Room-temperature interaction of n-hexane with ZSM-5 zeolites

In this work, room temperature interaction of n-hexane with HZSM-5 (Si/Al=20) and ion-exchanged samples containing one (CuZSM-5, FeZSM-5 and MnZSM-5) or two transition-metal cations (Fe,CuZSM-5; Cu,MnZSM-5 and Fe,MnZSM-5) was studied by microcalorimetry and TPD methods. Both differential heats and the amounts of n-hexane adsorbed per one unit cell were quantitatively determined. Higher heats of adsorption and higher amounts of adsorbed gas were found for ion-exchanged samples than for HZSM-5. The experiments of n-hexane adsorption on hydrated samples were also performed. The amounts of n-hexane adsorbed on hydrated ZSM-5 were lower in comparison with dehydrated samples, while the energies of interaction were similar.     

低硅铝比ZSM-5分子筛的合成及其正庚烷裂化反应性能

以氨水为矿化剂,通过添加NH₄⁺离子水热合成了具有较低骨架硅铝比的ZSM-5分子筛。通过X射线衍射(XRD)、扫描电镜(SEM)、固体核磁共振(MAS-NMR)等表征手段,研究了硅源、铝源、矿化剂、阳离子等对ZSM-5分子筛的结晶度、形貌尺寸和骨架硅铝比等的影响,研究了ZSM-5分子筛的骨架硅铝比对正庚烷催化裂化反应的影响。研究表明,投料硅铝比越低,铝原子越难进入到分子筛骨架中;当氨水为矿化剂、正硅酸四乙酯为硅源时可以合成骨架硅铝比较低的氢型ZSM-5分子筛,添加NH₄⁺离子可以增强骨架铝的嵌入,进一步降低分子筛的骨架硅铝比(24.2)。正庚烷裂化反应结果表明,降低分子筛的骨架硅铝比可以提高正庚烷裂化反应的活性,但会降低低碳烯烃的选择性。     

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.     

Evaluation of hydrophilic-hydrophobic character of zeolites by measurements of their immersional heats in water

Na-type faujasite was modified by SiCl₄ treatment under dealumination-silicon-exchange reaction. Their crystallinities and lattice constants were analyzed by x-ray diffraction, and their surface areas and pore structures were measured by nitrogen adsorption at 77 K. Their hydrophobic characteristics were evaluated by measurements of water adsorption and heats of immersion into weter, and compared with those of ZSM-5 zeolites which were highly silicious at the synthesis process.Adsorption amount ofn-hexane on modified faujasite did not change compared to that on original faujasite, however, the adsorbed amount of water greatly decreased. Heats of immersion in water decreased by the modification and were closely related with the Si/Al ratio of zeolites. Hydrophilic-hydrophobic character is discussed from the viewpoint of water contact angle.     

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.     

硼和氟掺杂ZSM-5分子筛的制备及其甲醇制丙烯反应性能

采用两步水热晶化法,通过在合成体系中加入硼酸、氟化铵、氟硼酸铵,合成出了硼和氟改性的ZSM-5分子筛。利用X射线衍射、氮气吸附-脱附、29Si固体核磁共振波谱、傅里叶变换红外光谱、扫描电子显微镜以及NH₃程序升温脱附等测试手段对样品进行了表征。结果表明：硼和氟掺杂条件下可以合成具有较高结晶度的ZSM-5分子筛,杂原子掺杂提高了分子筛的硅铝比;硼和氟掺杂可以显著降低ZSM-5分子筛的Lewis酸量,但提高了Brønsted酸量;硼和氟共同作用可以降低ZSM-5分子筛的颗粒尺寸。甲醇制丙烯评价结果显示：较低的Lewis酸量和适宜的Brønsted酸性有利于提高丙烯选择性和催化剂寿命;NH₄BF₄改性的ZSM-5分子筛（Z5-BF2）表现出较高的丙烯选择性和较长的催化剂寿命。     

Electrochemical study of the thionine dye incorporated into ZSM-5 and HZSM-5 zeolites

The electrochemical properties of thionine dye adsorbed into ZSM-5 and HZSM-5 zeolites (TH/ZSM-5, TH/HZSM-5) are studied in 0.5 M KCl solution. The dye is strongly retained and not easily leached from the zeolites matrix. The samples are incorporated into the carbon paste electrode (TH/ZSM-5/P, TH/HZSM-5/P) for cyclic voltammetric measurements. The redox reactions of thionine incorporated into ZSM-5 zeolite contain a quasi-reversible, two-electron one proton in the pH range 1 to 10, but thionine-loaded HZSM-5 zeolite undergoes a quasi-reversible two-electron two-protons redox reaction under acidic conditions and a one proton two-electron redox reaction takes place under basic conditions. The separation of the anodic and cathodic potentials (E _p) is high in thionine-loaded zeolites (>100) with respect to the solution of thionine (E _p = 34 for ZSM-5/P and 36 mV for HZSM-5/P), indicating that there are strong interaction between thionine molecules and the zeolites. The midpoint potentials (E _m) for TH/ZSM-5/P and TH/HZSM-5/P are −0.203 and −0.381 V, respectively. However, the midpoint potentials for the solution of thionine for the electrode system of ZSM-5/P and HZSM-5/P are −0.335 and −0.407 V, respectively. Thus, thionine dye molecules incorporated into the zeolites can be reduced more easily with respect to solution of thionine. In various electrolyte solutions, the midpoint potentials remains constant, but the midpoint potential of the thionine-zeolite electrodes depends on the solution pH. Influence of the pH of the solution on the midpoint potential of an immobilized dye reveals that thionine molecules are accessible to protons. This property is ascribed to the formation of mesopores in the structure of our zeolites suffering from a calcination step. Published in Russian in Elektrokhimiya, 2007, Vol. 43, No. 7, pp. 794–800. The text was submitted by the authors in English     

A theoretical study of hydrothermal stability of P-modified ZSM-5 zeolites

Density functional theory was employed to study the hydrothermal stability of P-modified ZSM-5 zeolites using cluster models. The calculations of hydrolysis energies indicated that the introduction of phos-phorus increases the hydrothermal stability of ZSM-5 zeolites. The initial paths of dealumination were studied with explicit water molecules. It was found that the framework Al—O coordination bond can be replaced by coodination bonds between water molecules and the aluminium. One to three water molecules ...     

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。     

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)。     

Elucidating the Nature of the External Acid Sites of ZSM-5 Zeolites Using NMR Probe Molecules

The identification of acid and nonacid species at the external surface of zeolites remains a major challenge, in contrast to the extensively-studied internal acid sites. Here, it is shown that the synthesis of zeolite ZSM-5 samples with distinct particle sizes, combined with solid-state NMR and computational studies of trimethylphosphine oxide (TMPO) adsorption, provides insight into the chemical species on the external surface of the zeolite crystals. ¹H–³¹P HETCOR NMR spectra of TMPO-loaded zeolites exhibit a broad correlation peak at δ_P ∼35–55 ppm and δ_H ∼5–12 ppm assigned to external SiOH species. Pore-mouth Brønsted acid sites exhibit ³¹P and ¹H NMR resonances and adsorption energies close to those reported for internal acid sites interacting with TMPO. The presence of an external tricoordinate Al-Lewis site interacting strongly with TMPO is suggested, resulting in ³¹P resonances that overlap with the peaks usually ascribed to the interaction of TMPO with Brønsted sites.     

129Xe NMR study of ZSM-5 type zeolites Effect of cationic sites

A comprehensive ¹²⁹Xe NMR spectroscopy study on H-ZSM-5 zeolites having different aluminum contents and on cation-exchanged ZSM-5 zeolites is reported. The parent H-ZSM-5 zeolites were ion-exchanged with Group I–III metal ions ( K, Ca, Sr, Ba, Al, La) to varying degrees. The chemical shift of adsorbed ¹²⁹Xe is seen to be a function of the pentasil structure of ZSM-5, of the number of free Brønsted acid sites and of the number of metal cations in the framework. Differences in the chemical shift of ¹²⁹Xe are seen between cations due to their different polarizing forces against xenon. The amount of cations has also an effect on the δ_xe-xe term in Fraissard's equation that may be caused by changes in the diffusional characteristics of Xe atoms in the ZSM-5 framework.     

In Situ Preparation of Ir/ZSM-5/Cordierite Honeycombs and their Application for NOx Abatement

ZSM-5 zeolites were synthesized in situ onto cordierite honeycombs by vapor phase transport (VPT) for the first time. The as-synthesized ZSM-5/cordierite honeycombs were impregnated with IrCl₃ and tested for NO_x reduction with a simulated exhaust gas as the reducing agent. Under the conditions of excess oxygen, the Ir/ZSM-5/cordierite monolith catalyst exhibited NO reduction of 73% at a temperature of 573 K and a space velocity of 20,000 h^–1.     

Solvation-dependent diastereofacial selectivity: addition of lithioacetonitrile to 2-phenyl propanal

Diastereofacial selectivity in the addition of lithioacetonitrile to 2-phenyl propanal is temperature and solvent-dependent. Each solvent studied (benzene, toluene, n-hexane, cyclohexane, methylcyclohexane, THF, and diethyl ether) shows a different Eyring plot of ln(anti/syn) versus 1/T with specific differential activation parameters ΔΔH^≠ and ΔΔS^≠, and discloses the presence of inversion temperatures (T_invs). We demonstrated that the opposite temperature behaviour of the diastereomeric ratio (dr) observed for n-hexane and methylcyclohexane does not depend on the base (n-BuLi, LDA and LiHMDS) used to generate the anion, but is exclusively due to the reaction solvent. A 5 mol% of an amine in n-hexane and methylcyclohexane deeply affects the anti/syn ratio, the differential activation parameters, and the T_inv values. For n-hexane we were able to connect the inversion temperature of the pure solvent and of the Bu₃N-mixture with dynamic solvation phenomena revealed by VT ¹³C NMR measurements.     

ZSM-5分子筛的合成及其在丁烯催化裂解反应中的应用

采用水热合成法制备了无模板剂ZSM-5分子筛并用正硅酸甲酯(TMOS)对其进行外表面修饰改性,利用XRD、SEM、~(29)Si MAS NMR、~(27)Al MAS NMR、NH_3-TPD、BET和UV-vis DRS对合成分子筛的物相、形貌和酸性等进行了表征,并将其应用于催化丁烯裂解反应。研究表明,经水热合成的无模板剂ZSM-5结晶度较好,与添加模板剂合成的ZSM-5拥有相似的孔道结构和晶体结构以及相近的酸量,但在酸中心分布上有明显差异:孔道内酸中心数量增加且分布更加均匀,孔道交叉处酸中心数量减少;经过外表面修饰改性后,ZSM-5分子筛外表面部分不具备择形性的酸中心被钝化,使其择形选择能力增强。在催化丁烯裂解反应中,用TMOS进行外表面修饰改性的无模板剂ZSM-5分子筛作为催化剂能够有效抑制副反应的发生,丙烯和乙烯的总收率高达58%。     

Crystallization of ZSM-12 Zeolite with Different Si/Al Ratio

In this work the acid properties of a series of HZSM-12 zeolites with different Si/Al ratio were studied. The ZSM-12 crystals were synthesized by the hydrothermal method starting from a gel with the following molar composition: 20MTEA:10Na₂O:x Al₂O₃:100SiO₂:2000H₂O, with x = 0.50, 0.67, 1, 1.25 and 2, respectively. The gels were crystallized at 140^∘C for 6 days, then washed, dried and calcined to remove the MTEA template. The samples were ion-exchanged with an ammonium chloride solution and calcined again to obtain the zeolites in the acid form. The materials thus obtained were characterized by XRD, SEM, BET, TG and n-butylamine adsorption. The Si/Al ratio in the reaction mixture affects the amount of zeolite produced and the size of the particles. The XRD analysis indicated that the ZSM-12 zeolite crystallizes in a pure form only with Si/Al ratio above 33. The SEM analysis showed the presence of crystallites with very well defined prismatic shapes. The removal of the MTEA of the pores of the ZSM-12 by TG indicated that there are two kinds of internal sites occupied by MTEA inside the structure. The BET area of the ZSM-12 decreases proportionally with the crystallinity of materials. The desorption of n-butylamine showed that the acid site density is proportional to aluminum content, but the Si/Al ratio shows little influence on the relative strengths of these sites.     

Thermal Generation of Singlet Oxygen on Zeolite ZSM-5

The thermal generation of equilibrium singlet oxygen in air at T > 140°C and the effect of the nonequilibrium thermal desorption of singlet oxygen from zeolites ZSM-5 substituted by cations of alkaline (Cs) and alkaline-earth (Ca) metals are found. Possible mechanisms of singlet oxygen generation during desorption are discussed.     

Framework Effects on Activation and Functionalisation of Methane in Zinc-Exchanged Zeolites

The first selective oxidation of methane to methanol is reported herein for zinc-exchanged MOR (Zn/MOR). Under identical conditions, Zn/FER and Zn/ZSM-5 both form zinc formate and methanol. Selective methane activation to form [Zn-CH₃]⁺ species was confirmed by ¹³C MAS NMR spectroscopy for all three frameworks. The percentage of active zinc sites, measured through quantitative NMR spectroscopy studies, varied with the zeolite framework and was found to be ZSM-5 (5.7 %), MOR (1.2 %) and FER (0.5 %). For Zn/MOR, two signals were observed in the ¹³C MAS NMR spectrum, resulting from two distinct [Zn-CH₃]⁺ species present in the 12 MR and 8 MR side pockets, as supported by additional NMR experiments. The observed products of oxidation of the [Zn-CH₃]⁺ species are shown to depend on the zeolite framework type and the oxidative conditions used. These results lay the foundation for developing structure–function correlations for methane conversion over zinc-exchanged zeolites.     

On the nature of acid centers in Mg-containing ZSM-5 zeolites

The catalytic activity of ZSM-5 zeolites containing Mg cations in various concentrations has been studied in the alkylation of toluene by ethylene. The concentration of acid centers of different nature in these zeolites was characterized by IR spectroscopy of OH-groups and adsorbed CO. The state of Mg cations in the samples was studied by¹⁵N NMR of the adsorbed N₂O. The increase of Mg content was shown to decrease both the concentration of non-protic acid sites of medium strength and the activity of samples, which is related to the increase of association degree of Mg cations in the zeolite.     

Influence of template on crystallization of ZSM-5 zeolites

Pentasil zeolites of ZSM-5 type are synthesised hydrothermally using triethyl-n-proplyammonium bromide (TEPA-Br) and triethyl-n-butylammonium bromide (TEBA-Br). The crystallization kinetics, followed by XRD, SEM and thermal analysis, clearly demonstrate the influence of size and molecular weight of the templating quaternary ammonium cation (QAC) species on the rates of nucleation and crystallization. The values of the apparent activation energies for nucleation and crystal growth indicate that both nucleation and crystal growth are faster when TEPA-Br rather than TEBA-Br is used as a template. The quantitative identification of intergrown phases characterizes both the phases to be ZSM-5 zeolite. Thermoanalytical curves for both these zeolites in as-synthesised forms exhibit two-step oxidative decomposition of the occluded organic species. This suggests that the quaternary ammonium cation may be located at two energetically different sites within the zeolite channels. The equilibrium sorption capacity, however, is found to increase in the order of size and molecular weight of the templating species in both the zeolites. The nature of acid site distribution, obtained from the temperature programmed desorption of ammonia is found to be independent of the templating species used during the synthesis.