Mesoporous aluminosilicate MCM-48 containing zeolite secondary building units in the pore wall has been synthesized in alkaline media with a two-step procedure.The aluminosilicate precursors comprising zeolite seconda...Mesoporous aluminosilicate MCM-48 containing zeolite secondary building units in the pore wall has been synthesized in alkaline media with a two-step procedure.The aluminosilicate precursors comprising zeolite secondary building units were first synthesized by carefully controlling reaction conditions and then were assembled using co-templates of gemini surfactant[C18H37N(CH3)2(CH2)3-N(CH3)2C18H37]2+(18-3-18)and triethanolamine(TEA).X-ray Diffraction(XRD)patterns of the as-made samples indicated that highly ordered mesostructured MCM-48 was formed.Transmission Electron Microscopy(TEM)images further verified the formation of MCM-48 with uniform cubic pore channel system having the pore opening diameter of about 25Å.Compared with the conventionally synthesized MCM-48,the as-synthesized MCM-48 sample showed an adsorption band at 520–600 cm-1 in its FT-IR spectrum,which was assigned to five-membered ring vibration from zeolite structure.This suggested the presence of zeolite building units in the pore wall.N2 adsorption data showed that the material had a much higher specific surface area(1200 m2/g)than the conventional MCM-48(1100 m2/g).Finally,the cat-alytic performance of the as-made MCM-48 was evaluated by hydrogenation dealkylation reaction of heavy aromatic hydrocarbons.Catalytic results showed that the as-made MCM-48 catalyst exhibited higher conversion than the con-ventional MCM-48 catalyst.The as-made mesostructured MCM-48 may have a potential catalytic application in the conversion of bulky molecules.展开更多
基金supported by National Basic Research Program of China(Grant No.2004CB217806)National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.20476060)。
文摘Mesoporous aluminosilicate MCM-48 containing zeolite secondary building units in the pore wall has been synthesized in alkaline media with a two-step procedure.The aluminosilicate precursors comprising zeolite secondary building units were first synthesized by carefully controlling reaction conditions and then were assembled using co-templates of gemini surfactant[C18H37N(CH3)2(CH2)3-N(CH3)2C18H37]2+(18-3-18)and triethanolamine(TEA).X-ray Diffraction(XRD)patterns of the as-made samples indicated that highly ordered mesostructured MCM-48 was formed.Transmission Electron Microscopy(TEM)images further verified the formation of MCM-48 with uniform cubic pore channel system having the pore opening diameter of about 25Å.Compared with the conventionally synthesized MCM-48,the as-synthesized MCM-48 sample showed an adsorption band at 520–600 cm-1 in its FT-IR spectrum,which was assigned to five-membered ring vibration from zeolite structure.This suggested the presence of zeolite building units in the pore wall.N2 adsorption data showed that the material had a much higher specific surface area(1200 m2/g)than the conventional MCM-48(1100 m2/g).Finally,the cat-alytic performance of the as-made MCM-48 was evaluated by hydrogenation dealkylation reaction of heavy aromatic hydrocarbons.Catalytic results showed that the as-made MCM-48 catalyst exhibited higher conversion than the con-ventional MCM-48 catalyst.The as-made mesostructured MCM-48 may have a potential catalytic application in the conversion of bulky molecules.
