Diffusion of n-alkanes in mesoporous 5A zeolites by ZLC method

Diffusion properties of mesostructured zeolite 5A were investigated by employing n-alkanes as probe molecules using the zero length column (ZLC) method. The mesopores were found to enhance molecule diffusion. Moreover, the effective diffusion time constant (D _eff/R ²) increased with mesoporosity in the zeolites between 308 K and 393 K, whereas the activation energy decreased with increasing mesopore volume. The effective diffusivity values of n-alkanes in mesoporous zeolite 5A were generally higher than that the microporous zeolite 5A sample. This clearly implied the important role of the mesopore in zeolites crystals in facilitating the transport of reaction molecules due to shorter average diffusion path length and less steric hindrance.     

Crystals in crystals-nanocrystals within mesoporous zeolite single crystals

A major factor governing the performance of catalytically active particles supported on a zeolite carrier is the degree of dispersion. It is shown that the introduction of noncrystallographic mesopores into zeolite single crystals (silicalite-1, ZSM-5) may increase the degree of particle dispersion. As representative examples, a metal (Pt), an alloy (PtSn), and a metal carbide (beta-Mo(2)C) were supported on conventional and mesoporous zeolite carriers, respectively, and the degree of particle dispersion was compared by TEM imaging. On conventional zeolites, the supported material aggregated on the outer surface of the zeolite particles, particularly after thermal treatment. When using mesoporous zeolites, the particles were evenly distributed throughout the mesopore system of the zeolitic support, even after calcination, leading to nanocrystals within mesoporous zeolite single crystals.     

Constructing Intrapenetrated Hierarchical Zeolites with Highly Complete Framework via Protozeolite Seeding

Creation of intrapenetrated mesopores with open highway from external surface into the interior of zeolite crystals are highly desirable that can significantly improve the molecular transport and active sites accessibility of microporous zeolites to afford enhanced catalytic properties. Here, different from traditional zeolite-seeded methods that generally produced isolated mesopores in zeolites, nanosized amorphous protozeolites with embryo structure of zeolites were used as seeds for the construction of single-crystalline hierarchical ZSM-5 zeolites with intrapenetrated mesopores (mesopore volume of 0.51 cm³ g⁻¹) and highly complete framework. In this strategy, in contrast to the conventional synthesis, only a small amount of organic structure directing agents and a low crystallization temperature were adopted to promise the protozeolites as the dominant growth directing sites to induce crystallization. The protozeolite nanoseeds provided abundant nucleation sites for surrounding precursors to be crystallized, followed by oriented coalescence of crystallites resulting in the formation of intrapenetrated mesopores. The as-prepared hierarchical ZSM-5 zeolites exhibited ultra-long lifetime of 443.9 hours and a high propylene selectivity of 47.92 % at a WHSV of 2 h⁻¹ in the methanol-to-propylene reaction. This work provides a facile protozeolite-seeded strategy for the synthesis of intrapenetrated hierarchical zeolites that are highly effective for catalytic applications.     

Direct synthesis of ordered mesoporous ZSM-5 zeolites from in situ crystallization of carbonaceous SBA-15

Two types of ordered mesoporous ZSM-5 zeolites with different mesopores were synthesized by a two-step method. First,carbonaceous SBA-15 was produced by in situ carbonization of SBA-15/P123 composite. Then the obtained SBA-15/C composite was transformed into crystallized mesoporous ZSM-5 by impregnation TPAOH followed by steam-assisted crystallization. The final calcined samples synthesized with typical SBA-15/P123 precursor showed a wormlike morphology with the mean mesopore size of 4.6 nm, while samples synthesized with the addition of trimethylbenzene as swelling agent in the precursor exhibited the morphology of microsphere with the mesopore size of about 9.5 nm. Both two types of mesoporous ZSM-5 zeolites exhibited large surface area and mesopore structure. The steam-assisted crystallization(SAC) was performed with lower consumption of solvents. This two-step method may also be suitable for synthesizing other ordered mesoporous zeolites used as catalysts in some catalytic processes.     

Application of quasi-equilibrated thermodesorption of hexane and cyclohexane for characterization of porosity of zeolites and ordered mesoporous silicas

Quasi equilibrated temperature programmed desorption and adsorption (QE-TPDA) of hexane and cyclohexane was applied for characterization of zeolites 5A, ZSM-5, 13X, Y, NaMOR and ordered mesoporous silicas MCM-41, MCM-41/TMB, SBA-15 and HMS. Similar QE-TPDA profiles of hexane and cyclohexane with a single desorption maximum were observed for the wide pore zeolites. No adsorption of cyclohexane for zeolite 5A and a single desorption maximum for ZSM-5 were found, while two-step desorption profiles of hexane were observed for these zeolites. Similar values of the adsorption enthalpy and entropy of hexane and cyclohexane were obtained by fitting the Langmuir model functions for the zeolites X and Y. For NaMOR and ZSM-5 larger differences in these parameters were found. A single desorption peak found at low temperatures in the QE-TPDA profiles of hexane and cyclohexane for the studied silicas was attributed to the multilayered adsorption on their mesopore surface. The adsorption isobars calculated from the thermodesorption profiles were fitted with the BET function. This way values of the specific surface area and the adsorption heat were calculated. Additionally values of the initial heat of adsorption were found by fitting the Henry’s law to the high-temperature sections of the linearized isobars. The largest deviations from the BET and Henry functions and the largest values of the adsorption heats found for SBA-15 indicated the greatest heterogeneity of the adsorption sites on its surface.     

Effect of Alkali Treatment on the Structure and Catalytic Properties of ZSM-5 Zeolite

Catalytic properties of ZSM-5 zeolite samples pretreated with NaOH solution have been investigated. The samples are characterized by XRD, SEM, chemical analysis, and N2 adsorption.The results indicate that mesopores are created in ZSM-5 crystals under alkali treatment without change the microporous structure and acidic strength of the zeolite, but the crystallinity is greatly decreased under severe treatment. IR indicates that the concentration of silanol is greatly enriched by alkali treatment. The etherification activities of ZSM-5 zeolites are greatly increased byalkali-treatment. The noticeably improved catalytic activity of treated samples is ascribed to the formation of mesopores and greatly enriched silanol group.     

MMM分子筛的制备与表征

 以碱溶液处理ZSM－5分子筛，得到了含微孔及介孔的MFI结构分子筛（简称MMM），并采用XRD，XRF，SEM，XPS和低温氮吸附等技术对分子筛进行了表征．结果表明，通过改变处理碱的浓度可以得到具有不同物化性能的MMM分子筛，其化学组成、介孔及微孔的大小和多少，及分子筛晶体上n（Al）／n（Si）均随碱浓度的变化而变化，随着碱浓度的增加，分子筛部分微孔结构遭到破坏，介孔的数量增加，孔径增大，n（Al）／n（Si）增大．碱处理脱硅的过程包括脱除晶粒间的无定形物质，脱除分子筛表面的硅及脱除分子筛体相硅等步骤，硅脱除以后形成了介孔．     

不同结构扩孔分子筛催化MTP反应行为及表面积炭物种表征

采用TEAOH溶液处理MFI结构ZSM-5分子筛、MWW结构MCM-22分子筛,NaOH溶液处理TON结构ZSM-22分子筛、CHA结构SSZ-13分子筛得到四种结构的扩孔分子筛。在反应温度480℃、反应压力0.1 MPa、甲醇与水质量比1∶1、甲醇质量空速1.5 h~(-1)的条件下,考察了四种扩孔分子筛的甲醇制丙烯(MTP)催化性能,并采用XRD、N_2吸附-脱附、NH_3-TPD、TG、UV-Raman和GC-M S等方法表征催化剂的物化性质及M TP反应2 h后的分子筛积炭性质。结果表明,四种分子筛扩孔改性后均出现介孔,其中,T-ZSM-5分子筛在MTP反应中寿命最长;T-MCM-22分子筛寿命次之且失活速率慢;而一维孔道结构N-ZSM-22分子筛和八元环尺寸较小的N-SSZ-13分子筛均失活迅速。受拓扑结构和孔道扩散的影响,MTP反应2 h后,分子筛积炭量增加的顺序为T-ZSM-5N-ZSM-22T-MCM-22N-SSZ-13且可溶焦分子质量随积炭量增加而增重,即从五甲基苯增重到菲、芘等多环芳烃。     

Fabrication of a nano-sized ZSM-5 zeolite with intercrystalline mesopores for conversion of methanol to gasoline

Carbon deposition during methanol to hydrocarbons leads to the quick deactivation of ZSM-5 catalyst and it is one of the major problems for this technology. Decreasing the crystal size or introducing mesopores into ZSM-5 zeolites can improve its diffusion property and decrease the coke formation. In this paper, nano-sized ZSM-5 zeolite with intercrystalline mesopores combining the mesoporous and nanosized structure was fabricated. For comparison, the mesoporous ZSM-5 and nano-sized ZSM-5 were also prepared. These catalyst samples were characterized by XRD, BET, NH3-TPD, TEM, Py-IR and TG techniques and used on the conversion of methanol to gasoline in a fixed-bed reactor at T = 405 °C, WHSV = 4.74 h-1and P = 1.0 MPa. It was found that the external surface area of the nano-sized ZSM-5 zeolite with intercrystalline mesopores reached 104 m2/g, larger than that of mesoporous ZSM-5(66 m2/g) and nanosized ZSM-5(76 m2/g). Catalytic lifetime of the nano-sized ZSM-5 zeolite with intercrystalline mesopores was 93 h, which was only longer than that of mesoporous ZSM-5(86 h), but shorter than that of nanosized ZSM-5(104 h). Strong acidity promoted the coke formation and thus decreased the catalytic lifetime of the nano-sized ZSM-5 zeolite with intercrystalline mesopores though it presented large external surface that could improve the diffusion property. The special zeolite catalyst was further dealuminated to decrease the strong acidity. After this, its coke formation rate was slowed and catalytic lifetime was prolonged to 106 h because of the large external surface area and decreased weak acidity. This special structural zeolite is a potential catalyst for methanol to gasoline reaction.     

磷酸盐辅助一步合成介孔Beta分子筛

在合成纳米Beta分子筛的体系中添加磷酸二氢钠等无机盐,通过一步晶化制备介孔Beta分子筛.纳米分子筛组装形成的二次粒子克服了传统纳米粒子难以过滤分离的问题,同时所形成的粒间介孔改善了分子在催化剂内的扩散从而提高催化反应效率.采用X射线衍射、扫描电镜、氮吸附-脱附和氨程序升温脱附等表征方法对材料进行表征,结果表明磷酸二氢钠的用量对介孔体积有很大影响.当NaH2PO4/SiO2摩尔比为0.1时,合成的材料具有较好的孔结构和酸性,并在叔丁醇与苯酚的液相烷基化反应中表现出最好的催化活性.     

Gamma-Ray Irradiation to Accelerate Crystallization of Mesoporous Zeolites

Gamma-ray (γ-ray) irradiation was introduced into zeolite synthesis. The crystallization process of zeolite NaA, NaY, Silicalite-1, and ZSM-5 were greatly accelerated. The crystallization time of NaA zeolite was significantly decreased to 18 h under γ-ray irradiation at 20 °C, while more than 102 h was needed for the conventional process. Unexpectedly, more mesopores were created during this process, and thus the adsorption capacity of CO₂ increased by 6-fold compared to the NaA prepared without γ-ray irradiation. Solid experimental evidence and density function theory (DFT) calculations demonstrated that hydroxyl free radicals (OH*) generated by γ-rays accelerated the crystallization of zeolite NaA. Besides NaA, mesoporous ZSM-5 with MFI topology was also successfully synthesized under γ-ray irradiation, which possessed excellent catalytic performance for methanol conversion, suggesting the universality of this new synthetic strategy for various zeolites.     

不同模板剂合成具有介微结构的ZSM-5分子筛及其甲醇制丙烯性能

分别采用四丙基氢氧化铵(TPAOH),十六烷基三甲基溴化铵(CTAB)和N-十八烷基-N'-己基-四甲基-1, 6-己二铵(C_18-6-6Br₂)作为模板剂,合成了具有不同介微结构的纳米ZSM-5分子筛(NZ),介孔ZSM-5分子筛(MZ)和纳米薄层ZSM-5分子筛(NSZ).对合成的样品进行X射线衍射(XRD),扫描电子显微镜(SEM), N₂吸附-脱附和氨程序升温脱附(NH₃-TPD)表征,并与传统微孔ZSM-5分子筛(CZ)对比.结果表明,样品的介孔孔容和外表面积大小的顺序为NSZ > MZ > NZ > CZ,强/弱酸之比的顺序为CZ > MZ > NZ > NSZ.在甲醇制丙烯(MTP)反应中,催化剂的介微结构特征影响MTP反应的产物选择性及稳定性,丙烯和总低碳烯烃选择性随着介孔孔容的增加而增加, NSZ样品具有最高的丙烯选择性(47.5%)及总低碳烯烃选择性(78.4%).此外,介孔的引入能适当延长催化剂的寿命,具有适宜酸性质的NZ样品的催化寿命最长(200 h).     

单一模板线性多胺一步合成多级孔ZSM-5沸石微球

线性多胺模板剂(二乙烯三胺(DETA)、三乙烯四胺(TETA)、四乙烯五胺(TEPA))作为单一模板合成了均匀的10-15 μm的多级孔沸石ZSM-5微球. 实验发现, 在水热过程中, 50 nm纳米的沸石晶体粒子自发地堆积成微球, 并且这些微球具有较大的介孔体积, 在傅-克烷基化反应中具有高的催化活性. 同时,我们发现线性多胺起到了模板剂和空隙填充剂的多重功能,这点明显不同于以前我们报道的线性二胺作为模板剂在合成ZSM-5沸石时,主要是起模板剂的作用.     

The appearance of adsorption ability of modified zeolites for sodium dodecylsulfate from its aqueous solution

Hydrophobic faujasite-type zeolites were prepared by the treatment of hydrophilic Na-Y_4.6 with silicon tetrachloride (SiCl₄) by way of dealumination-silicon exchange reaction. Hydrophilic-hydrophobic characters of these zeolite surfaces were evaluated by measurements of immersional heats into water orn-hexane. Adsorption rates of sodium dodecylsulfate (SDoS) on these zeolites from its aqueous solution and their adsorption characteristics were investigated, and compared with those on ZSM-5 with various Si/Al ratios.The adsorption ability of SDoS into zeolite micropores developed on the zeolite only when it was modified to some extent. The adsorption rates of SDoS were very slow and proved to be affected by molecular diffusion in zeolite pores. They depended on hydrophilic-hydrophobic character of zeolites as well as on pore structures. Adsorption isotherms of SDoS were of Langmuir type, which indicates that the adsorption occurred typically into zeolite pores. Adsorbed amount of SDoS depended on the balance of hydrophilic-hydrophobic character and number of cation site of zeolite surfaces, and had a maximum in case of ZSM-5 zeolites.     

Dissolution Behavior and Varied Mesoporosity of Zeolites by NH4F Etching

The mesopores formation in zeolite crystals has long been considered to occur through the stochastic hydrolysis and removal of framework atoms. Here, we investigate the NH₄F etching of representative small, medium, and large pore zeolites and show that the zeolite dissolution behavior, therefore the mesopore formation probability, is dominated by zeolite architecture at both nano- and sub-nano scales. At the nano-scale, the hidden mosaics of zeolite structure predetermine the spatio-temporal dissolution of the framework, hence the size, shape, location, and orientation of the mesopores. At the sub-nano scale, the intrinsic micropore size and connectivity jointly determine the diffusivity of reactant and dissolved products. As a result, the dissolution propensity varies from removing small framework fragments to consuming nanodomains and up to full digestion of the outmost part of zeolite crystals. The new knowledge will lead to new understanding of zeolite dissolution behavior and new adapted strategies for tailoring hierarchical zeolites.     

有序介孔炭的合成及液相有机大分子吸附性能研究

分别采用有序介孔氧化硅SBA-15和NaY分子筛为硬模板合成了系列有序介孔炭OMC和微孔炭CFY. N₂静态吸附测试表明, 所合成的介孔炭具有丰富的介孔结构和集中的介孔分布. 以亚甲基蓝为探针分子, 研究其在有序介孔炭OMC和微孔炭CFY上的吸附行为. 研究结果表明, 有序介孔炭中大于3.5 nm的大介孔孔容是决定亚甲基蓝吸附容量和吸附速率的关键因素. 吸附动力学理论研究表明, 准二级动力学方程可以很好地描述亚甲基蓝分子在介孔炭上吸附动力学行为.     

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.     

晶种导向干凝胶法制备成型ZSM-5分子筛

在干凝胶法制备ZSM-5 分子筛的体系中添加晶种导向剂, 控制分子筛的生长, 制备了纳米沸石组装的无粘结剂成型多级孔ZSM-5 分子筛, 一步完成纳米分子筛的制备及组装成型, 即克服了传统纳米粒子难以过滤分离的问题, 同时组装所形成的多级孔有助于改善分子在催化剂内的扩散, 从而提高催化反应效率. 以硅胶、薄水铝石为原料, 四丙基氢氧化铵(TPAOH)和ZSM-5 晶种导向胶作为粘结剂, 通过混捏、挤条得到直径2 mm的条状前驱物, 随后通过干凝胶转换法制备成型分子筛. 所用晶种导向剂组成为0.35TPAOH:1SiO₂:20H₂O:4C₂H₅OH. 通过X射线衍射(XRD), 热重(TG)分析和傅里叶变换红外(FTIR)光谱等方法对分子筛晶化过程进行了表征, 结果表明晶种导向剂加入量对分子筛生长速度及多级孔结构均有影响. 当所加晶种导向剂中TPAOH与SiO₂的摩尔比为0.025时, 经过3 h晶化, 分子筛相对结晶度达到100%. 扫描电镜(SEM)结果表明, 合成的分子筛尺寸约为200 nm, 组装形成的多级孔分子筛的介孔体积为0.28 cm³·g^-1. 通过NH₃ 程序升温脱附(NH₃-TPD)考察了所得成型分子筛的酸性, 发现该分子筛酸性与市售的粉末H-ZSM-5分子筛类似.     

Distribution of copper- and nickel-containing modifier components in the pore space of HZSM-5 zeolite

The distribution of copper- and nickel-containing components in the pore space of HZSM-5 zeolite was quantitatively studied. It was found that the detailed distribution of a modifier in the micropore and mesopore volumes of the zeolite depends on both the chemical nature of the modifier and the conditions of supporting and the regime of M²⁺ polycondensation in the pore space of the zeolite. The experimental data on the low-temperature adsorption of nitrogen on Cu(n)ZSM-5 catalysts can be interpreted as the result of the partial filling of the zeolite micropore space (10 vol %) and the finest mesopores with D < 3 nm with the modifier. In the case of Ni(n)ZSM-5 catalysts, the penetration of the modifier into zeolite channels (micropores) in detectable amounts was not found, and it was arranged in mesopores on the surface of zeolite crystallites. The reason for differences between modifier distributions in the pore structure of the zeolite was explained from the standpoint of different structures of copper and nickel polyhydroxo complexes in impregnating solutions after polycondensation. It was found that, in the Cu(n)ZSM-5 and Ni(n)ZSM-5 catalysts, the modifier component contained copper and nickel only in a doubly charged state and mainly octahedral oxygen environments. In this case, three-dimensional nanoparticles or coarsely dispersed particles of CuO were not detected in the pore space of the support, whereas the presence of a small amount of sufficiently large NiO crystals with a coherent-scattering region of 80–100 nm was detected in Ni(n)ZSM-5, and these crystals occurred on the surface of zeolite crystals. It was found that the apparent density of a copper-or nickel-containing component arranged in the pore space of the zeolite was lower than the density of the bulk CuO and NiO phases by a factor of ～3 and 4, respectively, because of the size effect.     

苯在酸碱处理多级孔Y分子筛上的吸附及传质行为

利用H_4EDTA-NaOH共处理的方法制备了具有不同孔径分布的多级微-介孔NaY分子筛。运用XRD、N_2吸附、SEM、TEM对其结构进行了表征。采用频率响应(FR)和智能重量分析仪(IGA)技术研究了苯在改性后的多级孔NaY分子筛及微孔NaY分子筛上的吸附和传质性能。结果表明,适当的酸碱处理不会改变分子筛的晶体结构,但可调变NaY分子筛的精细结构;介孔的引入降低了分子在孔道中的扩散阻力,较大的孔径和较好的孔道贯通性有利于扩散和吸附中心的可接近性;对于微孔NaY分子筛,苯在分子筛上的吸附过程为其传质过程的速控步骤,对于酸碱处理的多级孔NaY分子筛,分子筛颗粒中微/介孔内的扩散过程及分子筛微-介孔孔道间的分子交换过程是传质过程的速控步骤。