Constructing hierarchical ZSM-5 coated with small ZSM-5 crystals via oriented-attachment and in situ assembly for methanol-to-aromatics reaction
Ning Yang, Tingjun Fu(), Chuntao Cao, Xueqing Wu, Huiling Zheng, Zhong Li
State Key Laboratory of Clean and Efficient Coal Utilization, College of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Taiyuan University of Technology, Taiyuan 030024, China
Developing hierarchical and nanoscale ZSM-5 catalysts for diffusion-limited reactions has received ever-increasing attention. Here, ZSM-5 architecture integrated with hierarchical pores and nanoscale crystals was successfully prepared via in situ self-assembly of nanoparticles-coated silicalite-1. First, the oriented attachment of amorphous nanoparticles on external surface of silicalite-1 was achieved by controlling the alkalinity of Si-Al coating solution. The partial exposure of the external surface of silicalite-1 ensured the uniform removal of silicon in the bulk phase for the creation of hierarchical pores during the subsequent desilication-recrystallization. The uniform removal of silicon species in the bulk phase was mainly due to the synergistic effect of surface protection and alkaline etching, which could be balanced by regulating the relative amount of tetrapropylammonium cation and OH– in desilication-recrystallization solution. Importantly, the removed silicon from silicalite-1 recrystallized and in situ assembled into final ZSM-5 nanocrystals induced by surface Si-Al nanoparticles. The hierarchical pores and nanoscale crystals on this integrated architecture not only promoted the removal of coke precursors from micropores but also provided large external specific surface (91 m2·g–1) for coke deposition. Consequently, a much longer catalytic lifetime was achieved for methanol-to-aromatics reaction compared to conventional hollow structure ZSM-5 (84 h vs 46 h), with relatively high stability.
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Ning Yang, Tingjun Fu, Chuntao Cao, Xueqing Wu, Huiling Zheng, Zhong Li. Constructing hierarchical ZSM-5 coated with small ZSM-5 crystals via oriented-attachment and in situ assembly for methanol-to-aromatics reaction. Front. Chem. Sci. Eng., 2024, 18(7): 76.
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