Pilot synthesis and commercial application in FCC catalyst of MCM-41 zeolite

MCM-41 zeolite in the grade of 600 kg was successfully synthesized and the MCM-41 added FCC catalyst was firstly prepared. The results indicate that the pilot samples of mesoporous Al-MCM-41 bear the typically uniform mesopore structure and considerable acidity and hydrothermal stability. The MCM-41 added FCC catalyst is positively capable to crack heavy oil feedstock, in which the yields of the diesel and lighter oil increased 1.85 and 3.47%, respectively and coke yield decreased 0.29%. Commercial application in FCCU indicate that optimization of nanopores of MCM-41 added faujasite zeolite might result in an industrial process to design novel FCC catalysts.     

Preparation of sulfated alumina supported on mesoporous MCM-41 silica and its application in esterification

New types of mesoporous SA/MCM-41 solid acid catalysts were prepared by loading sulfated alumina (SA) on MCM-41. The prepared catalysts were characterized by XRD, IR, N₂ physisorption, elemental analysis, FT-IR of adsorbed pyridine and NH₃-TPD. The esterification of acetic acid with n-butanol and citric acid with n-butanol were used as model reactions to test the catalytic activities and reusability of the SA/MCM-41 solid acid catalysts. Compared with SA catalyst, SA/MCM-41 catalysts exhibited higher catalytic performances, which were attributed to their high BET surface area and large pore volume. Moreover, 20SA/MCM-41 solid acid catalyst showed excellent reusability in both esterifications.     

Alkynes Hydrogenation over Pd-Supported Catalysts

The liquid-phase stereoselective hydrogenation of phenyl alkyl acetylenics at 298 K and atmospheric pressure on Pd-supported catalysts has been studied. The catalysts were prepared by impregnation of Pd(acac)₂ precursor (1 wt% of Pd) on different siliceous substrates such as amorphous SiO₂, mesoporous MCM-41 and silylated MCM-41. The poisoning effect of lead incorporation on the supported palladium was also studied. All the catalysts displayed high selectivity to cis-alkene isomer, with Pd/MCM-41 being the most active catalyst. Deliberately adding lead to the base, palladium catalysts underwent changes in the selectivity to cis-alkene isomer and a significant drop in the activity. All the solids were characterized by nitrogen adsorption–desorption isotherms at 77 K, TGA, TPR, H₂ and CO chemisorption, XRD, XPS, and TEM.     

Pd-β/MCM-41复合分子筛加氢裂解废食用油性能研究

以碱处理β沸石作为硅铝源,以CTAB为模板剂,合成了β/MCM-41介孔-微孔复合分子筛,以其为载体制备Pd-β/MCM-41复合分子筛催化剂,利用XRD、N₂吸附-脱附、NH₃-TPD和XRF等技术对其进行了表征,并与γ-Al₂O₃、USY、ZSM-5等载体制备的催化剂比较了废食用油加氢裂解活性。结果表明：β/MCM-41复合分子筛同时具备β沸石和MCM-41分子筛的结构,β/MCM-41为载体时,Pd-β/MCM-41催化剂具有适宜的中强酸性中心,适宜的孔道分布结构,催化剂加氢裂解废食用油的活性最高。此外还考察了催化剂制备条件对废食用油加氢裂解反应的影响,结果表明：采用离子交换法制备负载量2%的Pd-β/MCM-41复合分子筛催化剂、焙烧温度为500 ℃时,催化剂对废食用油加氢裂解的效果最好。此时,原料油的转化率可以达到85.9%,生物汽油的收率可以达到16.4%,生物柴油的收率达到17.8%,且此催化剂水热稳定性较好,再生性能良好,工业化应用前景较好。     

ZSM-5/MCM-41复合分子筛的制备及对乙醇脱水的催化活性

以微孔ZSM-5分子筛为母体,采用NaOH溶液对其进行预处理,再在水热条件下以十六烷基三甲基溴化铵（CTMAB）为模板剂制备了ZSM-5/MCM-41介微孔复合分子筛,考察了预处理温度、晶化温度等因素对复合分子筛结构和形貌的影响。进一步考察了该复合分子筛催化剂在乙醇脱水反应中的催化活性。结果表明,ZSM-5分子筛在2.0 mol/L NaOH溶液中于110℃预处理20 h,再于110℃水热晶化20 h制备的分子筛具有良好的介微孔复合结构;该复合分子筛经NH4NO3溶液离子交换制备的氢型催化剂在乙醇脱水催化反应中表现出良好的性能。当乙醇WHSV=0.5 h-1时,最佳反应温度为240～255℃,乙醇转化率〉99%,乙烯选择性〉96%。     

Synthesis of Ru-modified MCM-41 Mesoporous Material, Y and Beta Zeolite Catalysts for Ring Opening of Decalin

Ru modified MCM-41 mesoporous material, Y and Beta zeolites were synthesized, characterized and investigated in ring opening of decalin. Ru-MCM-41 catalysts were prepared using ion-exchange, impregnation and in situ synthesis methods. Ru-MCM-41, Ru-Y and Ru-Beta zeolite catalysts were characterized using XRD, SEM, EDXA, FTIR, XRF and nitrogen adsorption. Ru modification of MCM-41, Y and Beta zeolites did not influence the parent phase purity of materials. Microporous H-Beta and H-Y catalysts showed larger number of Brønsted acid sites than H-MCM-41 mesoporous material. Method of Ru introduction in MCM-41 was observed to influence conversion of ring opening of decalin and selectivity to ring opening products. Ru-MCM-41-IE catalyst prepared by ion-exchange method exhibited higher conversion of decalin than Ru-MCM-41-IMP and Ru-MCM-41-IS catalysts prepared by impregnation and in situ synthesis methods. Ru-MCM-41-IS catalyst prepared by in situ method showed higher selectivity to ring opening products than Ru-MCM-41-IE and Ru-MCM-41-IMP catalysts.     

Hoveyda-Grubbs type metathesis catalyst immobilized on mesoporous molecular sieves—The influence of pore size on the catalyst activity

New hybrid olefin metathesis catalysts were prepared by immobilization of Hoveyda-Grubbs type catalyst (commercially available as Zhan catalyst-1B) on the surface of mesoporous molecular sieves differing in pore size and architecture (MCM-41, MCM-48, and SBA-15) and conventional silica for a comparison. The activity of these catalysts was tested in RCM of (−)-β-citronellene, metathesis of 1-decene, ADMET of 1,9-decadiene, and in ROMP of cyclooctene and was found to increase significantly with the increasing pore size of the supports used. In all reactions, the activity of hybrid catalysts based on mesoporous molecular sieves was higher than that of catalyst using conventional silica as a support. In ROMP of cyclooctene, high molecular weight polymer (M_w = 300,000) in high yield (70-80%) was obtained with catalysts based on mesoporous supports, however, only 40% polymer yield was obtained using catalyst based on conventional silica.     

Tethering of Cu(II) Schiff base metal complex on mesoporous material MCM-41: catalyst for Ullmann-type coupling reactions

The siloxane-functioned Cu(II) complex derived from 3-aminopropyltrimethoxysilane, terephthaldehyde and 2-aminophenol was anchored on hexagonal mesoporous silica MCM-41. The MCM-41 and its Schiff base MCM-41 complex was characterized by FTIR, small-angle X-ray diffraction, SEM-EDX, N₂ adsorption and desorption analysis and TGA. The synthesized Cu-Schiff base MCM-41 catalyst has been successfully applied as a catalyst for Ullmann-type coupling reaction of the aryl halides with aryl halides, phenols, amines and N-heterocyclic amines. In the coupling reaction the yields of the products were good and the catalyst was recovered by simple filtration method and can be reused.     

MCM-41负载Pt-Al催化剂的制备及其表征

以介孔硅MCM-41为载体、无水乙醇为溶剂、氯化铝为促进剂,采用浸渍法制备了Pt-Al/MCM-41催化剂。利用XRD、XPS、TEM、FTIR、N₂吸附-脱附、NH₃-TPD对催化剂进行了表征,重点讨论了不同Pt-Al负载顺序对催化剂结构和性能的影响,并将其应用于硅氢加成反应。结果表明,Pt和Al的负载顺序不同会影响催化剂的有序度、Pt颗粒的分散程度和酸性,其中,Pt-Al/MCM-41催化剂的有序度和Pt颗粒的分散程度相对最好,酸性相对较强。在七甲基三硅氧烷与烯丙醇聚氧乙烯醚的硅氢加成反应中,不同催化剂对七甲基三硅氧烷的转化率影响顺序为Pt-Al/MCM-41 > Pt+Al/MCM-41 > Al-Pt/MCM-41 > Pt/MCM-41。     

Synthesis and investigation of anchored copper (II) complexes within MCM-41 as selective catalysts for epoxidation of olefins

In the present study, preparation, characterization and catalytic activity of encapsulated copper (II) complexes within MCM-41 were investigated. The mesoporous molecular sieve MCM-41 was synthesized and grafted with 3-(trimethoxysilyl)-1-propanethiol to give a thiol modified material (MCM-41-S). The prepared material successively was reacted with acrylic acid and acrylonitrile to give AA-MCM-41 and AN-MCM-41, respectively. Using hexamethyldisilazane and copper (II) chloride, copper (II) complexes in the cavities of MCM-41 (Cu-AA-MCM-41 and Cu-AN-MCM-41) were prepared. The presence of copper (II) complex on the surfaces of host matrix and the structure of prepared catalyst is investigated by FT-IR, inductively coupled plasma-optical emission spectroscopy (ICP-OES), powder X-ray diffraction (XRD) and BET nitrogen adsorption–desorption methods. The catalytic activities of the catalysts were studied in epoxidation of olefins. The results showed that activities of the prepared catalysts (Cu-AA-MCM-41 and Cu-AN-MCM-41) and their selectivity to corresponding epoxides were more than those of MCM-41. In addition, the synthesized heterogeneous catalysts were truly reusable.     

介孔分子筛的制备及催化合成2-三氟甲氧基-5-硝基苯胺

采用直接合成法制备出由MCM-41介孔分子筛负载SO3H的催化剂,测定了催化剂表面的酸中心组成,并考察了不同工艺条件下邻三氟甲氧基苯胺区域选择性硝化的催化性能。用硫酸钡重量法、TEM和N2吸附-脱附表征了MCM-41-SO3H的结构。结果表明,MCM-41-SO3H保持了MCM-41的介孔结构,BET表面积高达560 m2/g,表面含有质子酸中心;得到最佳的工艺条件:m(邻三氟甲氧基苯胺)/m(催化剂)=32,n(硝酸)/n(邻三氟甲氧基苯胺)=3.0,反应温度65°C,反应时间3 h,邻三氟甲氧基苯胺转化率为93.5%,2-三氟甲氧基-5-硝基苯胺含量达到84.2%。催化剂焙烧温度290°C,催化剂重复使用6次仍保持较高活性。     

Evaluation of various types of Al-MCM-41 materials as catalysts in biomass pyrolysis for the production of bio-fuels and chemicals

MCM-41, is one of the latest members of the mesoporous family of materials. They possess a hexagonal array of uniform mesopores (1.4–10 nm), high surface areas (>1000 m²/g) and moderate acidity. Due to these properties the MCM-41 materials are currently under study in a variety of processes as catalysts or catalyst supports. The objective of this study was to evaluate different types of MCM-41 materials as potential catalysts in the catalytic biomass pyrolysis process. We expected that the very high pore size and the mild acidity of these materials could be beneficial to reformulate the high molecular weight primary molecules from biomass pyrolysis producing useful chemical (and especially phenolic compounds) and lighter bio-oil with less heavy molecules. Three different samples of Al-MCM-41 materials (with different Si/Al ratio) and three metal containing mesoporous samples (Cu–Al-MCM-41, Fe–Al-MCM-41 and Zn–Al-MCM-41) have been synthesised, characterized and tested as catalysts in the biomass catalytic pyrolysis process using a fixed bed pyrolysis combined with a fixed catalytic reactor and two different types of biomass feeds. Compared to conventional (non-catalytic) pyrolysis, it was found that the presence of the MCM-41 material alters significantly the quality of the pyrolysis products. All catalysts were found to increase the amount of phenolic compounds, which are very important in the chemical (adhesives) industry. A low Si/Al ratio was found to have a positive effect on product yields and composition. Fe–Al-MCM-41 and Cu–Al-MCM-41 are the best metal-containing catalysts in terms of phenols production. The presence of the Al-MCM-41 material was also found to decrease the fraction of undesirable oxygenated compounds in the bio-oil produced, which is an indication that the bio-oil produced is more stable.     

Zr (IV)-ninhydrin supported MCM-41 and MCM-48 as novel nanoreactor catalysts for the oxidation of sulfides to sulfoxides and thiols to disulfides

Modification of MCM-41 and MCM-48 mesoporous materials with bonded aminosilane species, Schiff base preparation by ninhydrin and finally complexation with zirconium, has attracted much attention in order to design catalyst with advanced applications in the oxidation of sulfides to sulfoxides and thiols to disulfides in the presence of hydrogen peroxide. In all oxidation of sulfides to sulfoxids 0.4 mL H₂O₂ used as oxidant in the presence of Zr(IV)-ninhydrin supported MCM-41 (0.01 g) or Zr(IV)-ninhydrin supported MCM-48 (0.005 g) at room temperature and solvent-free condition. Also the best conditions for oxidation of thiols to disulfides with 0.4 mL H₂O₂ were 0.005 g Zr(IV)-ninhydrin supported MCM-41 or Zr(IV)-ninhydrin supported MCM-48 at room temperature and in ethanol. These catalysts are characterized by SEM, XRD, TGA, FT-IR, EDS, ICP and BET analysis. Also the Turn over frequency (TOF) and Turn over number (TON) of catalysts are calculated. Obtained results by these heterogeneous catalysts revealed several advantages including short reaction times, simple workup, easy isolation and reusability.     

Control of the Chemoselectivity in the Oxidation of Geraniol Over Lanthanum, Titanium and Niobium Catalysts Supported on Mesoporous Silica MCM-41

The selective catalytic oxidation of geraniol with hydrogen peroxide over lanthanum, titanium and niobium catalysts supported on mesoporous silica MCM-41 has been investigated. Among the various catalysts studied, Nb-MCM-41 showed an excellent selectivity for allylic epoxide. In contrast, La-MCM-41 and Ti-MCM-41 catalysts exhibited high selectivity to citral. Catalyst??s characterization and activity results clearly demonstrated that the differences in the product distribution were due to the presence of different acid sites and the better coordination of oxidant with the catalyst used. All the catalysts were characterized by nitrogen adsorption?Cdesorption isotherms at 77?K, TPD-pyridine and XRD.     

Isomerization of Eugenol Under Ultrasound Activation Catalyzed by Alkali Modified Mesoporous NbMCM-41

The present paper discloses a new alternative method for the isomerization of eugenol to isoeugenol where mesoporous materials containing niobium are used as solid base catalysts, affording good yields of isomerized product and being environmentally friendly. Nb-containing MCM-41 mesoporous materials were modified with alkaline cations (Li, Na, K, Rb and Cs) and characterized by BET, FTIR, XRD, and UV–vis techniques. The prepared materials were tested in the isomerization of eugenol to isoeugenol by sonochemical and thermally-activated reactions. Li, Na, K, Rb, and Cs/NbMCM-41 catalysts are active catalyst for the preparation of isoeugenol, and selective to the trans-isomer. Rb/NbMCM-41 sample is the optimum catalysts for the reaction. This result is in accordance with the calculated basicity observed during the Knoevenagel probe reaction of basicity. Conversions around 90% are obtained when using Rb-NbMCM-41 catalysts, with 90% selectivity to trans-isoeugenol, under ultrasound activation. In contrast, conversion around 72% with 90% selectivity is attained under classical thermal activation. The catalysts were reused four times without a substantial decrease of activity.     

Oxidative dehydrogenation of propane over Co, Ni and Mo mixed oxides/MCM-41 catalysts: Effects of intra- and extra-framework locations of metals on product distributions

A series of mesoporous MCM-41-based catalysts containing single and binary metal oxides (Mo, Co, Ni, NiMo and CoMo) has been prepared with binaries having one metal incorporated into MCM-41 structure while the other impregnated on the walls. A sample of the catalysts was characterized by temperature programmed reduction (TPR), X-ray diffraction (XRD) and BET surface area. The catalysts performances depended on the location of the active component – intra or extra – in MCM-41 framework. At similar level of propane conversions (14%), Mo- and Ni-incorporated MCM-41 exhibited selectivities to olefins (ethylene, propylene, 1-butylene, i-butylene and 1,3-butadiene) of 47.7% and 28.6% respectively. NiMCM-41, in addition exhibited selectivity to 1-pentylene of 12.2%. A catalyst produced by Mo incorporation followed by Ni impregnation (Ni-MoMCM-1) showed selectivity to propylene of 41.7% with no other olefins. When the sequence was reversed (Mo-NiMCM-41), the propylene selectivity was maintained and 10% ethylene and 14% C4-olefins were additionally produced, at similar propane of conversions. The highest olefins yield of 13.4% was obtained on Mo-NiMCM-41. The sequence of incorporation and impregnation of Mo- and Co- showed similar but less significant effects on the catalysts performance than in the case of Mo- and Ni-MCM-41. Thus, the location of the metals in the catalyst framework is a key parameter in determining the products distributions.     

Ethylene polymerization catalyzed by metallocene supported on mesoporous materials

Summary  In this work, different mesoporous materials were employed for the preparation of supported metallocene catalysts to be evaluated in ethylene polymerization and their performance was related to the chemistry of the materials surface used as support. The supports employed were MCM-41, SBA-15 and mesoporous TiO₂. The performance of the prepared catalysts was compared with the homogeneous catalyst precursor system. Those mesoporous materials, as well as the prepared metallocene catalysts, were analyzed by infrared absorption spectrometry (FTIR). Polymers were also characterized by FTIR, for the determination of the number-average molecular weight, and by differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) to determine thermal characteristics of the produced polyethylene. Among the studied metallocene supported catalysts, the one based on the mesoporous support SBA-15 achieved the highest activities, almost as high as that observed for the homogeneous system.     

Enhanced ketalization activity of cyclohexanone and ethanediol over immobilized ionic liquid in mesoporous materials

Three different mesoporous molecular sieves, including MCM-41, MCM-48, and SBA-15, were synthesized by hydrothermal process and characterized by XRD, BET and TEM. The chlorine-aluminate acidic ionic liquid of 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium chloride-aluminum chloride ([Bmim]Cl-AlCl₃, denoted as Al-ILs) was prepared by two-step method. The immobilized ionic liquid (SBA-15/Al-ILs, MCM-41/Al-ILs, MCM-48/Al-ILs) was prepared through impregnating Al-ILs. The structures of composite catalysts were characterized by XRD, BET, FT-IR, TEM and XPS. The amounts of aluminum present in the resulting composite catalysts were detected by ICP-AES to calculate the amount of AL-ILs impregnated. The ketalization between cyclohexanone and ethanediol was used as the model reaction to test the catalytic activities of the composite catalysts. The effects of molar ratio of the reactants, reaction time, the catalyst dose, as well as the addition of cyclohexane were discussed in detail. Also, catalytic activities of three catalysts with different pore sizes were compared. Under comparable conditions, the SBA-15/Al-ILs composite catalyst exhibited much high catalytic activity and gave a maximum yield that was ca. 85.1%.     

MCM-41负载对羟基苯乙酮肟环钯催化剂的制备及催化Suzuki反应的研究

以MCM-41为载体,通过硅烷偶联剂的表面修饰合成了MCM-41@KH560具有介孔材料特征的载体,再将活性组分4-羟基苯乙酮肟环钯通过肟钯络合物的羟基与MCM-41@KH560端位环氧基团作用制备了MCM-41@KH560负载4-羟基苯乙酮肟环钯催化剂。通过FT-IR、UV-Vis、ICP-AES等分析方法对上述催化剂进行了表征,考察了反应条件对催化剂催化性能的影响。实验结果表明,在水/异丙醇混合溶剂中、碳酸钾作碱、反应温度为40℃、反应时间为4h、催化剂用量为0.25mol%的钯含量时,催化溴代芳烃与苯硼酸的Suzuki反应产物收率大于90%。催化剂经6次循环使用后,催化活性下降14%。     

改性中孔分子筛MCM-41催化合成丙酸香叶酯

用H2SO4对中孔分子筛MCM（mobile crystalline material）-41进行改性,得到SO42–修饰的中孔分子筛SO42–/MCM-41。通过X射线衍射、红外光谱、NH3程序升温脱附和N2吸附–脱附等方法对所合成样品进行表征。用SO42–/MCM-41催化合成丙酸香叶酯,考察了催化剂处理方法、催化剂用量、催化剂再生对香叶醇酯化反应结果的影响,并比较了H2SO4、MCM-41和SO42–/MCM-41这3种催化剂对合成丙酸香叶酯的催化性能。结果表明：用浓度为0.50mol/L的硫酸浸泡MCM-41中孔分子筛1h,再于450℃焙烧3.0h,能得到良好长程有序性和结晶度的中孔分子筛SO42–/MCM-41,用其催化合成丙酸香叶酯,香叶醇的转化率最高可达88.82%,丙酸香叶酯的选择性为85.20%;H2SO4改性对MCM-41中孔分子筛结构影响不明显,但可提高其酸性。