The amino-functionalization of TS-1 zeolite followed by immobilization of phosphotungstic acid(HPW)was presented to prepare a strong solid acid catalyst for the synthesis of bio-based tributyl citrate from the esterif...The amino-functionalization of TS-1 zeolite followed by immobilization of phosphotungstic acid(HPW)was presented to prepare a strong solid acid catalyst for the synthesis of bio-based tributyl citrate from the esterification of citric acid and n-butanol.γ-Aminopropyltriethoxysilane(APTES)was first grafted on the TS-1 zeolite via the condensation reactions with surface hydroxyl groups,and subsequently the HPW was immobilized via the reaction between the amino groups and the protons from HPW-forming strong ionic bonding.The Keggin structure of HPW and MFI topology of TS-1 zeolite were well maintained after the modifications.The amino-functionalization generated abundant uniformly distributed active sites on TS-1 for HPW immobilization,which promoted the dispersity,abundance,as well as the stability of the acid sites.The tetrahedrally coordinated framework titanium and non-framework titania behaved as weak Lewis acid sites,and the protons from the immobilized HPW acted as the moderate or strong Brønsted acid sites.An optimized TBC yield of 96.2%(mol)with a conversion of-COOH of 98.1%(mol)was achieved at 150℃for 6 h over the HPW immobilized on amino-functionalized TS-1.The catalyst exhibited good stability after four consecutive reaction runs,where the activity leveled off at still a relatively high level after somewhat deactivation possibly caused by the leaching of a small portion of weakly anchored APTES or HPW.展开更多
First,the hierarchical ZSM-5 zeolite was prepared by hydrothermal method using mesoporous template cetyltrimethylammonium bromide(CTAB).The physical and chemical properties of the hierarchical ZSM-5 zeolite were chara...First,the hierarchical ZSM-5 zeolite was prepared by hydrothermal method using mesoporous template cetyltrimethylammonium bromide(CTAB).The physical and chemical properties of the hierarchical ZSM-5 zeolite were characterized by X-ray diffraction(XRD),Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy(FT-IR)and N2 adsorption-desorption and Scanning electron microscope(SEM).Then,the as-prepared hierarchical ZSM-5 zeolite and ion exchange resin were used as catalysts to evaluate the reaction performance of the synthesis of tributyl citrate.Compared with the ion exchange resin,the as-prepared ZSM-5 has a microporous and mesoporous composite structure and a large specific surface area,so that significantly improving the catalytic performance of synthesizing tributyl citrate and increasing the esterification rate of the reaction 8.7%.展开更多
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(21978089)the Program of Shanghai Academic/Technology Research Leader(21XD1433000)Key Research and Development Program of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region(2022B01032-1).
文摘The amino-functionalization of TS-1 zeolite followed by immobilization of phosphotungstic acid(HPW)was presented to prepare a strong solid acid catalyst for the synthesis of bio-based tributyl citrate from the esterification of citric acid and n-butanol.γ-Aminopropyltriethoxysilane(APTES)was first grafted on the TS-1 zeolite via the condensation reactions with surface hydroxyl groups,and subsequently the HPW was immobilized via the reaction between the amino groups and the protons from HPW-forming strong ionic bonding.The Keggin structure of HPW and MFI topology of TS-1 zeolite were well maintained after the modifications.The amino-functionalization generated abundant uniformly distributed active sites on TS-1 for HPW immobilization,which promoted the dispersity,abundance,as well as the stability of the acid sites.The tetrahedrally coordinated framework titanium and non-framework titania behaved as weak Lewis acid sites,and the protons from the immobilized HPW acted as the moderate or strong Brønsted acid sites.An optimized TBC yield of 96.2%(mol)with a conversion of-COOH of 98.1%(mol)was achieved at 150℃for 6 h over the HPW immobilized on amino-functionalized TS-1.The catalyst exhibited good stability after four consecutive reaction runs,where the activity leveled off at still a relatively high level after somewhat deactivation possibly caused by the leaching of a small portion of weakly anchored APTES or HPW.
文摘First,the hierarchical ZSM-5 zeolite was prepared by hydrothermal method using mesoporous template cetyltrimethylammonium bromide(CTAB).The physical and chemical properties of the hierarchical ZSM-5 zeolite were characterized by X-ray diffraction(XRD),Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy(FT-IR)and N2 adsorption-desorption and Scanning electron microscope(SEM).Then,the as-prepared hierarchical ZSM-5 zeolite and ion exchange resin were used as catalysts to evaluate the reaction performance of the synthesis of tributyl citrate.Compared with the ion exchange resin,the as-prepared ZSM-5 has a microporous and mesoporous composite structure and a large specific surface area,so that significantly improving the catalytic performance of synthesizing tributyl citrate and increasing the esterification rate of the reaction 8.7%.
