA-15 fibers showed considerable ability to adsorb Co2(CO)8 from the gas phase. For MCM-41 and SBA-15 silicas, cobalt loadings of 13.7 and 12.1 wt % were obtained using the direct deposition method. The cobalt loadings increased to 23.0 and 20.7 wt % for MCM-41 and SBA-15 silicas, respectively, when the pulse deposition method was used. The reduction behavior of silica-supported cobalt catalysts was found to depend on the catalyst preparation method and on the mesoporous structure of the support material. Almost identical reduction properties of SBA-15-supported catalysts prepared by different deposition methods are explained by the structural properties of the mesoporous support and, in particular, by the chemical structure of the inner surfaces and walls of the mesopores. Pulse O2/H2 chemisorption experiments showed catalytically promising redox properties and surface stability of the prepared MCM-41- and SBA-15-supported cobalt catalysts.     

Enthalpy–entropy compensation for n-hexane adsorption on HZSM-5 containing transition metal ions

In this work, the values of entropy changes related to n-hexane adsorption onto ion-exchanged ZSM-5 zeolites were calculated from differential heats, obtained from microcalorimetric experiments. The existence of enthalpy–entropy compensation effect, evidenced by the linearity of −ΔH vs. −ΔS plots and characteristic for all investigated ZSM-5 zeolites, was found. In the case of ZSM-5 structure, modifying the zeolite structure by ion-exchange gives rise to changes in the heats of adsorption and adsorption entropy in the same manner. The factors that can influence the appearance of entropy–enthalpy compensation were discussed. It was found that compensation effect is governed by ion-induced dipole interaction between highly polarising cationic centres in zeolite and nonopolar n-hexane molecules, and hence, depends on the size, charge and electron configuration of the cation. It was found also that the compensation temperature is in correlation with the number of zeolites’ strong acid centres. Contrary to the adsorption of n-hexane on ZSM-5 zeolites, compensation effect was not found for the adsorption of the same gas on faujasite-type zeolites.