由沸石纳米粒子自组装制备具有高催化活性中心和水热稳定的新型介孔分子筛材料

 人们合成了一系列介孔分子筛材料，并发现它们在催化、吸附与分离以及化学组装制备先进材料和分子器件等方面具有很大的潜在应用价值．但是，介孔分子筛材料相对于微孔沸石分子筛存在着两个致命弱点：较低的水热稳定性和较不活泼的催化活性中心．这两个弱点大大地影响了介孔分子筛在催化反应中的广泛应用．本文系统地综述了最近几年利用沸石纳米粒子自组装制备具有高催化活性中心和水热稳定的介孔分子筛材料的研究进展．这包括利用硅铝沸石纳米粒子自组装制备具有强酸性和水热稳定的新型介孔硅铝分子筛材料，利用钛硅沸石纳米粒子自组装制备具有高催化氧化活性中心和水热稳定的新型钛硅介孔分子筛材料，以及利用含有不同杂原子的沸石纳米粒子自组装制备一系列水热稳定的新型介孔分子筛催化材料．     

具有强酸性位的高水热稳定介孔分子筛的合成

在强酸性介质中,以预先制备的β沸石纳米簇作为前驱体,通过S＋X－I＋路线及氨水热后处理步骤合成具有强酸性位的高水热稳定性介孔分子筛.XRD、氮气吸附、HRTEM和SEM分析表明所得样品具有普通MCM-41的典型介孔结构和表观形貌.较短的组装周期和室温的组装条件减弱了脱铝效应,27Al MAS NMR表明铝元素主要以四配位状态存在于介孔分子筛骨架中.采用NH3-TPD和水热老化方法分别考察了其固体酸性和水热稳定性,结果表明此介孔分子筛相对于普通MCM-41分子筛具有较强酸性位和较高的水热稳定性.沸石纳米簇的引入提高了分子筛骨架的聚合度和孔壁的厚度,是水热稳定性提高的主要原因.     

One-step synthesis of hydrothermally stable mesoporous aluminosilicates with strong acidity

Using tetraethylorthosilicate (TEOS), polymethylhydrosiloxane (PMHS) and aluminium isopropoxide (AIP) as the reactants, through a one-step nonsurfactant route based on PMHS-TEOS-AIP co-polycondensation, hydrothermally stable mesoporous aluminosilicates with different Si/Al molar ratios were successfully prepared. All samples exclusively showed narrow pore size distribution centered at 3.6 nm. To assess the hydrothermal stability, samples were subjected to 100 °C distilled water for 300 h. The boiled mesoporous aluminosilicates have nearly the same N₂ adsorption-desorption isotherms and the same pore size distributions as those newly synthesized ones, indicating excellent hydrothermal stability. The ²⁹Si MAS NMR spectra confirmed that PMHS and TEOS have jointly condensed and CH₃ groups have been introduced into the materials. The ²⁷Al MAS NMR spectra indicated that Al atoms have been incorporated in the mesopore frameworks. The NH₃ temperature-programmed desorption showed strong acidity. Due to the existence of large amount of CH₃ groups, the mesoporous aluminosilicates obtained good hydrophobicity. Owing to the relatively large pore and the strong acidity provided by the uniform four-coordinated Al atoms, the excellent catalytic performance for 1,3,5-triisopropylbenzene cracking was acquired easily. The materials may be a profitable complement for the synthesis of solid acid catalysts.     

Mesoporous Solid Acid Catalysts

Solid acids have been employed as one of the most important catalysts for chemical processes. However, relatively low surface area and small micropores of conventional solid acids have strongly limited their practical applications. This article systemically reviews the synthesis and catalysis performance of mesoporous solid acids including (1) mesoporous aluminosilicates, (2) mesoporous zeolites, (3) mesoporous sulfated zirconia, (4) mesoporous hybrid inorganic–organic materials, and (5) mesoporous resins.     

介孔分子筛的酸性和水热稳定性

介孔分子筛材料在催化、吸附与分离以及化学组装制备先进材料和分子器件等方面具有潜在的应用价值.但是,由于介孔分子筛材料较低的水热稳定性和较弱的酸性,极大地影响了其在催化研究中的广泛应用.本文系统地综述了最近几年在提高介孔分子筛酸性和水热稳定性的研究工作.其中包括:(1)将超酸组份负载于介孔分子筛的孔道中以达到提高介孔分子筛材料的酸强度的目的;(2)通过在合成介孔分子筛的过程中加入无机盐和有机胺等助剂或采用合适的后处理方法以提高介孔分子筛的水热稳定性;(3)通过新型模板剂来合成具有较高水热稳定性的介孔分子筛材料;(4)利用具有沸石分子筛基本结构单元的沸石分子筛导向剂与表面活性剂自组装来合成具有强酸中心和高温水热稳定的介孔分子筛材料.     

Ultrastable Mesoporous Aluminosilicates by Grafting Routes

A combination of postsynthesis grafting and hydrothermal treatment offers an excellent route for the synthesis of ultrastable mesoporous aluminosilicates with enhanced acidity and catalytic activity. The stability observed (>150 h in boiling water; 4 h at 1000 °C) is, for mesoporous silicates, remarkable. Unusually the hydrothermal treatment is beneficial with respect to the use of the stable aluminosilicates as solid acid catalysts.     

介孔分子筛MCM-41的水热稳定性

介孔分子筛MCM-41在催化、吸附分离以及化学组装制备先进材料等方面具有潜在的巨大应用价值,但MCM-41的低水热稳定性使其在催化研究领域中的应用受到了极大的限制。因此,提高介孔分子筛的水热稳定性具有十分重要的科研和实际应用意义。笔者对介孔分子筛MCM-41低水热稳定性的原因作了简要分析,并系统地介绍了近几年来在提高介孔分子筛水热稳定性方面的研究工作。     

介孔分子筛研究新进展

介孔分子筛材料作为催化剂或催化剂载体为有机大分子参与反应提供了有利的空间构型和择形活性中心,在石油加工工业中具有潜在的应用优势。但由于介孔分子筛材料的水热稳定性比较低,且酸性较弱,极大地影响了其在催化领域中的广泛应用。本文综述了近年硅基介孔分子筛的改性研究进展,重点讨论了在提高介孔分子筛酸性和水热稳定性方面的研究工作。     

Strong Acidic and High Temperature Hydrothermally Stable Mesoporous Aluminosilicates with Well-ordered Hexagonal Structure

Mesoporous molecular sieves such as hexagonally ordered MCM-41 have been attracted many researchers' attention since they are potentially used as versatile catalysts and catalyst supports for conversion of large molecules. However, as compared with those of zeolites, the acidity and hydrothermal stability of these mesostructured materials are relatively low, which strongly influence their practical applications in industrial catalytic reactions of petroleum. Despite several successful examples of preparation on the stabilization of aluminosilicate mesostructures at low temperature (in boiling water,100℃) including syntheses of materials with thick pore walls by triblock copolymers, removal of silanol groups by silylation, addition of salts effects,and post-treatments, their acidity and hydrothermal stability at high temperature (800℃) are still lower than those of microporous aluminosilicate zeolites.     

Catalytic benzene alkylation over mesoporous zeolite single crystals: improving activity and selectivity with a new family of porous materials

Mesoporous zeolite single-crystal catalysts are shown to be both more active and more selective than conventional zeolite catalysts in the alkylation of benzene with ethene. The superior catalytic properties are ascribed to improved mass transport in the mesoporous zeolite crystals. Thus, mesoporous zeolite single-crystal catalysts combine the high acidity, shape-selectivity, and hydrothermal stability of zeolites with the efficient mass transport that is typically achieved in mesoporous materials.     

ZSM-5 zeolite single crystals with b-axis-aligned mesoporous channels as an efficient catalyst for conversion of bulky organic molecules

The relatively small and sole micropores in zeolite catalysts strongly influence the mass transfer and catalytic conversion of bulky molecules. We report here aluminosilicate zeolite ZSM-5 single crystals with b-axis-aligned mesopores, synthesized using a designed cationicamphiphilic copolymer as a mesoscale template. This sample exhibits excellent hydrothermal stability. The orientation of the mesopores was confirmed by scanning and transmission electron microscopy. More importantly, the b-axis-aligned mesoporous ZSM-5 shows much higher catalytic activities for bulky substrate conversion than conventional ZSM-5 and ZSM-5 with randomly oriented mesopores. The combination of good hydrothermal stability with high activities is important for design of novel zeolite catalysts. The b-axis-aligned mesoporous ZSM-5 reported here shows great potential for industrial applications.     

Synthesis, characterization, and catalytic properties of stable mesoporous molecular sieve MCM-41 prepared from zeolite mordenite

Mesoporous molecular sieves (denoted as M-MCM-41) with ordered hexagonal structure have been successfully synthesized from the assembly of precursors from preformed zeolite Mordenite with CTAB surfactant micelle in alkaline media. The samples were characterized by XRD, N₂ adsorption, IR and DTG. The materials exhibit highly hydrothermal stability, as compared with conventional MCM-41. Characterization results indicate that the mesoporous walls of M-MCM-41 contain the secondary building units similar to those in microporous crystal of zeolite Mordenite. In catalytic dealkylation of C10⁺ aromatic hydrocarbon, M-MCM-41 shows higher activities in comparison with Mordenite and MCM-41, which would be ascribed to the combination of advantages of both MCM-41 (large pores) and Mordenite (strong acidity). Furthermore, this synthesis strategy could be used as a new general method for the preparation of hydrothermally stable mesoporous aluminosilicate materials under alkaline conditions.     

烯烃裂解中分子筛催化剂的稳定性研究进展

低碳烯烃催化裂解增产丙烯是一项新技术,高水热稳定催化剂的研究和开发是关键技术之一,硅酸铝分子筛催化剂因具有相对较好的稳定性而得到了广泛研究. 本文总结了HY, HZSM-5和 MCM-22等微孔、介孔以及具有微-介孔复合结构的新型分子筛在烯烃催化裂解反应中的稳定性,特别是水热稳定性方面的研究进展,归纳了提高酸性分子筛催化剂水热稳定性的方法,比较了不同方法制得分子筛的催化裂解性能,对高稳定性催化剂在实际应用中的问题和前景进行了探讨,为研发新一代低碳烯烃裂解催化剂提供参考.     

Synthesis of Superacid‐Functionalized Mesoporous Nanocages with Tunable Pore Diameters and Their Application in the Synthesis of Coumarins

Here we demonstrate for the first time the preparation of a triflic acid (TFA)‐functionalized mesoporous nanocage with tunable pore diameters by the wet impregnation method. The obtained materials have been unambiguously characterized by XRD, N₂ adsorption, FTIR spectroscopy, and NH₃ temperature‐programmed desorption (TPD). From the characterization results, it has been found that the TFA molecules are firmly anchored on the surface of the mesoporous supports without affecting their acidity. We also demonstrate the effect of the pore and cage diameter of the KIT‐5 supports on the loading of TFA molecules inside the pore channels. It has been found that the total acidity of the materials increases with an increase in the TFA loading on the support, whereas the acidity of the materials decreases with an increase in the pore diameter of the support. The acidity of the TFA‐functionalized mesoporous nanocages is much higher than that of the zeolites and metal‐substituted mesoporous acidic catalysts. The TFA‐functionalized materials have also been employed as the catalysts for the synthesis of 7‐hydroxy‐4‐methylcoumarin by means of the Pechmann reaction under solvent‐free conditions. It has been found that the catalytic activity of the TFA‐functionalized KIT‐5 is much higher than that of zeolites and metal‐substituted mesoporous catalytic materials in the synthesis of coumarin derivatives. The stability of the catalyst is extremely good and can be reused several times without much loss of activity in the above reaction.     

中孔分子筛MCM-41的合成与表征

以白炭黑和正硅酸乙酯为硅源,十二、十六烷基三甲基铵为模板剂,用水热法和室温直接法合成出中孔分子筛MCM-41,考察了对合成的影响因素,用红外光谱、吸附、孔分布、热分析等手段对这两种产物进行了表征。结果表明:这种分子筛可以在很宽的配比范围内获得,但较高水硅比更有利于合成;在水硅比较低的体系中得到了一种类MCM-41中孔相(亦应属于MCM-41),其XRD衍射峰较宽,2θ角度偏低,具有类似于无定形硅铝酸盐的骨架结构。     

硬模板法高温水热合成微孔-介孔二氧化硅及掺铝介孔二氧化硅

摘要 采用高温水热合成的方法有利于得到具备高水热稳定性的介孔二氧化硅.本研究中,我们利用α-亚麻酸在加热条件下通过胶束内聚合转化为能够耐受高温水热环境的介观模板,利用此硬模板在高温水热条件下直接合成了微孔-介孔二氧化硅及掺铝介孔二氧化硅.采用了不同的表征手段如X射线衍射（XRD）,氮气吸附,透射电镜等手段对材料进行了表征. 实验结果表明,制得的材料在沸水中处理5天后,仍能保持670m2 g-1的比表面积.透射电镜结果和NLDFT孔径分析结果显示,材料同时具备介孔和微孔结构.29Si MAS NMR谱图显示,完全缩聚的Q4型硅为材料中主要的硅组分,这解释了材料的高水热稳定性.     

Mesoporous aluminosilicates with ordered hexagonal structure, strong acidity, and extraordinary hydrothermal stability at high temperatures.

Highly ordered hexagonal mesoporous aluminosilicates (MAS-5) with uniform pore sizes have been successfully synthesized from assembly of preformed aluminosilcate precursors with cetyltrimethylammonium bromide (CTAB) surfactant. The aluminosilicate precursors were obtained by heating, at 100--140 degrees C for 2--10 h, aluminasilica gels at the Al(2)O(3)/SiO(2)/TEAOH/H(2)O molar ratios of 1.0/7.0--350/10.0--33.0/500--2000. Mesoporous MAS-5 shows extraordinary stability both in boiling water (over 300 h) and in steam (800 degrees C for 2 h). Temperature-programmed desorption of ammonia shows that the acidic strength of MAS-5 is much higher than that of MCM-41 and is comparable to that of microporous Beta zeolite. In catalytic cracking of 1,3,5-triisopropylbenzene and alkylation of isobutane with butene, MAS-5 exhibits greater catalytic activity and selectivity, as compared with MCM-41 and HZSM-5. The MAS-5 samples were characterized with infrared, UV--Raman, and NMR spectroscopy and numerous other techniques. The results suggest that MAS-5 consists of both mesopores and micropores and that the pore walls of MAS-5 contain primary and secondary structural building units, similar to those of microporous zeolites. Such unique structural features might be responsible for the observed strong acidity and high thermal stability of the mesoporous aluminosilicates with well-ordered hexagonal symmetry.     

Identifying Sn Site Heterogeneities Prevalent Among Sn‐Beta Zeolites

In recent years, various protocols on preparing Lewis acidic Sn‐β zeolite hydrothermally and postsynthetically have been reported. However, very little is known about the effects of different synthesis protocols on the Sn(IV) speciation in the final material. Even the effects of individual synthesis parameters within a certain preparation method have not been studied systematically. Here, we demonstrate that hydrothermally synthesized Sn‐β zeolites prepared via very similar recipes show significantly different ¹¹⁹Sn‐NMR spectra, suggesting different Sn site speciation. Among postsynthetically prepared Sn‐β zeolites, less variation in the resulting ¹¹⁹Sn‐NMR spectra have been observed, indicating a more reproducible synthesis procedure compared to hydrothermal synthesis in fluoride media. This work highlights the importance of ¹¹⁹Sn‐NMR measurements to elucidate the precise local geometry of the Sn heteroatoms in Sn‐β, and the need to quantify the number of reactive Sn sites on each sample that participate in a given catalytic reaction, in order to accurately compare materials prepared by different routes.     

High-temperature synthesis of highly hydrothermal stable mesoporous silica and Fe-SiO2 using ionic liquid as a template

Mesoporous silicas and Fe-SiO₂ with worm-like structures have been synthesized using a room temperature ionic liquid, 1-hexadecane-3-methylimidazolium bromide, as a template at a high aging temperature (150-190 °C) with the assistance of NaF. The hydrothermal stability of mesoporous silica was effectively improved by increasing the aging temperature and adding NaF to the synthesis gel. High hydrothermally stable mesoporous silica was obtained after being aged at 190 °C in the presence of NaF, which endured the hydrothermal treatment in boiling water at least for 10 d or steam treatment at 600 °C for 6 h. The ultra hydrothermal stability could be attributed to its high degree of polymerization of silicate. Furthermore, highly hydrothermal stable mesoporous Fe-SiO₂ has been synthesized, which still remained its mesostructure after being hydrothermally treated at 100 °C for 12 d or steam-treated at 600 °C for 6 h.     

Spectroscopic signatures of nitrogen-substituted zeolites

Nanoporous acid catalysts such as zeolites form the backbone of catalytic technologies for refining petroleum. With the promise of a biomass economy, new catalyst systems will have to be discovered, making shape-selective base catalysts especially important because of the high oxygen content in biomass-derived feedstocks. Strongly basic zeolites are attractive candidates, but such materials are notoriously difficult to make due to the strong inherent acidity of aluminosilicates. Several research groups have endeavored to produce strongly basic zeolites by treating zeolites with amines, but to date there is no compelling evidence that nitrogen is incorporated into zeolite frameworks. In this communication, we detail synthesis, NMR spectroscopy, and quantum mechanical calculations showing that nitrogen adds onto both surface and interior sites while preserving the framework structure of zeolites. This finding is crucial for the rational design of new biomass-refinement catalysts, allowing 50 years of zeolite science to be brought to bear on the catalytic synthesis of biofuels.