Electron trapping in polar-solvated zeolites

Of current interest in our laboratory is the nature of photoinduced processes in the cavities of zeolites completely submerged in polar solvents, or polar-solvated zeolites (PSZ). The present study addresses the nature of electron trapping in PSZ with emphasis on the zeolites NaX and NaY. Free electrons were generated by two-photon, pulsed-laser excitation of either pyrene or naphthalene included in zeolite cavities. Trapped electrons were monitored by diffuse transmittance, transient absorption spectroscopy at visible wavelengths. In anhydrous alcohols, electron trapping by Na(4)(4+) ion clusters was observed in both NaX and NaY. The resulting trapped electrons decayed over the course of tens of milliseconds. No evidence for alcohol-solvated electrons was found. More varied results were observed in solvents containing water. In NaX submerged in CH(3)OH containing 5% or higher water, species having microsecond lifetimes characteristic of solvated electrons were observed. By contrast, a 2 h exposure of NaY to 95/5 CH(3)OH/H(2)O had no effect on electron trapping relative to anhydrous CH(3)OH. The difference between NaX and NaY was explained by how fast water migrates into the sodalite cage. Prolonged exposure to water at room temperature or exposure to water at elevated temperatures was necessary to place water in the sodalite cages of NaY and deactivate Na(4)(4+) as an electron trap. Additional studies in NaY revealed that solvent clusters eventually become lower energy traps than Na(4)(4+) as the water content in methanol increases. In acetonitrile-water mixtures, electron trapping by Na(4)(4+) was eliminated and no equivalent species characteristic of solvated electrons in methanol-water mixtures was observed. This result was explained by the formation of low energy solvated electrons which cannot be observed in the visible region of the spectrum. Measurements of the rate of O(2) quenching in anhydrous solvents revealed rate constants for the quenching of ion cluster trapped electrons that were 2-4 times higher than that for pyrene triplets. In NaX, the rate constant in methanol was 10(4) times smaller than that in cyclohexane, showing greater inhibition of O(2) reactivity in the medium of PSZ. The results of this study point out the conditions under which Na(4)(4+) is active as an electron trap in PSZ and that water must be present in the sodalite cage to produce solvated electrons in the supercage.     

Synthesis of NaX and NaY Zeolites from Tunisian Kaolinite as Base Catalysts: An Investigation of Knoevenagel Condensation

The synthesis of Faujasite‐type zeolites with high purity has been successfully performed from Tunisian kaolinite and the effects of different crystallization parameters on the final products were widely investigated. The alkaline fusion of kaolinite followed by hydrothermal treatment lead to zeolite NaX synthesis whereas the classic hydrothermal transformation of metakaolinite produces NaY zeolite. The results show that an increase in the synthesis temperature and time has improved the crystallization process of the zeolite NaX whereas the SiO₂/Al₂O₃ and the Na₂O/SiO₂ molar ratios were the key parameters to obtain a pure zeolite NaY. The highest specific surface areas obtained with the optimal crystallization conditions were 554 m2 g^?1 and 592 m2 g^?1 for respectively NaX and NaY zeolites. The basic properties of NaX and NaY zeolites were explored in the Knoevenagel condensation of benzaldehyde with ethyl cyanoacetate at 140 °C as a test reaction in the absence of solvent. The influence of ion exchange with cesium cation on the catalytic activity of prepared catalysts was also investigated. It was found that the NaX provided higher activity than that of NaY catalyst due to its lower Si/Al ratio whereas a cesium exchange conferred higher basicity to the prepared Na‐faujasite.     

Effect of zeolite properties on ground-state and triplet-triplet absorption, prompt and oxygen induced delayed fluorescence of tetraphenylporphyrin at gas/solid interface

The ground-state and transient absorption, prompt and delayed fluorescence of tetraphenylporphyrin (TPP) adsorbed onto the external surface of different zeolites was monitored using diffuse-reflectance steady-state and laser flash photolysis. The delayed fluorescence (DF) of TPP detected in the presence of O2 is attributed to the energy transfer from 3TPP to 3O2 to form 1O2 and subsequent energy transfer from 1O2 to some other 3TPP within the organised molecular ensembles on the zeolite surface. The spectroscopic and kinetic parameters, namely the yield of DF (2-20% relative to prompt fluorescence), depend on the zeolite properties: the observed differences were correlated with the acid-base properties of the two zeolite series studied in this work (KA, NaA, CaA) and (NaA, NaX, NaY).     

FTIR studies of zeolite matrix effects on the properties of palladium clusters confined in the supercages of NaX and NaY

Palladium clusters have been synthesized by the "ship-in-a-bottle" approach in the supercages of NaX and NaY faujasite zeolites. In comparison with CO adsorbed on a bulk Pd electrode, the same molecule adsorbed on the Pd clusters electrodes evoked an enhanced IR absorption (EIRA). The enhancement factors have been determined to be about 38 and 51 in NaX and NaY, respectively. IR band centers of linear-bonded CO, bridge-bonded CO, and multi-bonded CO in NaX are measured, respectively, 12, 14, and 11 cm(-1) lower than those of the corresponding adsorption modes in NaY. The adsorption of CO and the oxidation of adsorbed CO in NaX matrix are faster than that in NaY matrix. These results suggest that part of the Pd2+ ions in NaX are located in sites III and III' that are near the 12-ring window of the supercage of zeolite, which lead to the formation of small Pd clusters. The present study is of significant importance in exploring the dependence of catalyst properties on structures, as well as in understanding and predicting the locations and properties of metal clusters in zeolites.     

Resolution of ultrafast pyrene excimer emission rise times in zeolites X and Y

Pyrene has been a favorite photophysical probe molecule for zeolite research because of its ability to exhibit both monomer and excimer emission upon excitation. This study combines the use of ultrafast time-resolved fluorescence spectroscopy with steady-state fluorescence spectroscopy to study the excimer emission of pyrene incorporated within zeolites LiY, NaY, KY and NaX. The effects of sealing technique and coincorporated solvents are also explored. Pyrene excimer emission is resolvable with the use of an ultrafast streak camera under all conditions examined in this study with a rise-time range of 6.8 to 16.0 picoseconds. For each zeolite sample the addition of cosolvents decreases the rise time, with a greater decrease for polar solvents than for a nonpolar solvent. The presence of a detectable rise time for excimer emission indicates that pyrene excimer formation is a dynamic process when pyrene is embedded within the cavities of zeolite host materials.     

Adsorption and photophysics of fullerene C60 at liquid-zeolite particle interfaces: unusually high affinity for hydrophobic, ultrastabilized zeolite Y

Adsorption of fullerene C60 from solution to the external surface of zeolite particles has been investigated. The most intriguing result of this study was the nature of C60 adsorption to ultrastablized zeolite Y (or USY). Two commercial samples of USY were tested: CBV780 (Y780) and CBV901 (Y901). Y901 was shown in previous reports to be more hydrophobic than Y780. Higher affinity of C60 for Y901 was found relative to Y780 in a variety of hydrocarbon solvents, including toluene and cyclohexane. In these same solvents, weak or no affinity for Y901 of typical arenes such as naphthalene or pyrene was observed. In toluene, adsorption isotherms for C60 gave dissociation constants (and values of saturation binding) = 0.5 microM (5.8 micromol g(-1)) and 8 microM (1.4 micromol g(-1)) for Y901 and Y780, respectively. C60 was estimated to cover nearly one-half of the estimated external surface area of Y901 particles at saturation. Significant adsorption of C60 to the ionic zeolites NaX, NaY, and KL was observed in cyclohexane but not in toluene, consistent with the pi-cation effect as a driving force for adsorption to these materials. The main driving force for C60 adsorption to Y901 is postulated to involve the interaction of C60 with lone pair electrons of framework oxygen atoms of the 12-ring entry aperture to the supercage. In the 12-ring site, C60 is located in half-supercage bowls on the exterior particle surface. The adsorptive interaction on Y901 relies on the spherical shape of C60 and the hydrophobicity of the zeolite surface. On ionic zeolites, the presence of specific adsorption sites such as exchangeable cations and hydroxyl groups hinder the special positioning necessary for C60 interaction with the 12-ring site. The ground-state and triplet-state absorption spectrum of adsorbed C60 was solution-like on all zeolites. Quenching of the C60 triplet state was examined by using transient absorption spectroscopy. Rate constants for quenching by rubrene, ferrocene, and O2 at the Y901-toluene interface were 18, 9, and 3 times lower, respectively, relative to rate constants in solution. These differences point out that the approach of molecular quenchers to C60 at the interface is more hindered for larger molecules, an expected result for C60 located in half-supercage bowls. The high affinity of fullerenes for hydrophobic zeolite Y provides a strategy for organizing fullerenes at interfaces and for studies of fullerene photochemistry.     

Platinum species in the pores of NaX, NaY and NaA zeolites studied using EPR, XAS and FTIR spectroscopies

The results of X-band EPR, X-ray absorption and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy on Pt(NH(3))(4)(2+) exchanged NaX, NaY and NaA zeolites reveal after oxygen calcination at 573 K that diamagnetic Pt(2+) is not the only product. Calcination provides Pt(3+) cations, but depending on the heating rate, the decomposition of amino groups during calcination also produces hydrogen that reduces Pt(3+) to Pt(2+) and Pt(+). NaX (Si/Al = 1.23) has a more negative framework charge than NaY (Si/Al = 2.31), so Pt(3+) can be stabilized only in NaX, whereas lower oxidation states of Pt such as Pt(+) can be stabilized in both, NaX and NaY, and neither of the paramagnetic Pt cations are stabilized in NaUSY (Si/Al = 3). The autoreduction process allows controlling the number of Pt(3+) and Pt(+) in the NaX zeolite by changing the calcination heating rate: a heating rate of 1.25 K min(-1) gives only Pt(+), but 0.5 K min(-1) gives a Pt(3+)/Pt(+) ratio close to 1. The structure of the support is also important for the synthesis of Pt species. While isolated paramagnetic Pt ions were stabilized in faujasite zeolites (NaX and NaY), a paramagnetic Pt dimer was obtained in a Linde type A zeolite (LTA, Si/Al = 1) by applying the same preparation methods. The fraction of paramagnetic Pt species which were characterized by X-band EPR spectroscopy amounts to 2-18% of the total Pt in the zeolites, the remaining Pt must be diamagnetic.     

超稳丫沸石制备技术对沸石铝分布的影响 Ⅰ.两种典型超稳Y沸石表面-体相组成的XPS研究

用XPS考察了USY和FSY超稳Y型沸石及其起始原料NH_4Y沸石的表面组成,并结合Ar~+刻蚀技术与其体相组成进行了比较。结果表明,NH_4Y沸石的铝分布基本均匀一致,经超稳化处理后,沸石表面组成发生了很大的变化。用(NH_4)_2SiF_6液相脱铝补硅法制备的FSY表面呈缺铝特征,其表面铝原子浓度比体相低8～10％;而用传统水热法制备的USY具有典型的富铝表面,其表面铝原子浓度比体相高30％左右。USY表面富铝主要是由于USY“次表面”(Subsurface)附近的非骨架铝类迁移到表面所致。内层的非骨架铝类在常规水热超稳处理条件下一般则很难迁移,仍然留有在USY晶体内部。     

Mesopores in USY Zeolites

Zeolites of type NaY synthesised by use of seed‐solution and zeolite X‐seeds to initialise the crystallisation were compared. A different homogeneity of the internal framework structure related to the Si/Al ratio was expected. Thus, the formation of closed bulk mesopores should be influenced during treatment of NH₄NaY modification for 7 hours at 450 °C and 600 °C, respectively, in the water steam of 1 bar. Occurrence of different mesopores was actually observed in obtained ultra‐stable USY zeolites using nitrogen adsorption. Whereas USY prepared by use of seed‐solution contains only open mesopores at the crystal surface, the X‐seed synthesised material contains open and closed mesopores at the surface and in the nuclei of samples, respectively.     

Cryo-TEM Snapshots of Ferritin Adsorbed on Small Zeolite Crystals

The adsorption of macromolecules on zeolite crystal surfaces has been investigated by cryo transmission electron microscopy (TEM) of frozen hydrates. It was determined that ferritin shows different adsorption behavior on NaY (TEM image on the right) and USY zeolites (TEM image on the left).     

Ce离子对苯在Y分子筛上吸附扩散行为的影响

采用液相离子交换法制备了不同稀土含量的Y型分子筛(HY、USY和NaY),研究了稀土铈(Ce)阳离子在Y型分子筛上吸附-脱附烃类分子(苯)过程中的作用机理与影响。通过X射线荧光光谱仪(XRF)、智能质量分析仪(IGA)、脱附指数的计算和巨正则蒙特卡罗模拟计算等多种表征计算方法,对引入稀土物种后,Y型分子筛对苯的饱和吸附量、吸附作用力、脱附热力学参数、苯在Y分子筛上的吸附势能分布及扩散行为等方面进行了研究。结果表明,Ce离子对苯在Y分子筛上脱附活化能的降低、吸附作用力的减弱以及吸附态由团聚态向分散态转变等方面具有显著影响,该作用构成了CeY分子筛催化剂在流化催化裂化(FCC)过程中能够优化轻质产品选择性的重要因素。     

Molecular dynamics study of hydrated faujasite-type zeolites

Molecular dynamics (MD) simulations of hydrated zeolite NaX (Si/Al = 1.0) and NaY (Si/Al = 2.0) were done at a temperature of 300 K. The calculation results show that the adsorption of water occurs via a three-step mechanism in zeolite NaX: (1) adsorption around Na, (2) formation of a monolayer on the walls, and (3) pore filling in the supercage during which adsorbed water molecules are localized around the 12-membered rings. Zeolite NaY adsorbs in a similar manner. However, at intermediate hydration states, cluster formation occurs around Na instead of monolayer formation. The calculated energy distribution functions suggest that in zeolite NaX, the water vapor adsorption can be expressed by using the Langmuir model with two adsorption sites, but in zeolite NaY, it is not Langmuir-type adsorption.     

Inelastic neutron scattering and infrared spectroscopic study of furan adsorption on alkali-metal cation-exchanged faujasites.

Inelastic neutron scattering (INS) as well as infrared (IR) transmission and diffuse reflection infrared Fourier transform (DRIFT) spectra of furan adsorbed on Li-LSX, NaY, NaX, K-LSX, and CsNaX zeolites have been measured in the range 2000-200 and 4000-1300 cm(-1), respectively. On the basis of an assignment of normal modes of furan taken from the literature and our own quantum chemical calculations of vibrational frequencies, the observed frequency shifts between bulk furan and furan adsorbed on the zeolites mentioned above have been interpreted in view of the interactions between furan and zeolite. For an explanation of frequency shifts of CH out-of-plane bendings, CH stretchings and some ring vibrations, it has to be assumed that in addition to the interaction between furan and the corresponding cation of the zeolite, a further interaction between the CH bonds and lattice oxygen atoms exists.     

Inverse GC Investigation of the Adsorption of Thiophenic Compounds on Zeolites

Inverse gas chromatography (IGC) has been used to examine the adsorption of organo-sulfur compounds on various zeolites. Results obtained were used to explain the behaviour of these materials as adsorbents for ultra-deep desulfurisation of fuels. The model compounds chosen were thiophene and 2,5-dimethylthiophene, with zeolite adsorbents NaX, HX, NaY and HY. Zeolite NaY showed the largest adsorption capacity. Adsorption isotherms in the gas phase are not representative of saturation adsorption in the liquid phase. However, the heat of adsorption and the specific interaction parameter were found to be well correlated to the strength and the selectivity of adsorption in the liquid phase by the different zeolites. The main conclusion of this work is that IGC is a useful tool for preliminary comparison of different adsorbents for the removal of sulfur compounds from fuels.     

Faujasite-type zeolites modified with iron perfluorophthalocyanines: Synthesis and characterization

The synthesis and characterization of hexadeca- or perfluorophthalocyanine complexes of iron(II) (FeF₁₆Pc) in synthetic faujasite-type zeolites is reported. The encapsulation of FeF₁₆Pc in NaY zeolite by the template synthesis method as well as the synthesis of NaX around FeF₁₆Pc are discussed. A spectroscopic (UV—VIS, IR) and electrochemical analysis of the modified zeolites, providing evidence for encapsulation, is presented and compared with the unsubstituted FePc complex.     

Y型分子筛结构破坏的动力学分析(英文)

Y型分子筛是催化裂化(FCC)的速率控制组分.FCC过程中,催化剂在反应器和再生器中往往面临高温水蒸气存在的苛刻环境.因此,分子筛的热稳定性和水热稳定性是催化剂最为关注的性能之一.由于FCC原料中通常含有V、Ni、Na、Fe等不同数量的金属污染物,会对催化剂造成污染及钝化.进料中存在的卟啉类有机复合物持续不断的沉积在催化剂表面,由于含钒的有机金属卟啉化合物在反应中转化形成V_2O_5,V_2O_5在水热条件下形成H_3VO_4组分,在高温水热气氛下加速分子筛骨架结构水解,破坏了Y型分子筛的晶体结构,从而降低了催化剂活性,影响产品选择性.稀土Y型分子筛在FCC中扮演重要的角色,稀土交换分子筛可以提高催化酸性、裂化活性和热与水热稳定性.此外,Na在高温水蒸气条件下也会对分子筛结构造成破坏.一方面,钠能够中和Y型分子筛B酸中心,降低催化裂化活性;另一方面,水热条件下钠的存在会加速破坏Y型分子筛的结构.有关Y型分子筛结构破坏的机理解释较多,然而该过程的动力学研究鲜有报道.反应动力学不能提供一个直接的反应机理,但是任何反应机理的提出必须符合反应动力学的数据.本文采用离子交换法分别制备了一系列不同Na含量USY,不同稀土含量USY,以及含钠和稀土的USY分子筛,通过固相动力学模型考察了上述Y型分子筛水热结构破坏活化能的变化及钒对其活化能的影响.结果表明,Y型分子筛的结构破坏存在三种路径,分别是脱铝、脱硅和La-O键的断裂.钒加速了分子筛骨架水解速率;钒钠具有协同作用,同时存在时对分子筛破坏作用更加显著;NaOH的形成是速率控制步骤;稀土稳定了分子筛的结构,降低了分子筛的水热脱铝速率;钒与定位于分子筛小笼里稀土作用,破坏分子筛的[RE-OH-RE]~(5+)的RE-O键夺取分子筛的骨架氧,导致骨架结构崩塌.由于稀土本身稳定了分子筛的结构,同时钒稀土作用时形成稳定的REVO_4固定了钒的流动性,因此钒对REY结构的影响是几种因素相互叠加和抵消的结果.     

In situ SAXS/WAXS of zeolite microwave synthesis: NaY, NaA, and beta zeolites.

A custom waveguide apparatus is constructed to study the microwave synthesis of zeolites by in situ small-angle X-ray scattering (SAXS) and wide-angle X-ray scattering (WAXS). The WR-284 waveguide is used to heat precursor solutions using microwaves at a frequency of 2.45 GHz. The reaction vessels are designed to include sections of thin-walled glass, which permit X-rays to pass through the precursor solutions with minimal attenuation. Slots were machined into the waveguide to provide windows for X-ray energy to enter and scatter from solutions during microwave heating. The synthesis of zeolites with conventional heating is also studied using X-ray scattering in the same reactor. SAXS studies show that the crystallization of beta zeolite and NaY zeolite is preceded by a reorganization of nanosized particles in their precursor solutions or gels. The evolution of these particles during the nucleation and crystallization stages of zeolite formation depends on the properties of the precursor solution. The synthesis of NaA and NaX zeolites and sodalite from a single zeolite precursor is studied by microwave and conventional heating. Microwave heating shifts the selectivity of this synthesis in favor of NaA and NaX over sodalite; conventional heating leads to the formation of sodalite for synthesis from the same precursor. The use of microwave heating also led to a more rapid onset of NaA zeolite product crystallization compared to conventional heating. Pulsed and continuous microwave heating are compared for zeolite synthesis. The resulting rates of formation of the zeolite products, and the relative amounts of the products determined from the WAXS spectra, are similar when either pulsed or continuous microwave heating is applied in the reactor while maintaining the same synthesis temperature. The consequences of these results in terms of zeolite synthesis are discussed.     

Gibbs ensemble Monte Carlo simulation of supercritical CO2 adsorption on NaA and NaX zeolites

Adsorption of supercritical carbon dioxide on two kinds of zeolites with identical chemical composition but different pore structure (NaA and NaX) was studied using the Gibbs ensemble Monte Carlo simulation. The model frameworks for the two zeolites with SiAl ratio being unity have been chosen as the solid structures in the simulation. The adsorption behaviors of supercritical CO2 on the NaA and NaX zeolites, based on the adsorption isotherms and isosteric heats of adsorption, were discussed in detail and were compared with the available experimental results. A good agreement between the simulated and experimental results is obtained for both the adsorbed amount and the bulk phase density. The intermediate configurational snapshots and the radial distribution functions between zeolite and adsorbed CO2 molecules were collected in order to investigate the preferable adsorption locations and the confined structure behavior of CO2. The structure behaviors of the adsorbed CO2 molecules show various performances, as compared with the bulk phase, due to the confined effect in the zeolite pores.     

苯甲醚在复合催化剂上的催化酰化

复合催化剂首次用于催化苯甲醚与酰化剂乙酰氯的酰化反应.发现不同沸石的单独使用仅给出很低产率的对-甲氧基苯乙酮.但是由HY沸石(硅铝比=40)或USY(超稳Y沸石)和SnO组成的复合催化剂的催化活性比单独使用沸石时高得多.增加由USY沸石和不同量的SnO组成的复合催化剂中的SnO的量,导致对-甲氧基苯乙酮产率的提高.由H型沸石(HY和H-ZSM-5沸石)和SnO组成的复合催化剂在苯甲醚与乙酰氯的酰化反应中的催化活性主要取决于所用沸石的硅铝比.     

Enhancement in the catalytic activity of Pd/USY in the heck reaction induced by H2 bubbling

Pd was loaded on ultra stable Y (USY) zeolites prepared by steaming NH(4)-Y zeolite under different conditions. Heck reactions were carried out over the prepared Pd/USY. We found that H? bubbling was effective in improving not only the catalytic activity of Pd/USY, but also that of other supported Pd catalysts and Pd(OAc)?. Moreover, the catalytic activity of Pd/USY could be optimized by choosing appropriate steaming conditions for the preparation of the USY zeolites; Pd loaded on USY prepared at 873 K with 100% H?O gave the highest activity (TOF = 61,000 h?1), which was higher than that of Pd loaded on other kinds of supports. The prepared Pd/USY catalysts were applicable to the Heck reactions using various kinds of substrates including bromo- and chloro-substituted aromatic and heteroaromatic compounds. Characterization of the acid properties of the USY zeolites revealed that the strong acid site (OH(strong)) generated as a result of steaming had a profound effect on the catalytic activity of Pd.