1. Synthesis and properties of MFI zeolites with microporous, mesoporous and macroporous hierarchical structures by a gel-casting technique.
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Wang, Ying, Wang, Runwei, Xu, Diou, Sun, Chuanyin, Ni, Ling, Fu, Weiwei, Zeng, Shangjing, Jiang, Shang, Zhang, Zongtao, and Qiu, Shilun
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ZEOLITES ,SILICATE minerals ,GELCASTING ,MACROPOROUS polymers ,X-ray diffraction - Abstract
The comparatively small micropore dimensions of bulk ZSM-5 zeolites often limit both the adsorption and catalytic conversion of large organic molecules. Here, we report that ZSM-5 zeolites were prepared by a gel-casting technique with microporous, mesoporous and macroporous hierarchical structures. The as-prepared samples were characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), nitrogen adsorption, temperature-programmed-desorption of ammonia (TPD-NH
3 ) and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) measurements. The hierarchical structured ZSM-5 zeolites were used to carry out catalytic cracking of 1,3,5-triisopropyl benzene and n-hexadecane. The results show that, compared with traditional ZSM-5, Beta or Al-MCM-41, this modified ZSM-5 displayed preferable catalytic activity and selectivity. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]- Published
- 2016
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