| Abstract: | Metal substituted aluminum phosphate molecular sieves, MeAPO-5 (Me = Co, Mn, Fe(II), Fe(III), and Mg) were synthesized and characterized with X-ray diffraction and scanning electron microscopy. The acidity was determined by temperature programmed desorption of ammonia, Desorption peaks at around 200°C were observed for all the MeAPO samples studied. Additional desorption peaks at around 300°C were found in MnAPO-5, CoAPO-5, and MAPO-5. MnAPO-5, CoAPO-5, and MAPO-5 also show good activities toward the cracking reaction of cumene at 350°C, while Fe(II)APO-5 and Fe(III)APO-5 show some activity at 500°C. The order of the cracking activity correlates with the presence of strong acidic sites in MnAPO-5, CoAPO-5, and MAPO-5 as indicated by the TPD of ammonia. |
