Prins cyclisation of (-)-isopulegol with benzaldehyde over ZSM-5 based micro-mesoporous catalysts for production of pharmaceuticals

Several ZSM-5 derived micro-mesoporous catalysts were investigated in Prins cyclisation of (-)-isopulegol with benzaldehyde acting as a reactant and a solvent for production of heterocyclic oxygen containing 2H-chromene derivatives including the tetrahydropyran structure and exhibiting biological activity. The investigated catalysts were characterized by nitrogen adsorption, ammonia temperature programmed desorption, adsorption-desorption of pyridine and 2,6-di-tert- butylpyridine with Fourier transform infrared spectroscopic control. For the Prins reaction performed at 70℃, the highest yield of the desired product, equal to 67% at complete conversion of (-)-isopulegol, was obtained over a micro-mesoporous catalyst containing an optimum amount of strong acid sites and mesopores, being 12 fold larger than the size of the desired product.

Preparation and Modification of Micro-Mesoporous Carbon Materials for Toluene Adsorption

In the process of toluene adsorption, the choice of adsorbent is the key. In this work, micro-mesoporous carbon materials were prepared and characterized. The synthesis process was performed by using MCM-41 as the template, and sucrose and furfuryl alcohol as the carbon source, respectively. The toluene adsorption capacity of studied adsorbents was evaluated under different toluene initial concentration, temperature and bed height. In order to further improve the adsorption capacity, nitric acid was used for modification of the selected adsorbent. The adsorption performance after modification was also investigated. The prepared carbon materials were characteristic of typical type IV isotherms and pore size distribution was focused on micropores and mesopores. Compared with MCM-41, the prepared carbon materials showed high toluene adsorption capacity. After modification the specific surface area and oxygen groups of adsorbent were increased, making the adsorption capacity increase from 185.3 mg/g to a maximum value of 514.7 mg/g. The adsorption capacity of adsorbent mainly depended on its surface area and surface chemical property.

Preparation of highly dispersed desulfurization catalysts and their catalytic performance in hydrodesulfurization of dibenzothiophene

Micro-mesoporous ZK-1 molecular sieves with different Si/Al ratios were used as supports for binary Co-Mo hydrodesulfurization（HDS） catalysts.The CoMo/ZK-1 catalysts were prepared using an over-loading impregnation method,and characterized using N2 physisorption,X-ray diffraction,temperature-programmed NH3 desorption,temperature-programmed reduction（TPR）,ultraviolet-visible diffuse reflectance spectroscopy,and high-resolution transmission electron microscopy（HRTEM）.The results show that the CoMo/ZK-1 catalysts have high surface areas（～700 m^2/g）,large pore volumes,and hierarchical porous structures,which promote the dispersion of Co and Mo oxide phases on the ZK-1 supports.The TPR results show that the interactions between the Co and Mo oxide phases and the ZK-1 support are weaker than those in the CoMo/γ-Al2O3 catalyst.The HRTEM results show that the CoMo/ZK-1 catalysts have better MoS2 dispersion and more active edge sites.The catalysts were tested in HDS of dibenzothiophene.Under mild reaction conditions,the activity of Co and Mo sulfides supported on ZK-1 was higher than those of Co and Mo sulfides supported on ZSM-5,A1KIT-1,and γ-Al2O3.

Synthesis and catalytic performance of bimetallic NiMo-and NiW-ZSM-5/MCM-41 composites for production of liquid biofuels

This work presents a synthesis of bimetallic NiMo and NiW modified ZSM-5/MCM-41 composites and their heterogeneous catalytic conversion of crude palm oil( CPO) to biofuels. The ZSM-5/MCM-41 composites were synthesized through a self-assembly of cetyltrimethylammonium bromide( CTAB) surfactant with silica-alumina from ZSM-5 zeolite,prepared from natural kaolin by the hydrothermal technique. Subsequently,the synthesized composites were deposited with bimetallic NiMo and NiW by impregnation method. The obtained catalysts presented a micro-mesoporous structure,confirmed by XRD,SEM,TEM,EDX,NH_3-TPD,XRF and N_2 adsorption-desorption measurements. The results of CPO conversion demonstrate that the catalytic activity of the synthesized catalysts decreases in the series of NiMo-ZSM-5/MCM-41 > NiW-ZSM-5/MCM-41 > Ni-ZSM-5/MCM-41 > Mo-ZSM-5/MCM-41 > W-ZSM-5/MCM-41 > NiMo-ZSM-5 > NiW-ZSM-5 > ZSM-5/MCM-41 > ZSM-5 > MCM-41. It was found that the bimetallic NiMo-and NiW-ZSM-5/MCM-41 catalysts give higher yields of liquid hydrocarbons than other catalysts at a given conversion. Types of hydrocarbon in liquid products,identified by simulated distillation gas chromatography-flame ionization detector( SimDis GC-FID),are gasoline( 150-200 ℃; C5-12),kerosene( 250-300 ℃; C5-20) and diesel( 350 ℃; C7-20).Moreover,the conversion of CPO to biofuel products using the NiMo-and NiW-ZSM-5/MCM-41 catalysts offers no statistically significant difference( P> 0.05) at 95% confidence level,evaluated by SPSS analysis.

Synergistic effect of Pt nanoparticles and micro-mesoporous ZSM-5 in VOCs low-temperature removal

Micro-mesoporous ZSM-5 zeolites were obtained by the post-treatment of tetrahydroxy ammonium hydroxide(TPAOH) solution with different concentration.The hierarchical pore structure formed during the desilication process facilitates the dispersion of Pt nanoparticles and Pt/ZSM-5 catalysts exhibit rather high catalytic activity for the deep oxidation of various VOCs at low temperature.The catalyst treated with TPAOH of 0.1 mol/L(Pt/ZSM-5(0.1)) shows the lowest degradation temperature(T90%) of 128 and 142℃, respectively for benzene and n-hexane.Compared with the untreated Pt/ZSM-5 catalyst, the abundant mesopores, small Pt particle size and finely dispersed Pt contribute to the superior catalytic activity and stability of the Pt/ZSM-5 catalysts for VOCs removal.More importantly, the existence of H_(2)O in the feed gases hardly affected the activity of Pt/ZSM-5(0.1) catalyst at the low reaction temperature of 128℃, which is very important for VOCs low-temperature removal in the future practical applications.

High activity in catalytic cracking of large molecules over micro-mesoporous silicoaluminophosphate with controlled morphology

A novel micro-mesoporous silicoaluminophosphate(MUS-5) with controlled morphology has been first synthesized in a two-step route.The physical properties of the silicoaluminophosphate were characterized using XRD,SEM,TEM,nitrogen adsorption-desorption and NH3-TPD techniques.When the pH value of the solution system was varied in the range from 2.0 to 5.0,three different morphologies of silicoaluminophosphate including chain-like,flower-like and barrel-like morphology were obtained.Catalytic tests showed that the silicoaluminophosphate exhibited higher catalytic activity compared with the conventional microporous SAPO-5 under the same conditions for catalytic cracking of 1,3,5-triisopropylbenzene heavy aromatics.The remarkable catalytic reactivity was mainly attributed to the presence of the hierarchical porosity in the silicoaluminophosphate catalyst.

Nitrogen-enriched micro-mesoporous carbon derived from polymers organic frameworks for high-performance capacitive deionization

Nitrogenization is an effective method for improving the capacitive deionization(CDI)performance of porous carbon materials.In particular,polymer organic frameworks with heteroatom doping,containing an ordered pore structure and excellent electrochemical stability,are ideal precursors for carbon materials for high-performance CDI.In this study,a nitrogen-enriched micro-mesoporous carbon(NMC)electrode was fabricated by carbonizing a Schiff base network-1 at 500,600,and 700℃.Scanning electron microscopy,Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy,X-ray diffraction,N_(2) adsorption-desorption,the contact angle of water,cyclic voltammetry,and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy were used to characterize the morphological structure,wettability,Brunauer–Emmett–Teller surface areas,and electrochemical performance of the NMCs.The results showed that the NMC carbonized at 600℃ achieved the best specific capacitance(152.33 F/g),as well as a high electrosorption capacity(25.53 mg/g)because of its chemical composition(15.57%N)and surface area(312 m^(2)/g).These findings prove that NMC is viable as an electrode material for desalination by high-performance CDI applications.

Synthesis of Micro-Mesoporous Ti-MOR/Silica Composite Spheres in Oil-in-Water Microemulsion System

The hierarchically structured micro-mesoporous spheres(MMS) composed of mesoporous silica and Ti-containing mordenite (Ti-MOR) zeolite were self-assembled in an oil-in-water microemulsion system containing tetrabutyl orthosilicate as silica source, cetyltrimethylammonium bromide as template and aluminum sulfate as additive. The composite materials possessed the connatural microporosity of zeolite together with the disordered mesopores(5.41 nm) in silica part. With a special focus on the importance of aluminum sulfate additive, a possible formation mechanism has been proposed, in which double electrostatic interactions played the crucial role of mediating the mesosilica species and zeolite crystals. The obtained MMS materials, with a tunable particle dimension(250-720 μm) and a changeable content of active component Ti-MOR(44%-70%), showed enhanced catalytic activity and lifetime in the liquid-phase ammoximation of cyclohexanone in comparison to the parent Ti-MOR powder.

Walnut septum-derived hierarchical porous carbon for ultra-high-performance supercapacitors

The conversion of biomass waste into eco-nomical and high-performance energy storage devices receives significant attention.Herein,a facile and green method to prepare porous active carbon from walnut sep-tum is applied to the electrode materials of supercapacitors.The effect of chemical etching reagent(KOH)on the microstructure and specific capacitance of the porous car-bon are explored.The modified BC-2.0,with a KOH/walnut septum mass ratio of 2∶1,exhibits large specific surface area of 1003.9 m^(2)·g^(-1)with hierarchical micro-mesoporous structures.BC-2.0 reveals a superior specific capacitance of 457 F·g^(-1)at 1 A·g^(-1).The flexible sym-metric supercapacitor in gel electrolyte(KOH/PVA)exhi-bits considerable synergetic energy-power output performance.The results indicate that walnut septum is a better precursor to obtain activated carbons relative to other biomass carbon sources.The large mesoporosity after activation effectively boosts the electrochemical properties of supercapacitor.Consequently,the walnut septum has potential to be a superior electrode material for supercapacitors.