Characterization and acidic properties of Al-SBA-15 materials prepared by post-synthesis alumination of a low-cost ordered mesoporous silica

A series of Al-containing SBA-15 type materials with different Si/Al ratio, were prepared by post-synthesis modification of a pure highly ordered mesoporous silica SBA-15 obtained by using sodium silicate as silica source, and amphiphilic block copolymer as structure-directing agent. A high level of aluminum incorporation was achieved, reaching an Si/Al ratio of up to 5.5, without any significant loss in the textural properties of SBA-15. These materials were fully characterized by powder X-ray diffraction (XRD), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), ²⁷Al NMR spectroscopy, and N₂ adsorption at 77 K. The acid properties of these materials have been evaluated by NH₃-TPD, adsorption of pyridine and deuterated acetonitrile coupled to FTIR spectroscopy. The effective acidity of these materials was evaluated using two catalytic reactions: 2-propanol dehydrogenation and 1-butene isomerization. The adsorption of basic probe molecules and the catalytic behavior revealed an evolution of the acid properties with the Al content. These studies have shown that the Al-SBA-15 materials contain Brønsted and Lewis acid sites with medium acidity which makes them appropriate to be used as acid catalysts in heterogeneous catalysis, catalytic supports, and adsorbents.     

Calorimetric determination of the acidic character of amorphous and crystalline aluminosilicates

Aluminosilicates can present different structures such as crystalline true zeolite molecular sieves or amorphous silica–aluminas. With a large surface area available, both can be involved as catalysts, adsorbents or catalyst supports, and the determination of their surface acidic properties is an important parameter in the study of such materials.

The number, strength and strength distribution of the acidic sites were determined using microcalorimetry linked to a volumetric line. Ammonia was used as a basic probe molecule. The adsorption temperatures ranged from 353 K up to 473 K. The samples consisted of two amorphous silica–aluminas (Si/Al ≈ 6.5) and three microporous zeolites H-β, H-ZSM-5 and H-MCM-22 with similar Si/Al ratios (Si/Al ≈ 13).

The differential heats of ammonia adsorption versus coverage and the corresponding isotherms are given. The H-ZSM-5, H-MCM-22, H-β samples display a plateau of constant adsorption heats near 150 kJ mol⁻¹, while the silica–alumina samples present continuously decreasing heats from 150 kJ mol⁻¹ at zero coverage to 40 kJ mol⁻¹ at high coverage, due to their surface heterogeneity. For amorphous silica–aluminas, the number of acid sites is dependent of the aluminum distribution at the surface.

The differences observed in the adsorption behavior of ammonia over the three zeolites arise from differences in their morphology, i.e. the total free volumes, pore geometries and electric field gradients at the adsorption sites. The adsorption isosteres have also been calculated from the adsorption isotherms, and the isosteric heats of adsorption have been compared with the heats measured by calorimetry.     

具有强酸位的六方和立方介孔硅铝分子筛合成及催化活性比较

六方 MCM- 41和立方 MCM- 48介孔分子筛是长程有序的介孔材料 ,由于其孔壁是无定形结构 ,具有较弱的酸性 ,限制了其应用范围 .若能提高它们的酸强度则可提高其在石油炼制和精细化工中的应用价值 .现已采用多种改进方法来提高其酸强度 [1～ 6 ] ,但所合成的介孔材料均为六方结构 ,而具有立方结构的材料未见文献报道 .本文采用两步晶化合成法 ,用低浓度的表面活性剂合成出具有强酸位的立方介孔分子筛 ( MB48) ,还通过调节溶液的酸碱性合成出六方介孔分子筛 ( MB41 ) ,对样品的结构、酸性和催化性能进行了表征和比较 .1　实验部分1 .1　 β…     

Regulation of the Si/Al ratios and Al distributions of zeolites and their impact on properties

Zeolites are typically a class of crystalline microporous aluminosilicates that are constructed by SiO₄ and AlO₄ tetrahedra. Because of their unique porous structures, strong Brönsted acidity, molecular-level shape selectivity, exchangeable cations, and high thermal/hydrothermal stability, zeolites are widely used as catalysts, adsorbents, and ion-exchangers in industry. The activity, selectivity, and stability/durability of zeolites in applications are closely related to their Si/Al ratios and Al distributions in the framework. In this review, we discussed the basic principles and the state-of-the-art methodologies for regulating the Si/Al ratios and Al distributions of zeolites, including seed-assisted recipe modification, interzeolite transformation, fluoride media, and usage of organic structure-directing agents (OSDAs), etc. The conventional and newly developed characterization methods for determining the Si/Al ratios and Al distributions were summarized, which include X-ray fluorescence spectroscopy (XRF), solid state ²⁹Si/²⁷Al magic-angle-spinning nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy (²⁹Si/²⁷Al MAS NMR), Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR), etc. The impact of Si/Al ratios and Al distributions on the catalysis, adsorption/separation, and ion-exchange performance of zeolites were subsequently demonstrated. Finally, we presented a perspective on the precise control of the Si/Al ratios and Al distributions of zeolites and the corresponding challenges.

This review highlights the basic principles and the state-of-the-art methodologies for regulating the Si/Al ratios and Al distributions as well as their impact on performances. A perspective on their precise control is presented.     

一种新型介孔磷酸硅铝(SAPO)分子筛的合成及表征

以Silicate-1晶种为硅源,水热合成了一种新型介孔磷酸硅铝(SAPO-1)分子筛,并且通过X射线粉末衍射、红外光谱、透射电镜、扫描电镜、热重分析、N2吸附/脱附和氨气程序升温脱附(NH₃-TPD)等多种手段对产物进行了表征.红外光谱表明,Silicate-1导向剂成功地引入了介孔骨架;氨气程序升温脱附(NH₃-TPD)结果表明,SAPO-1具有较强的酸性.催化结果表明,SAPO-1在大分子催化反应中有较高的活性.     

Preparation and characterization of mesoporous tetragonal sulfated zirconia

Mesoporous tetragonal sulfated zirconia with high surface area and narrow pore-size distribution was prepared using Zr(O-nPr)_4 as zirconium precursor,sulfuric acid as sulfur source and triblock copolymer poly(ethylene glycol)-poly(propylene glycol)-poly (ethylene glycol)(P123) as the template.The samples were characterized by X-ray diffraction,N_2 sorption,TEM,and NH_3-TPD. A phase transformation from monoclinic sulfated zirconia to tetragonal sulfated zirconia is observed.The product shows strong acidi...     

Textural and structural properties and surface acidity characterization of mesoporous silica-zirconia molecular sieves

Homogeneous mesoporous zirconium-containing MCM-41 type silica were prepared by supramolecular templating and their textural and structural properties were studied using powder X-ray diffraction, N₂ porosimetry, atomic force microscopy, EXAFS, XPS, and UV-VIS-NIR diffuse reflectance spectroscopy. Their acid properties were also studied by using IR spectroscopy and by the use of catalytic tests such as the decomposition of isopropanol and the isomerization of 1-butene. The materials prepared show a good degree of crystallinity with a regular ordering of the pores into a hexagonal arrangement and high thermal stability. The specific surface area of the prepared materials decreases as the zirconium content rises. Zirconium atoms are in coordination 7 to 8 and located at the surface of the pores such that a high proportion of the oxygen atoms bonded to zirconium corresponds to surface non-condensed oxygen atoms. Both facts are responsible for the acid properties of the solids that show weak Brønsted and medium strong Lewis acidity.     

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.     

沸石的骨架结构与酸强度

沸石分子筛是应用广泛的固体酸催化剂，其催化性能与沸石质子酸的强度和密度密切有关，对沸石酸性的研究是沸石催化领域内一个永恒的课题，国内外许多学者对此进行了长期工作，然而至今仍有许多问题认识不一致，关于沸石骨架结构与酸性的关系也是其中争议较多的问题之一．Sohn等N曾经根据脱铝Y沸石和ZSM－5沸石上正己烷反应结果，笼统地认为Si／Al比超过一定值以后，不同骨架结构的沸石的酸强度相同，催化活性只与酸位密度有关．Barthomeuf[2]则从沸石的结构参数出发，提出了一种较为精确的说法，即沸石的酸强度与骨架中铝的拓扑密度有…     

催化剂酸碱性对异丙醇脱水活性的影响

研究了具有不同酸碱中心的催化剂对异丙醇脱水反应活性及选择性的影响,结果表明:催化剂表面有合适的酸碱强度和H_0,max值,能引起高的脱水活性和选择性。红外吸附态证实:在接近反应状态下,催化剂表面出现了-CH₂结构吸附,这表明反应物的碱基(OH基)与催化剂表面酸中心作用的同时,酸基(反应物的β-H)与催化剂表面碱作用,催化剂上这种酸碱活性中心协同作用结果使异丙醇脱水生成丙烯的过程很可能以协同机理方式进行。     

Synthesis and physicochemical properties of Zr-MCM-41 mesoporous molecular sieves and Pt/H3PW12O40/Zr-MCM-41 catalysts

For the first time, modifications of the surface and framework of Si-MCM-41 by depositing a heteropolyacid on the surface and by introducing foreign Zr⁴⁺ ions into the framework are investigated. The Zr-modified Si-MCM-41 mesoporous materials (hereafter referred as WSZn, n=Si/Zr=25, 15, 8, 4) were synthesized through a surfactant-templated preparation approach, using low-cost fumed silica as the Si precursor. After impregnation with 25 wt% of H₃PW₁₂O₄₀, the surface Brönsted acidity of the Pt/H₃PW₁₂O₄₀/WSZn catalysts was greatly enhanced by 2-10 times relative to the bare WSZn support. Two kinds of supported heteropolyacids were formed: (i) bulk-like heteropolyacid crystals with unchanged Keggin structures, and (ii) highly dispersed heteropolyacid with distorted Keggin units. The formation of various kinds of heteropolyacid structures is closely related to the interaction between the heteropolyanions and the hydroxyl groups in the host support.     

Microwave Hydrothermal Synthesis and Acidity of Nanosize Gallosilicate Mesoporous Molecular Sieves

A range of nanosize alkaline‐free gallosilicate mesoporous molecular sieves (GaMMS) were synthesized using microwave hydrothermal method and various analytical and spectroscopic techniques were employed to systematically investigate the structure, coordination geometry of gallium, acidic properties and catalytic activity. These nanosize GaMMSs exhibit high surface area (240 ～ 720 m²/g), pore volume (1.06 ～ 1.49 m³/g), narrow pore size distribution and nano‐particle size between 20 and 100 nm and four‐coordinated gallium site mainly, which were characterized by XRD, N₂ adsorption/desorption, TEM, ⁷¹Ga MAS‐NMR and ICP‐AES. Mesoporosity, mesostructure and nanosize can be controlled simply by microwave irradiation time and temperature. Pyridine‐IR result reveals the coexistence of Lewis and Brönstead acid sites in these nanosize GaMMS while NH₃‐TPD profiles suggest nanosize one has stronger acid site and contains more acid sites than the conventional one. Catalytic performance was evaluated using the catalytic cumene cracking test. The result indicates that the nanosize GaMMS shows a much higher activity than that of conventional GaMCM‐41, probably due to higher concentrations of H‐form sites, external surface and fast diffusion.     

Trimodel hierarchical yolk-shell porous materials TS-1@mesocarbon:Synthesis and catalytic application

Trimodal hierarchical yolk-shell materials consisting of TS-1 core and mesoporous carbon shell(YS-TS-1@MC) was successfully synthesized by using TS-1@mesosilica as hard template,sucrose as carbon source and organic base tetrapropylammonium hydroxide(TPAOH) as silica etching agent.The resultant YS-TS-1@MC contains the micropores(0.51 nm) in TS-1 core,the mesopores(2.9 nm) in carbon shell as well as a void or a stack pore between TS-1 fragcments(TS-1 intercrystal mesopores,～18.4 nm).Under the rigorous etching conditions,the crystalline structure of TS-1 core was well retained.The YS-TS-1@MC served as a good support for palladium nano-particles(Pd NPs) or Rh(OH)x species,giving rise to efficient bifunctional catalysts for the tandem reactions including one-pot synthesis of propylene oxide or amides.     

Study on the controllable synthesis of SH-MCM-41 mesoporous materials and their adsorption properties of the La3+, Gd3+ and Yb3+

SH-MCM-41 was examined in adsorption and desorption experiments to investigate the adsorption capacities of La³⁺, Gd³⁺ and Yb³⁺ and the reusability.     

Synthesis, characterization and enhanced photoconductivity from a mesoporous titania on dye doping

New wormhole-like mesoporous TiO₂ material has been synthesized through a convenient sol-gel method in the presence of a Schiff base secondary amine hexadecyl-2-pyrrole-methylamine (HPMA) containing chelating donor sites as template or structure directing agent (SDA). SDA molecules can be easily removed from the composite to generate mesoporosity and upon removal of the SDA molecule, this mesoporous TiO₂ material showed very high surface area (480 ± 10 m²/g) with an average pore diameter of 2.57 ± 0.05 nm. When Rose Bengal dye is entrapped inside the nanopores of this material, it showed a drastic enhancement (ca. 40-folds) in the photoconductivity vis-à-vis mesoporous TiO₂ alone under white light illumination.     

杂化介孔分子筛HMS的合成与表征

以十六胺(HDA)为模板剂,通过正硅酸乙酯和硅烷偶联剂一步法合成了杂化介孔分子筛HMS,并通过XRD、N2吸脱附、FT-IR、TG、SEM等手段对其进行结构表征.结果表明合成的材料具有良好有序的介孔结构、大的孔径(≈2.04.0 nm)和比表面积(>600 m2g-1),接近球形颗粒,尺寸在0.51μm之间.     

Synthesis,characterization and X‐ray shielding properties of polypyrrole/lead nanocomposites

Novel radiation shielding nanocomposites based on a conducting polymer were fabricated and investigated to determine their abilities in attenuation of X‐rays. Polypyrrole/Pb nanocomposites were prepared through chemical reduction of lead salt by a facile solution‐phase method using t‐BuOLi‐activated LiH and in situ chemical polymerization of pyrrole in the presence of dodecyl benzene sulfonic acid as dopant and surfactant and iron chloride as the oxidant. The morphology, composition, and electrical conductivity of resulting products were characterized by scanning electron microscopy, transmission electron microscopy, X‐ray diffraction analysis, energy‐dispersive X‐ray spectroscopy, fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, and standard four‐wire technique, respectively. In order to evaluate capability of nanocomposites in radiation shielding, X‐ray photon interaction parameters such as linear attenuation coefficient, attenuation percentage, and half‐value thickness were determined for the samples with different Pb loadings and thicknesses, at photon energies of 13.95, 17.74, 20.08, 26.34, and 59.50 keV. The investigation was carried out to explore the potential of polypyrrole/Pb nanocomposites as thin and light‐weight radiation shielding materials. Copyright © 2015 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Breakthrough and future: nanoscale controls of compositions,morphologies, and mesochannel orientations toward advanced mesoporous materials

Currently, ordered mesoporous materials prepared through the self‐assembly of surfactants have attracted growing interests owing to their special properties, including uniform mesopores and a high specific surface area. Here we focus on fine controls of compositions, morphologies, mesochannel orientations which are important factors for design of mesoporous materials with new functionalities. This Review describes our recent progress toward advanced mesoporous materials. Mesoporous materials now include a variety of inorganic‐based materials, for example, transition‐metal oxides, carbons, inorganic‐organic hybrid materials, polymers, and even metals. Mesoporous metals with metallic frameworks can be produced by using surfactant‐based synthesis with electrochemical methods. Owing to their metallic frameworks, mesoporous metals with high electroconductivity and high surface areas hold promise for a wide range of potential applications, such as electronic devices, magnetic recording media, and metal catalysts. Fabrication of mesoporous materials with controllable morphologies is also one of the main subjects in this rapidly developing research field. Mesoporous materials in the form of films, spheres, fibers, and tubes have been obtained by various synthetic processes such as evaporation‐mediated direct templating (EDIT), spray‐dried techniques, and collaboration with hard‐templates such as porous anodic alumina and polymer membranes. Furthermore, we have developed several approaches for orientation controls of 1D mesochannels. The macroscopic‐scale controls of mesochannels are important for innovative applications such as molecular‐scale devices and electrodes with enhanced diffusions of guest species. © 2010 The Japan Chemical Journal Forum and Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Chem Rec 9: 321–339; 2009: Published online in Wiley InterScience ( www.interscience.wiley.com ) DOI 10.1002/tcr.200900022     

Synthesis, characterization and thermal properties of metaloquinolate-containing polymers

The monomer, 5-methyl(2-methacryloylethyloxy)-8-quinolinol(HEMA-CH₂-Hq), which possesses both double bond and 8-hydroxyquinoline groups, was synthesized from 2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate (HEMA) and 5-chloromethyl-8-quinolinol hydrochloride. The model polymer with 8-hydroxyquinoline ligands was obtained by free-radical copolymerization with styrene. So metaloquinolate (AlQ₃, ZnQ₂)-containing polymers are prepared by coordinating reaction with di(8-hydroxyquinoline) aluminum(AlQ₂) chelates or mono(8-hydroxyquinoline) zinc(ZnQ) chelates without cross-linking. Both polymer and polymer complexes were analyzed by FT-IR, UV-vis, DSC, TGA and photoluminescence spectroscopies. They are soluble in common solvents and easy to form films. The use of AlQ₂ and ZnQ avoided the cross-linking caused by the AlQ₃, ZnQ₂ formation between different polymer chains. High glass transition temperature, good thermal stability, and strong yellow-green fluorescence were observed for the prepared polymers. These polymers were expected to have the potential application in yellow-green OLEDs.     

Synthesis and properties of novel hole-transporting materials with triphenylamine units

Two novel organic hole-transporting materials have been synthesized by combination of triphenylamines(TPA) viaπ-conjugated bonds using Wittig reaction.The structures were characterized by NMR,FT-IR and HRMS.The optical,electrochemical and thermal properties of the materials were studied in detail.The results show that these two compounds have blue emission,proper HOMO levels and high thermal stability.Furthermore,a quantum chemical calculation on electron distribution of the two compounds was performed, which suggests the current synthesized materials would be promising candidates for hole-transporting materials.