Controlled growth for synthesizing a compact mordenite membrane

Controlling the growth of zeolite crystals on a porous alumina support is essential for preparing a compact zeolite membarne. First, mordenite seed crystals applied on a nonporous -alumina disk were grown and morphological change of mordenite crystals were observed in the course of growth. Then, mordenite membranes were synthesized on a porous -alumina tube under the same conditions employed in the study using the alumina disks. We found that seed crystal growth was widely controllable by changing water content in reaction solution, which resulted in better control of the morphology of mordenite crystals for synthesizing a thin compact mordenite membrane. Separation properties for mordenite membranes were studied in water–hydrogen binary system at 473 K with 10 kPa of water partial pressure, where no capillary condensation was expected in non-zeolitic pores. Separation factor for a mordenite membrane with a few defects was poor; however, a defect-free mordenite membrane prepared under a suitable condition highly separated steam from hydrogen.     

沸石分子筛材料在消除挥发性有机化合物反应中的吸附与催化性能

作为空气污染物的主要成分之一,挥发性有机化合物(VOCs)会极大地破坏生态环境并损害人体健康。在众多消除 VOCs的方法中,吸附法由于操作简单、成本低廉的优势而在工业上得以广泛应用。催化燃烧法则因去除效率高,适用范围广且无二次污染等优点被认为是 VOCs消除最有效的手段之一。
　　目前,活性炭是最常用的 VOCs吸附剂,但存在再生困难、抗湿性差、易燃等诸多问题。与活性炭等常规吸附剂相比,沸石分子筛作为 VOCs吸附剂其主要优势在于：(1)沸石分子筛的疏水性可调,通过调控分子筛骨架的硅铝比可以调节分子筛的亲疏水性,高硅铝比的沸石分子筛有着优异的疏水性能,从而可以有效降低在一定湿度条件下水对 VOCs分子的竞争吸附;(2)均一的孔径分布可以有效地进行分子识别,从而使吸附剂对VOCs的选择性吸附性大大提高;(3)沸石分子筛一般由硅铝构成,本身不可燃且水热稳定性好,因此能够与微波加热等其他手段相结合以降低吸附剂重生能耗,提高操作安全性;(4)沸石分子筛比表面积大,吸附容量高,是作为蜂窝转轮吸附技术中吸附剂的理想材料,而该技术是目前工业大规模消除VOCs的研究热点。因此,沸石分子筛由于其独特的性质,被视为一种简单高效、选择性好的VOCs吸附剂。现阶段,催化燃烧VOCs所使用的催化剂常用金属氧化物作为载体,但是金属氧化物比表面积相对较小且孔道结构不均一,因此严重影响了催化剂对VOCs的催化燃烧效率,限制了催化燃烧活性的提高。而与金属氧化物载体相比,沸石分子筛材料具有均一的孔道结构以及相对较大的比表面积等优点,而将具有较好吸附选择性和吸附容量的沸石分子筛作为载体,负载活性组分后可以实现催化剂催化燃烧性能的显著提高,从而成为VOCs催化燃烧的理想催化剂。
　　本文综述了目前沸石分子筛材料作为吸附剂和催化剂载体的负载型催化剂消除各类VOCs的研究进展。对于沸石分子筛作为VOCs吸附剂,我们小结了影响其吸附容量和吸附选择性的因素,发现分子筛的孔道大小和阳离子类型与VOCs的吸附情况密切相关。在此基础上,进一步简单介绍了分子筛蜂窝吸附转轮技术的研究现状。对于沸石分子筛作为催化剂载体,我们总结了其用于各类VOCs催化燃烧的研究情况,如烷烃类、芳烃类和醛类等。探究了催化性能的影响因素及相应的催化机理,发现分子筛的孔道结构、阳离子类型、硅铝比等都会显著影响沸石分子筛负载型催化剂的催化活性。最后,探讨了沸石分子筛应用于VOCs消除目前所存在的问题,同时展望了该领域未来的研究和发展方向。     

金属含量对Ni-Pd/H-Y上正癸烷加氢异构化反应活性和产物选择性的影响

在Y分子筛上浸渍0.1 wt% Pd和0.1–0.5 wt% Ni,用X射线衍射表征了该催化剂的结晶度,用透射电镜测得平均金属粒径.催化剂中Pd和Ni的化学态用X射线光电子能谱测定,其酸性则用氨-程序升温脱附进行了表征,发现一些酸位被Ni2+离子交换.采用程序升温还原表征了HY分子筛负载的Pd, Ni和Pd-Ni催化剂的还原性能.正癸烷加氢异构化反应在200–450 oC和1 atm条件下进行.结果发现,当0.1 wt% Pd/HY中Ni添加量增至0.3 wt%时,正癸烷转化率和异构化选择性增加.单支链和双支链异构体选择性的增加表明该反应遵循质子化环丙烷中间体机理. Ni添加量超过阈值导致活性和异构化选择性急剧下降.综上可见,双金属催化剂更有利于选择性生成双支链异构体,其辛烷值更高.     

Grand canonical Monte Carlo simulation of isotherm for hydrogen adsorption on nanoporous siliceous zeolites at room temperature

Zeolites belong to a most prominent class of nanoporous materials which have been considered as potential sorbents for hydrogen storage. The adsorption of hydrogen molecules on purely siliceous zeolites such as ACO, MEP, ASV, ANA, RWY, and RHO, which encompass a range of different pore structures and their chemical compositions has been simulated employing Grand Canonical Monte Carlo (GCMC) procedure for a temperature range of 250-325 K, and a pressure range of 0-10 kbar. The effects of pore structure of zeolites, temperature and pressure on the hydrogen adsorption has been examined. The results clearly show that the number of adsorbed hydrogen molecules at high pressure, only depends on pore diameter, and the temperature effect on the adsorption decreases with decrease in the number of adsorbed of hydrogen molecules.     

Enhancement of catalytic activity by increasing surface area in heterogeneous catalysis

The use of nanoclusters in systems with confined void spaces such as inside mesoporous or microporous solids appears to be an efficient way of preventing aggregation of nanoclusters in their catalytic application. Zeolite-Y is considered as a suitable host providing highly ordered supercages with a diameter of 1.3 nm. Intrazeolite metal(0) nanoclusters were prepared at room temperature by ion-exchange of metal cations with the extra framework Na⁺ ions in Zeolite-Y, followed by the reduction of the metal cations in the cavities of Zeolite-Y with sodium borohydride in aqueous solution, whereby the Zeolite-Y is reloaded with Na⁺ ions. Hence, host framework remains intact as shown by using a multi-prong approach. Intrazeolite transition-metal(0) nanoclusters were isolated by suction filtration and drying in vacuum at room temperature and characterized by a combination of analytical methods. Intrazeolite metal(0) nanoclusters were tested as catalyst in the hydrolysis of sodium borohydride and ammonia-borane, both of which have been considered as a promising hydrogen storage materials. High catalytic activity and the outstandingly long lifetime of intrazeolite transition-metal(0) nanoclusters catalyst in the hydrogen generation from the hydrolysis of both sodium borohydride and ammonia-borane is demonstrated. The results are attributed to the small size of the nanoclusters within the zeolite cages as well as prevention of agglomeration of the nanoclusters.     

Preparation of stable MCM-48 tubular membranes

Stable mesoporous membranes with a cubic structure, based on the MCM-48 material, were successfully prepared on alumina supports by hydrothermal synthesis, starting from sols having both CTABr and TPAOH structure directing agents. The inclusion of a zeolite (MFI-type) precursor during membrane synthesis led to partial zeolite incorporation into the porous structure, giving rise to a hydrothermally stable membrane. The mean pore diameter of the membrane was 2.5 nm, and permeation experiments confirmed that transport across the membrane was governed by Knudsen diffusion and that there were no pinholes.     

固定床催化条件下对二甲苯与γ-丁内酯反应的研究

着重研究了固定床催化条件下对二甲苯与γ-丁内酯连续流动反应的催化活性和选择性.在对几类不同固体酸催化剂考评的基础上,选择H-Beta分子筛为催化剂并考察了反应温度、氮气流量、液体进样量、催化剂的焙烧温度等因素对反应的影响以及催化剂的再生稳定性和导致催化剂失活的主要因素.实验结果表明,H-Beta分子筛对此反应有较高的催化活性和选择性,与γ-丁内酯有关的副反应可能是导致催化剂失活的主要因素,但是失活后的催化剂可直接在固定床中通入空气灼烧反复活化再生,避免了以往液体酸催化中催化剂的一次性使用问题,为该反应今后的工业化应用提供了有用的信息.     

以季磷化合物为模板剂合成超大孔分子筛ITQ-33

以四丁基氢氧化磷为模板剂, 在中温水热条件下, 利用浓溶胶法合成了具有一维18元环孔道的含铝硅锗酸盐分子筛ITQ-33. 系统研究了ITQ-33的合成条件, 并利用原位变温X射线衍射(XRD), 扫描电子显微镜(SEM), 固体核磁共振波谱(NMR), 电感耦合等离子体发射光谱(ICP), 氮气吸附-脱附程序升温脱附(TPD), 热重(TG)及元素分析等手段对其结构、 稳定性及催化性能进行了表征. 结果表明, 以季磷化合物为模板剂可以合成含铝的ITQ-33纯相, 产物具有较高的热稳定性, 其骨架结构可以稳定至400℃以上, 煅烧后的ITQ-33具有Lewis酸位点, 在酸催化方面有潜在的应用价值.     

在不锈钢网上快速制备连续致密 Silicalite-1分子筛膜

开发了一种在不锈钢网基底上快速制备连续致密Silicalite-1(Si-MFI)分子筛膜的新方法. 该制膜过程包括用含有聚氧乙烯(PEO)高分子的氧化硅溶液对不锈钢网基底进行预处理和在预处理后的基底上用二次生长法制备分子筛膜2个步骤. 通过该方法可在12 h内制备连续致密的不锈钢网支撑的Si-MFI分子筛膜. SEM分析结果表明, 所制备的Si-MFI分子筛膜连续且致密, 而XRD分析结果表明, 膜中的Si-MFI微晶具有高结晶度. 用膜渗透分离装置及气相色谱仪测试了Si-MFI膜的渗透性能及对CO₂和N₂的分离性能, 结果显示, 该Si-MFI膜具有很好的渗透性能, 并对CO₂和N₂具有很好的分离性能.     

Preparation of Porous Protein-Based Hydogel for Highly Sensitive Protein Chips

Summary: Protein chips are important tools for high-throughput analysis of biological events. We have developed a novel method to prepare a protein-based hydrogel, that is, a “Three-Dimensional Nano-structured Protein Hydrogel” (3-D NPH), which is composed of protein and polymer nano-particles. The 3-D NPH could be easily prepared by dispensing a protein and polymer mixture on a substrate. Surprisingly, gold particles conjugated with protein A diffused into the 3-D NPH which was made of mouse IgG through the pores. We have shown that the protein chips made with our 3-D NPH method has tremendously improved sensitivity in detecting protein-protein interactions compared with that of direct protein immobilization methods.