Effect of trivalent elements on the thermal and hydrothermal stability of MCM-41 mesoporous molecular materials

Effect of trivalent elements on the thermal and hydrothermal stability of MCM-41 mesoporous molecular sieve materials has been investigated. Al(III) decreases the thermal and hydrothermal stability of MCM-41 materials, whereas La(III) and Fe(III), especially Fe(III), can improve the thermal and hydrothermal stability. Benzene adsorption and IR spectra suggested that thick channel wall and the fewer structural defect sites in MCM-41 would enhance the thermal and hydrothermal stability of MCM-41.     

Synthesis and characterization of organofunctionalized MCM-41 by the original stepped templated sol-gel technology

Four types of organofunctionalized (by phenyl, 3-aminopropyl, 3-chloropropyl, and N-aminoethylaminopropyl, respectively) mesoporous silicates MCM-41 (hereafter R-MCM-41) have been successfully synthesized via the grafting method, the conventional templated sol-gel technology, and the original stepped templated sol-gel technology. The prepared inorganic-organic hybrid materials were characterized in detail by powder X-ray diffraction (XRD), 29Si and 13C MAS NMR spectrometry, isothermal nitrogen adsorption-desorption analysis, FT-IR spectrometry including in situ drift technique, and thermogravimetric analysis (TGA). Through a series of investigations and comparisons, the advantageous stepped templated sol-gel technology introduced in this paper is demonstrated to be a remarkable approach that gathers the superior properties of the current grafting method and the conventional hydrothermal co-condensation synthesis, yielding as a consequence both thermodynamically firm fixation and relatively large content of organic functional species on the MCM-41 support. The novel synthetic strategy also evidently shortens the crystallization time for the organofunctionalized MCM-41 with regular specific structure.     

Preparation, characterization and optical properties of lanthanum-(nanometer MCM-41) composite material

Nanometer MCM-41 molecular sieve was prepared under a base condition by using cetyltrimethylammonium bromide as template and tetraethyl orthosilicate as silica source by means of hydrothermal method. Lanthanum(III) was incorporated into the nanometer MCM-41 by a liquid phase grafting method. The prepared nanocomposite materials were characterized by means of powder X-ray diffraction, spectrophotometric anaylsis, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, low temperature nitrogen adsorption-desorption technique, solid diffuse reflectance absorption spectra and luminescence. The powder X-ray diffraction studies show that the nanometer MCM-41 molecular sieve is successfully prepared. The highly ordered mesoporous two-dimensional hexagonal channel structure and framework of the support MCM-41 is retained intact in the prepared composite material La-(nanometer MCM-41). The spectrophotometric anaylsis indicates that lanthanum exists in the prepared nanocomposite materials. The Fourier transform infrared spectra indicate that the framework of the MCM-41 molecular sieve still remains in the prepared nanocomposite materials and some framework vibration peaks show blue shifts relative to those of the MCM-41 molecular sieve. The low temperature nitrogen adsorption-desorption indicates that the guest locates in the channel of the molecular sieve. Compared with bulk lanthanum oxide, the guest in the channel of the molecular sieve has smaller particle size and shows a significant blue shift of optical absorption band in solid diffuse reflectance absorption spectra. The observed blue shift in the solid state diffuse reflectance absorption spectra of the lanthanum-(nanometer MCM-41) sample show the obvious stereoscopic confinement effect of the channel of the host on the guest, which further indicates the successful encapsulation of the guest in the host. The La-(nanometer MCM-41) sample shows luminescence.     

介孔分子筛MCM-41的水热稳定性

介孔分子筛MCM-41在催化、吸附分离以及化学组装制备先进材料等方面具有潜在的巨大应用价值,但MCM-41的低水热稳定性使其在催化研究领域中的应用受到了极大的限制。因此,提高介孔分子筛的水热稳定性具有十分重要的科研和实际应用意义。笔者对介孔分子筛MCM-41低水热稳定性的原因作了简要分析,并系统地介绍了近几年来在提高介孔分子筛水热稳定性方面的研究工作。     

Rapid synthesis of highly ordered Si-MCM-41

A very short-time synthesis of highly ordered MCM-41 molecular sieve was formulated by using cetyltrimethylammonium bromide (CTAB) as the template and silica gel from SiliCycle as the silica source. The physical properties of MCM-41 samples were characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), nitrogen physisorption, and transmission electron microscopy (TEM). The MCM-41 sample prepared in this study exhibited well defined long-range order and good hydrothermal stability. It was demonstrated that reducing the time of self-assembly step to 2 h during the synthesis had no unfavorable effect on the quality of MCM-41 materials.     

Effect of hydrothermal treatment on the structure, stability and acidity of Al containing MCM-41 and MCM-48 synthesised at room temperature

The effect of hydrothermal treatment of the synthesis gel on the structure, hydrothermal and mechanical stabilities and acidity of MCM-41 and MCM-48 aluminosilicates synthesised at room temperature has been investigated by X-ray diffraction, nitrogen adsorption at 77 K and DRIFTS with pyridine as probe molecule. The influence of the Al content and pore size on the structure of the resulting treated Al-MCM-41 materials has also been studied. For all samples improvement of the structural ordering and increase of the pore size, was observed, with pore wall thickness remaining practically unchanged. For Al-MCM-48 an improvement of the pore size uniformity occurs during the treatment. Only a small loss of pore size uniformity occurred for Al-MCM-41 prepared with hexadecyltrimethylammonium bromide, but with samples prepared with tetra and octadecyltrimethylammonium bromide the treatment generated a bimodal pore size distribution. The pore volume increased (17%) in the case of Al-MCM-48 but decreased (5.5–14%) for Al-MCM-41, suggesting a decrease in surface roughness resulting from increase of the degree of condensation of the pore walls. Both treated and untreated samples presented relatively strong Brønsted sites and increase of the Lewis acidity was found to occur upon treatment. Treated samples were found to be more resistant to refluxing in boiling water and mechanical compaction, which was attributed to more polymerised pore walls, with Al-MCM-41 samples tested demonstrating higher stability than Al-MCM-48. However, the differences in stability of samples prepared with or without hydrothermal treatment were not significant. Both treated and untreated samples presented high hydrothermal stability. Although refluxing in boiling water lead to some loss of structural ordering, only a small decrease of pore volume (3–5.5% for Al-MCM-41 and 8-14% for Al-MCM-48) occurred, with practically no alterations in pore size and wall thickness. Ordered mesopore structure, with narrower pores and thicker walls, was still observed after compression at 590 MPa for most of the samples tested.     

Synthesis, characterization, and catalytic properties of stable mesoporous molecular sieve MCM-41 prepared from zeolite mordenite

Mesoporous molecular sieves (denoted as M-MCM-41) with ordered hexagonal structure have been successfully synthesized from the assembly of precursors from preformed zeolite Mordenite with CTAB surfactant micelle in alkaline media. The samples were characterized by XRD, N₂ adsorption, IR and DTG. The materials exhibit highly hydrothermal stability, as compared with conventional MCM-41. Characterization results indicate that the mesoporous walls of M-MCM-41 contain the secondary building units similar to those in microporous crystal of zeolite Mordenite. In catalytic dealkylation of C10⁺ aromatic hydrocarbon, M-MCM-41 shows higher activities in comparison with Mordenite and MCM-41, which would be ascribed to the combination of advantages of both MCM-41 (large pores) and Mordenite (strong acidity). Furthermore, this synthesis strategy could be used as a new general method for the preparation of hydrothermally stable mesoporous aluminosilicate materials under alkaline conditions.     

ZSM-5/MCM-41复合分子筛的合成与表征

以碱处理的ZSM-5浆液为硅铝源,通过水热自组装过程合成了介孔-微孔复合孔道结构的分子筛,并采用XRD、BET、HRTEM、Py-IR和水热处理等手段对合成分子筛进行了表征。结果表明,碱处理ZSM-5时的苛刻程度是影响复合分子筛合成的重要因素,适宜的碱处理条件为NaOH浓度1 mol/L、80℃时处理1 h。表征结果表明,复合分子筛具有规整互通的微孔-介孔梯级复合孔道结构,孔容、比表面积和平均孔径分别为0.63 mL/g,684 m²/g和3.76 nm,属典型的MCM-41结构;与MCM-41相比,复合分子筛的B酸(尤其是强B酸)酸量明显增强,水热稳定性显著提高。     

丝光沸石前驱体组装MCM-41介孔分子筛

MCM-41分子筛是具有单一孔径的长程有序介孔材料,由于孔壁是无定形结构,与微孔沸石晶体相比,水热稳定性较差,这使其在石油炼制和精细化工中的应用受到很大的限制.根据实验发现,如果将一些沸石的前驱结构单元体--即在形成完整的沸石结构前所形成的初级或次级结构单元引入介孔材料,使其转化为介孔孔壁,将会增加介孔材料的短程有序化程度,提高水热稳定性.     

Preparation and Acid Catalytic Activity of TiO2 Grafted Silica MCM-41 with Sulfate Treatment

TiO2 grafted silica MCM-41 catalyst with and without sulfate treatment were prepared. The structural and acid properties of these materials were investigated by XRD, N2 adsorption-desorption, element analysis, thermal analysis, Raman and FTIR measurements. Their acid-catalytic activities were evaluated using the cyclization reaction of pseudoionone. It was found that the obtained materials possess well-ordered mesostructure, and the grafted TiO2 components were in highly dispersed amorphous form. T/MCM41 without sulfation contained only Lewis acid sites, while Br?nsted and Lewis acidities were remarkably improved for the sulfated materials ST/MCM41 and d-ST/MCM41. T/MCM-41 was not active for the cyclization reaction of pseudoionone, but ST/MCM-41 and d-ST/MCM-41 possessed favorable catalytic activities. The catalytic performance of ST/MCM-41 was comparable with that of the commercial solid acid catalyst of Amberlyst-15, and better than that of d-ST/MCM-41, although the latter underwent a second TiO2 grafting process and accordingly had higher Ti and S content. The specific surface structure of Si-O-Ti-O-S=O in ST/MCM-41 and the bilateral induction effect of Si and S=O on Si-O-Ti bonds were speculated to account for its higher acid catalytic activity.     

具有强酸性位的高水热稳定介孔分子筛的合成

在强酸性介质中,以预先制备的β沸石纳米簇作为前驱体,通过S＋X－I＋路线及氨水热后处理步骤合成具有强酸性位的高水热稳定性介孔分子筛.XRD、氮气吸附、HRTEM和SEM分析表明所得样品具有普通MCM-41的典型介孔结构和表观形貌.较短的组装周期和室温的组装条件减弱了脱铝效应,27Al MAS NMR表明铝元素主要以四配位状态存在于介孔分子筛骨架中.采用NH3-TPD和水热老化方法分别考察了其固体酸性和水热稳定性,结果表明此介孔分子筛相对于普通MCM-41分子筛具有较强酸性位和较高的水热稳定性.沸石纳米簇的引入提高了分子筛骨架的聚合度和孔壁的厚度,是水热稳定性提高的主要原因.     

中孔沸石新材料MCM－41──Ⅰ．合成、酸性及稳定性

中孔沸石新材料ＭＣＭ－４１──Ⅰ．合成、酸性及稳定性赵修松，王清遐，徐龙伢，谢紊娟（中国科学院大连化学物理研究所，大连１１６０２３）李新生（中国科学院大连化学物理研究所催化基础国家重点实验室，大连１１６０２３）关键词ＭＣＭ－４１沸石，合成，酸性，稳定...     

Design of bimodal mesoporous silicas with interconnected pore systems by ammonia post-hydrothermal treatment in the mild-temperature range

Bimodal (4 and 8 nm) mesoporous silicas with interconnected three-dimensional structure were synthesized by mild-temperature post-synthesis hydrothermal treatment of MCM-41 mesoporous materials in ammonia solution.     

Influence of the pore structure of MCM-41 and SBA-15 silica fibers on atomic layer chemical vapor deposition of cobalt carbonyl

Mesoporous high surface area MCM-41 and SBA-15 type silica materials with fibrous morphology were synthesized and used as support materials for the ALCVD (atomic layer chemical vapor deposition) preparation of Co/MCM-41 and Co/SBA-15 catalysts. Co/MCM-41 and Co/SBA-15 catalysts were prepared by deposition of Co2(CO)8 from the gas phase onto the surfaces of preheated support materials in a fluidized bed reactor. For both silica materials, two different kinds of preparation methods, direct deposition and a pulse deposition method, were used. Pure silica supports as well as supported cobalt catalysts were characterized by various spectroscopic (IR) and analytical (X-ray diffraction, Brunauer-Emmett-Teller, elemental analysis) methods. MCM-41 and SBA-15 fibers showed considerable ability to adsorb Co2(CO)8 from the gas phase. For MCM-41 and SBA-15 silicas, cobalt loadings of 13.7 and 12.1 wt % were obtained using the direct deposition method. The cobalt loadings increased to 23.0 and 20.7 wt % for MCM-41 and SBA-15 silicas, respectively, when the pulse deposition method was used. The reduction behavior of silica-supported cobalt catalysts was found to depend on the catalyst preparation method and on the mesoporous structure of the support material. Almost identical reduction properties of SBA-15-supported catalysts prepared by different deposition methods are explained by the structural properties of the mesoporous support and, in particular, by the chemical structure of the inner surfaces and walls of the mesopores. Pulse O2/H2 chemisorption experiments showed catalytically promising redox properties and surface stability of the prepared MCM-41- and SBA-15-supported cobalt catalysts.     

New Routes to the Synthesis of Mesoporous Materials and Their Properties

The factors that influence the hydrothermal synthesis of MCM-41 were investigated, and it was found that compared with those from high H₂O/SiO₂ systems(designated MCM-41-A), the products from low H₂O/SiO₂ systems(designated MCM-41-B) exhibited a less-defined X-ray powder diffraction (XRD) pattern with a broader main reflection peak at a lower 2θ diffraction angle. MCM-41-B possesses a smaller surface area but a larger pore size than MCM-41-A. New routes including direct thermal treatment, room-temperature crystallization and microwave heating were developed for the formation of MCM-41, and the properties of the products prepared from these new routes were compared with those of the MCM-41 hydrothermally synthesized. The pore sizes of MCM-41 materials are uniformly distributed with an effective pore diameter that falls into the range of 2-4 nm, where as the products from wet-gel thermal treatment possess two kinds of mesopores:the well-defined smaller pores distributed at 3 nm and the larger one within 8-20 nm. The MAS NMR spectroscopy revealed that after calcination to remove the organic template in Al-containing MCM-41, a small part of the tetrahedrally-coordinated framework aluminum atoms became octahedrally-coordinated and a considerable amount of Si-OH species were generated.     

MCM-41介孔分子筛共价键联钴酞菁的制备，表征及性质

采用两种方法将钴酞菁配合物共价联接到介孔分子筛MCM-41的表面：(1) 在MCM-41表面联接含伯胺的有机侧链；(2) 是在MCM-41表面联接含仲胺的有机侧链。含氯磺酸基的钴酞菁与胺反应形成磺酰胺。对得到的主客体化合物用多种物化手段和催化反应进行了表征。结果表明，钴酞菁以单体形式固定在介孔分子筛MCM-41的孔道壁上，在反应条件下固载后的钴酞菁具有高催化活性，同时表现出良好的稳定性，多次重复使用活性没有明显的改变。     

锌锡双金属掺杂MCM-41的合成及表征

以硅酸钠为硅源, 锡酸钠，硝酸锌为金属源，十六烷基三甲基溴化铵为模板剂，采用直接水热合成法合成出了锌锡双金属同时掺杂的介孔MCM-41。通过ICP﹑XRD、TG-DTA﹑FTIR﹑HRTEM以及BET等技术对材料的结构和性质进行了表征。结果表明，合成的材料具有典型的六方介孔结构，比表面高，孔分布窄，热稳定性较高，且锌锡可能进入介孔MCM-41骨架中。该材料对苯酚羟基化反应具有良好的催化性能，双金属修饰MCM-41催化活性明显优于单组分掺杂。     

Synthesis of Beta/MCM-41 composite molecular sieve with high hydrothermal stability in static and stirred condition

Beta/MCM-41 micro/mesoporous composite materials have been prepared through assembly of zeolite Beta nanoclusters and their hydrolysis products in the presence of CTAB under static or stirred conditions. The resulting materials were characterized by powder XRD, TEM and nitrogen adsorption-desorption. Hydrothermal stability of the obtained Beta/MCM-41 composites was evaluated by boiling in distilled water for different periods of time under refluxing. All materials exhibit very high hydrothermal stability.     

Synthesis and surface modification of mesoporous mcm-41 silica materials

Surface modification offers a great opportunity to adjust both the pore diameter and surface properties of MCM-41 type organic–inorganic hybrid materials which result in materials of improved hydrothermal and mechanical stability. Therefore, MCM-41 silica, surface modified with organic ligands, are promising systems with engineered properties and attractive for advanced applications. In the present study, after optimization of the reaction conditions highly ordered MCM-41 silica spheres with uniform mesopores were prepared by the pseudomorphic transformation route. The effect of functionality and alkyl chain length of the alkyl ligands during surface modification was probed by using butyl and octylsilanes with two different functionalities. Due to steric hindrance, the longer chains are assumed to bind only on the outer silica surface and near the entrance of the pores, while the shorter chains are also able to bind to the interior mesopore walls. The resulting materials were comprehensively characterized before and after surface modification using nitrogen sorption techniques, XRD, SEM, solid-state NMR spectroscopy and FTIR spectroscopy. From chromatographic test measurements it was found that the separation power primarily depends on surface coverage and alkyl chain length. On the basis of the present data, surface modified mesoporous silica of MCM-41 type are very promising candidates for future chromatographic applications.     

Physico-chemical characterization of MCM-41 silica spheres made by the pseudomorphic route and grafted with octadecyl chains

This work reports on the first comprehensive characterization of octadecyl (C(18)) modified MCM-41 silica spheres, prepared via the pseudomorphic route, followed by grafting with mono- or trifunctional octadecyl (C(18)) alkyl chains and endcapping with hexamethyldisilazane. Small angle X-ray scattering (SAXS), nitrogen adsorption-desorption and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) measurements were performed to obtain information about the MCM-41 pore structure, surface properties and morphological features. The degree of grafting and cross-linking of the silanes were determined by (29)Si magic angle spinning NMR spectroscopy, while FTIR and (13)C NMR were employed to study the conformational behavior of the surface-immobilized alkyl chains. The SAXS pattern proved the existence of a hexagonal mesopore arrangement for both the ungrafted and the grafted MCM-41 silica spheres. In addition, there is evidence of some long-range distortion in the pore structure. SEM measurements revealed the same morphological features for the parent silica and the MCM-41 silica spheres before and after C(18) grafting. The achieved surface loading for the MCM-41 material is rather low. It was also shown that a substantial amount of the accessible surface silanol groups is endcapped by trimethylsilane which in turn results in a very low surface coverage due to the octadecyl chains. The nitrogen sorption studies provided values for the surface area, total pore volume and pore diameter which are very typical for mesoporous materials. The reduction in surface area and total pore volume upon surface grafting is related to the binding of trimethylsilane in the interior of the pores, while due to the spatial restrictions octadecyl chains are primarily attached near the pore entrance. The experimental FTIR and (13)C NMR data point to a very low conformational order of the C(18) chains which is in accordance with the observed low surface coverage and the resulting spatial freedom for these surface-immobilized alkyl chains.