Acidic properties of Al-rich ZSM-5 crystallized in strongly acidic fluoride medium

Diandian Shi , Guangying Fu (1) , Ahmed Omran (2, 3, 4) , Kok-Giap Haw (5) , Liangkui Zhu (6) , Ruiqin Ding (1) , Qiaolin Lang (1) , Songxia Wang (1) , Qianrong Fang (5) , Shilun Qiu (5) , Xiaobo Yang (1) , Valentin Valtchev (4)

1 Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology [Qingdao, China]
2 UNICAEN - Université de Caen Normandie
3 ENSICAEN - École Nationale Supérieure d'Ingénieurs de Caen
4 LCS - Laboratoire catalyse et spectrochimie
5 JLU - Jilin University
6 China University of Petroleum

The fluoride medium synthesis of zeolites, especially in the strongly acidic regions, yields products with unique characteristics such as ultra-hydrophobic surfaces and defect-free lattices. However, it is often difficult to incorporate aluminum into the framework of zeolites in this medium, limiting the acquisition and development of catalytic materials. The present paper shows that inter-zeolite transformation is efficient for obtaining ZSM-5 zeolites with lower Si/Al ratios in a strongly acidic fluoride medium. The critical point is that the parent zeolites can retain some locally ordered fragments during their dissolution, including framework Al atoms, and incorporate them into the ZSM-5 product. The acidic properties of the transcrystallization products obtained in an acidic medium display significant differences from the traditional ZSM-5 with a similar Si/Al ratio in the amounts, strength, and types of the acid sites; thus, they behave differently in typical acid-catalyzed reactions, such as dehydration of alcohols.

Domaines: Chimie; Matériaux; Catalyse

Diandian Shi, Guangying Fu, Ahmed Omran, Kok-Giap Haw, Liangkui Zhu, et al.. Acidic properties of Al-rich ZSM-5 crystallized in strongly acidic fluoride medium. Microporous and Mesoporous Materials, 2022, pp.112332. ⟨10.1016/j.micromeso.2022.112332⟩. ⟨hal-03852161⟩