Structures and reaction mechanisms of cumene formation via benzene alkylation with propylene in a newly synthesized ITQ-24 zeolite: an embedded ONIOM study

The cumene formation via benzene alkylation with propylene on the new three-dimensional nanoporous catalyst, ITQ-24 zeolite, has been investigated by using the ONIOM2(B3LYP/6-31G(d,p):UFF) method. Both consecutive and associative reaction pathways are examined. The contributions of the short-range van der Waals interactions, which are explicitly included in the ONIOM2 model, and an additional long-range electrostatic potential from the extended zeolite framework to the energy profile are taken into consideration. It is found that benzene alkylation with propylene in the ITQ-24 zeolite prefers to occur through the consecutive reaction mechanism. The benzene alkylation step is the reaction rate-determining step with an estimated activation energy of 35.70 kcal/mol, comparable with an experimental report in beta-zeolite of 34.9 kcal/mol. The electrostatic potential from the extended zeolite framework shows a much more significant contribution to the transition state selectivity than the van der Waals interactions.     

苯与丙烯在MCM-22型分子筛内吸附行为的Monte Carlo研究

采用巨正则统计系综Monte Carlo模拟方法研究了不同温度、不同吸附方式下纯硅MCM-22型分子筛ITQ-1上苯与丙烯分子的吸附行为. 分子筛内吸附质粒子云分布模拟结果显示, 苯和丙烯主要吸附在超笼和十元环孔道内, 其中丙烯分子几乎充满了孔道内部大部分区域, 在链接超笼之间的十元环窗口也充满了丙烯分子, 而苯分子在超笼内和十元环孔道内的吸附却较为分散、均匀. 丙烯与分子筛之间相互作用能高于苯与分子筛之间的相互作用能, 使苯分子吸附相对丙烯分子更为稳定. 温度变化对分子筛上丙烯吸附远大于对苯吸附的影响, 100 kPa时温度由298 K升高至443 K导致丙烯分子吸附量迅速减少, 而对苯分子却没有显著的影响. ITQ-1分子筛上存在苯和丙烯分子的竞争吸附, 使两者吸附相互作用能最可几分布朝着折中方向移动. 苯与丙烯在分子筛内吸附等温线的模拟结果表明, 在温度较高、压力较低时, 丙烯的吸附量小于苯的吸附量.     

Adsorption of Benzene and Propylene in Zeolite ZSM-5： Grand Canonical Monte Carlo Simulations

The adsorption behavior of benzene and propylene in zeolite ZSM-5 was studied by Grand Canonical Monte Carlo(GCMC) simulations. It could be found that benzene and propylene molecules showed different adsorption behavior in the zeolite cavities. The loadings of propylene were significantly larger than those of benzene at 100 kPa. From the figures of potential energy distribution,the potential energy of benzene/zeolite was more negative than that of propylene/zeolite,so benzene could be adsorbed more stably t...     

A new aluminosilicate molecular sieve with a system of pores between those of ZSM-5 and beta zeolite

A new aluminosilicate zeolite (ITQ-39) has been synthesized. This is an extensively faulted structure with very small domains that makes the structure elucidation very difficult. However, a combination of adsorption spectroscopy and reactivity studies with selected probe molecules suggests that the pore structure of ITQ-39 is related to that of Beta zeolite, with a three-directional channel system with large pores (12-MR), but with an effective pore diameter between those of Beta and ZSM-5, or a three-directional channel system with interconnected large (12-MR) and medium pores (10-MR). The pore topology of ITQ-39 is very attractive for catalysis and shows excellent results for the preparation of cumene by alkylation of benzene, while it can be a promising additive for FCC.     

Diffusion and Adsorption of Benzene and Propylene in MFI,MWW and BEA Zeolites:Molecular Dynamics and Grand Canonical Monte Carlo Simulations

The diffusion and adsorption behaviors of benzene and propylene in zeolites MFI, MWW and BEA have been studied by molecular dynamics(MD) and grand canonical Monte Carlo(GCMC) simulations. The diffusion coefficients of benzene and propylene in MFI, MWW and BEA zeolites were calculated by simulating the mean-square displacements(MSD) at 298 and 600 K. Benzene and propylene showed the different adsorption rules in the channels of the three zeolites. For propylene, the molecular loadings decreased in the order:...     

芳香类化合物在ITQ-1分子筛中吸附特性的蒙特卡罗模拟

用巨正则统计系综蒙特卡罗模拟研究了苯、甲苯以及间二甲苯分子在ITQ-1分子筛中的吸附特性.从这3种分子的粒子分布云图上,可发现分子的扩散和吸附主要在十二元环超笼内发生,在十元环通道内的吸附和扩散则相对较难.从一系列不同压力下的蒙特卡罗模拟还预测了3种分子的吸附等温线,预测结果与实验结果相符.这3种分子在一定压力下,都可通过十元环通道或连接十二元环超笼的十元环窗口到达分子筛孔道内部,达到较好的吸附平衡状态.     

MCM-22和ITQ-2分子筛负载型催化剂加氢裂化性能的对比研究

 以MCM-22和ITQ-2分子筛为载体, WNi为活性组分,制得两种负载型催化剂,考察了两种催化剂的加氢裂化性能,并通过N2吸附、氨程序升温脱附和原位红外光谱对催化剂进行了表征. 减压瓦斯油加氢裂化反应结果表明, WNi/ITQ-2的加氢裂化活性高于WNi/MCM-22, 并且前者的反应温度相对较低. WNi/ITQ-2具有高催化活性是因为ITQ-2分子筛具有空旷的次级结构和较多的可接近的酸性位; 中油选择性高是因为空旷的次级结构使裂化产物快速离开酸性位而避免了二次裂化.     

硅源对ITQ-13分子筛水热合成的影响

通过三种硅源, 正硅酸已脂(TEOS)、胶体二氧化硅、气相法白炭黑, 成功地合成出ITQ-13分子筛, 并用X射线衍射(XRD)、扫描电子显微镜(SEM)、BET表面积测试和氘代乙腈吸附等方法对合成的材料进行表征. 结果表明, 用硅胶和白炭黑为硅源合成出的ITQ-13具有较好的晶化度和较大的晶体尺寸.     

Novel three-stage kinetic model for aqueous benzene adsorption on activated carbon

We propose a novel kinetic model for adsorption of aqueous benzene onto both granular activated carbon (GAC) and powdered activated carbon (PAC). The model is based on mass conservation of benzene coupled with three-stage adsorption: (1) the first portion for an instantaneous stage or external surface adsorption, (2) the second portion for a gradual stage with rate-limiting intraparticle diffusion, and (3) the third portion for a constant stage in which the aqueous phase no longer interacts with activated carbon. An analytical solution of the kinetic model was validated with the kinetic data obtained from aqueous benzene adsorption onto GAC and PAC in batch experiments with two different solution concentrations (C(0)=300 mg L(-1), 600 mg L(-1)). Experimental results revealed that benzene adsorption for the two concentrations followed three distinct stages for PAC but two stages for GAC. The analytical solution could successfully describe the kinetic adsorption of aqueous benzene in the batch reaction system, showing a fast instantaneous adsorption followed by a slow rate-limiting adsorption and a final long constant adsorption. Use of the two-stage model gave incorrect values of adsorption coefficients in the analytical solution due to inability to describe the third stage.     

Pyrene covalently anchored on a large external surface area zeolite as a selective heterogeneous sensor for iodide

Pyrene as a fluorophore has been covalently anchored on a delaminated ITQ-2 zeolite having a large external surface area (730 m2 g-1) and the resulting solid found to have a selective response as a heterogeneous sensor for I- in the presence of other halides.     

Untersuchung an Nickel-Zeolith-Trägerkatalysatoren. II. Benzolhydrierung in der Gasphase an Nickel-Zeolith-Träger-katalysatoren

NI-exchanged zeolite catalysts were studied, by means of the benzene hydrogenation at 100–150°C. Catalysts of zeolite type A proved to be more active than those of the X type. Catalytic activity (related to the amount of Ni) decreases with increasing Ni content in the catalysts. The effective energy of activation is 13.5 kcal/mole; it does not depend on the Xi content and the kind of support. It could be shown by adsorption of benzene on Ni zeolite catalysts that in case of A-type catalysts benzene is adsorbed only on the external surface. In ease of X-type catalysts, however, benzene molecules are able to reach the internal surface, too. Hydrogenation of benzene proceeds only on the external surface for both types of catalysts.     

Study on hexane adsorption in zeolite ITQ-29 by molecular simulation

Adsorption isotherms and isosteric heat of adsorption of n-hexane in zeolite ITQ-29 were simulated using the Configurational Bias Monte Carlo (CBMC) technique in the grand-canonical (μ VT) ensemble and compared with experimental results published by Gribov et al. and obtained by IR spectroscopy where the fractional loadings of n-hexane in ITQ-29 are presented in units from integral intensities of the absorption bands [u.a.]. In this work we present the simulation loadings of n-hexane in ITQ-29 converted to fractional coverages and compared to the experimental results. The simulations were performed using a united atom force field. In addition, we calculated equilibrium adsorption isotherms of ethane and propane in ITQ-29 in excellent agreement with published experiments. This force field successfully reproduces adsorption properties of linear alkanes in cation-free LTA zeolite and is suitable for fast and accurate adsorption data predictions.     

Alkylaromatic carbene ions on H-TsVK zeolites

Conclusions The adsorption of styrene (298 K), triphenylcarbinol (298 K), and of propylene with toluene (473 K) on H-TsVK zeolite leads to the formation of alkylaromatic carbocations which are stable up to 473–573 K and are characterized by bands in DRS at 320–330 and 400–440 nm and in IR by vC=C of the aromatic ring in the regions 1500 and 1610–1620 cm^–1. In the adsorption of benzene, toluene, isopropylbenzene, and 1,3-dimethylnaphthalene at 298 K, only weakly bonded surface complexes are formed.Translated from Izvestiya Akademii Nauk SSSR, Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 7, pp. 1486–1490, July, 1989.     

Benzene Adsorption Isotherms on MCM-41 and their Use for Pore Size Analysis

This work is focused on the elaboration of methodology for adsorption characterization of porous silicas by using benzene adsorption isotherms measured on good quality MCM-41 materials. Three MCM-41 samples were synthesized by using tetraethyl orthosilicate (TEOS) as silica source and surfactants, octyltrimethylammonium (C8), decyltrimethylammonium (C10) and cetyltrimethylammonium (C16) bromides as templates. A characteristic feature of this synthesis was relatively long hydrothermal treatment (5 days) at 373 K, which gave well ordered samples as evidenced by powder XRD analysis. Benzene adsorption isotherms measured on these MCM-41 samples were used to evaluate such standard quantities as the BET specific surface area, total pore volume, external surface area and the volume of ordered mesopores, and to obtain the statistical film thickness (t-curve) as well as the Kelvin-type relation, which describes the dependence between pore width and condensation pressure for benzene on silica at 298 K. The latter relations were incorporated into the Barrett-Joyner-Halenda algorithm to extend its applicability to calculate the pore size distributions from benzene adsorption data.     

Enantioselectivity of adsorption sites created by chiral 2-butanol adsorbed on Pt(111) single-crystal surfaces

The adsorption and thermal chemistry of 2-butanol and propylene oxide, each individually and when coadsorbed together, were characterized on Pt(111) single-crystal surfaces by using temperature programmed desorption and reflection-adsorption infrared spectroscopies. The formation of chiral superstructures on the surface upon the deposition of submonolayer coverages of enantiopure 2-butoxide species, produced by thermal dehydrogenation of 2-butanol, was highlighted by their difference in behavior toward the adsorption of the two enantiomers of propylene oxide. It was found that a significant enhancement in adsorption is possible on surfaces with the same chirality of the probe molecule, that is, for (R)-propylene oxide adsorption on (R)-2-butoxide layers and for (S)-propylene oxide adsorption on (S)-2-butoxide layers. The propylene oxide probe was found to also adsorb with the ring closer to the surface in those cases. Finally, less butoxide decomposition is seen at higher temperatures from the homochiral pairing, presumably because the coadsorbed propylene oxide forces the alkoxides into a more compact and better packed structure on the surface.     

Supramolecular steric effects as the means of making reactive carbon radicals persistent. Quantitative characterization of the external surface of MFI zeolites through a persistent radical probe and a langmuir adsorption isotherm

The photochemistry of tetraphenylacetone (1) adsorbed on the external surface of a MFI zeolite (the sodium form of LZ-105) has been investigated in combination with computational chemistry, surface area measurements, EPR analysis, and classical adsorption isotherms. All of the methods are consistent with a supramolecular structural model in which 1 is first adsorbed strongly through intercalation of a single benzene ring into a hole on the LZ-105 external surface (site I) followed by a weaker binding to the external framework between the holes (site II) until a monolayer of 1 is formed. From both computational and surface area measurements, it is estimated that the site I holes on the external surface will be filled at ca. 0.3-0.5 wt %/wt loading of 1/LZ-105, which corresponds to 6.5 x 10(18) (ca. 10(-)(5) mol) of holes or molecules of 1 adsorbed in holes per gram of zeolite. The supramolecular composition of ca. 0.3-0.5% of 1 on LZ-105 characterizes a "break point" for the photochemistry and the EPR measurements, since it represents the value for saturation of the site I holes with 1. These conclusions are supported quantitatively by experimental isotherms of the adsorption of 1 on LZ-105. Photolysis of 1 intercalated in the site I holes causes fragmentation into two isomeric supramolecular diphenylmethyl (DPM) radicals, one (DMP)(in) which is adsorbed into the internal surface and becomes strongly persistent (half-life of many weeks) and the other (DMP)(ex) which diffuses on the external surface and rapidly dimerizes (less than a few minutes) to produce the radical-radical combination product tetraphenylethane (2). Photolysis of 1 adsorbed on the solid external surface produces two supramolecularly equivalent DPM radicals (DMP)(ex) that diffuse on the external surface and rapidly dimerize to produce 2, and do not produce persistent DPM radicals.     

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.     

Effect of the carbon surface layer chemistry on benzene adsorption from the vapor phase and from dilute aqueous solutions

We present a complex study of benzene adsorption on chemically modified commercial activated carbons. The porosity of studied carbons is almost the same, whereas the chemical composition and the acid-base properties of surface layers differ drastically from amphoteric (initial de-ashed carbon D43/1, Carbo-Tech, Essen, Germany) and acidic (carbon modified with concentrated HNO3 and fuming H2SO4) to strongly basic (carbon modified with gaseous NH3). Benzene adsorption isotherms measured from aqueous solution at three temperatures (298, 313, and 323 K) and at the neutral pH level are reported. They are supported by studies of water and benzene adsorption from the gaseous phase (volumetric and calorimetric data) and the data of benzene temperature-programmed desorption (TPD). Moreover, the data of the enthalpy of immersion in water and benzene are also presented. Obtained data of benzene adsorption from the gaseous phase are approximated by applying the method of Nguyen and Do (ND) and the Dubinin-Astakhov (DA) equation. The data of adsorption from solution are described by the hybrid DA-Freundlich (DA-F) model. We show that there are similarities in the mechanisms of benzene adsorption from the gaseous phase and from aqueous solutions and that the pore-blocking effect is the main stage of the adsorption mechanism. This effect strongly depends on the polarity of the carbon surface. The larger the ratio of the enthalpy of carbon immersion in water to the enthalpy of immersion in benzene, the larger the reduction in adsorption from solution, compared to that in the gaseous phase, that is observed.     

Toward inorganic electrides

Electrides are materials in which alkali metals (Li through Cs) ionize to form bound alkali cations and "excess" electrons. The electrons reside in large cavities or channels or both in the host lattice. We report here the first synthesis of thermally stable inorganic electrides with cation-to-electron ratios of 1:1 as in organic electrides. Although alkali metal adducts to alumino-silicate zeolites are well known, the cation-to-electron ratio is generally 3:1 or greater because these zeolites contain alkali cations prior to incorporation of the alkali metal. In this work, two pure silica zeolites, ITQ-4and ITQ-7, with pore diameters of approximately 7 A, absorb up to 40 wt % cesium from the vapor phase (even at room temperature). The other alkali metals (except Li) can also be introduced at elevated temperatures. The optical and magnetic properties of the cesium-loaded samples suggest ionization to form Cs+ and e- with substantial electron-spin pairing. The metal-loaded samples are stable to at least 100 degrees C and are able to reduce small aromatic molecules such as benzene and naphthalene to the radical anions within the pores of the zeolite.     

Synthesis and structure determination of a new microporous zeolite with large cavities connected by small pores

A new small-pore germanosilicate zeolite, named as ITQ-49, has been synthesized using a new ditetraalkylphosphonium dication as an organic structure-directing agent, and its structure has been solved by direct methods applied to the powder X-ray diffraction pattern of the calcined solid. This new zeolite crystallizes in the space group Immm with cell parameters a = 19.6007(8) ?, b = 18.3274(7) ?, and c = 16.5335(6) ?. The pore topology of ITQ-49 consists of large, nonspherical cavities that are connected to each other through small eight-membered-ring windows, resulting in a unidirectional small-pore zeolite that has a relatively large adsorption capacity. Also, ITQ-49 contains double four-membered-ring units where Ge is preferentially located, and fluoride anions are placed inside these units.