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Zeolites with mesopores and mesoporous zeolites

  • Roel Prins*
  • , Yinyong Sun
  • *Corresponding author for this work
  • Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich

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Abstract

Hierarchical mesoporous M-ZSM-5 was prepared using an amphiphilic organosilane as a templating agent. XRD and sorption data indicated that M-ZSM-5 is a mesoporous material with ZSM-5 framework. 29Si MAS NMR spectroscopy revealed that M-ZSM-5 was highly crystalline, like conventional ZSM-5. 27Al MAS NMR spectroscopy showed that most of the aluminum atoms were in tetrahedral coordination and 2-methyl-2-pentene isomerization exhibited that M-ZSM-5 possessed strong acidity, similar to ZSM-5. The Friedel-Crafts benzylation of benzene by benzyl alcohol was used to evaluate the catalytic reactivity of the hierarchical zeolite catalyst. M-ZSM-5 had a much higher catalytic activity than conventional ZSM-5 and amorphous silica-alumina. The apparent rate constant for M-ZSM-5 is 23 times larger than that for ZSM-5. The catalyst could be reused and maintained the initial activity after three cycles. These results indicate that hierarchical zeolites have potential application in Friedel-Crafts alkylations of large molecules.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationAmerican Chemical Society - 235th National Meeting, Abstracts of Scientific Papers
StatePublished - 2008
Externally publishedYes
Event235th National Meeting of the American Chemical Society, ACS 2008 - New Orleans, LA, United States
Duration: 6 Apr 200810 Apr 2008

Publication series

NameACS National Meeting Book of Abstracts
ISSN (Print)0065-7727

Conference

Conference235th National Meeting of the American Chemical Society, ACS 2008
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityNew Orleans, LA
Period6/04/0810/04/08

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