Catalytic activity of MnTUD-1 for liquid phase oxidation of ethylbenzene with tert-butyl hydroperoxide

Manganese was incorporated into silica matrix of TUD-1 using tetraethylene glycol (TEG) as the template. Three samples with Si/Mn ratio of 115, 44 and 18 were prepared and characterized by various techniques. MnTUD-1 is shown to be mesoporous with tetrahedrally coordinated Mn when Si/Mn?=?115; and nano-particles of manganese oxides are visible at higher loading of manganese (Si/Mn?=?44 and 18). The catalytic activity of MnTUD-1 was explored in the liquid-phase oxidation of ethylbenzene with tert-butylhydroperoxide (TBHP) as oxidant. Influence of various reaction parameters such as time, Si/Mn ratio, oxidant and solvent were studied. Finally the catalytic activity also compared with well-known microporous and mesoporous catalysts like MnAlPO-5, Mn containing MCM-41, MCM-48 and SBA-15.     

Effect of pH in hydrothermal treatment of as-synthesized MCM-41 on wetting stability of resulting materials in aqueous solution

Effect of pH in aqueous media used in the hydrothermal treatment of as-synthesized MCM-41 on the structure and the wetting stability of the resulting materials was studied using XRD, TG-DTA and N₂ adsorption. The long-range structural order and the wetting stability of the mesoporous MCM-41 were improved through hydrothermal treatment of as-synthesized sample at around pH 7 without salt addition. The pH adjustment of aqueous media toward neutral is thought to shift the polymerization equilibrium of silica species around external surface of the micelles to a higher degree of condensation, and to reduce the electrostatic repulsion between the silicate–micelle composites. This leads to the further formation of Si–O–Si network within the silica walls of the mesoporous materials, resulting in the enhancement of the structural stability of MCM-41 samples.     

Synthesis and characterization of W-SBA-15 and W-HMS as supports for HDS

W-modified HMS and SBA-15 mesoporous materials (Si/W molar ratio equal to 40) were synthesized using sodium tungstate as tungsten source. In order to prepare NiW catalysts these mesoporous materials were impregnated with an aqueous solution of nickel salt of 12-tungstophosphoric acid Ni_3/2PW₁₂O₄₀. The synthesized W-HMS, W-SBA-15 materials and NiW catalysts have been characterized by S_BET, XRD, UV–Vis DRS, FT-IR, TPD of NH₃, ²⁹Si MAS NMR, SEM and HRTEM. The influence of these particular supports on catalytic activity of NiW catalysts was studied in the reaction of hydrodesulfurization (HDS) of thiophene. The results from the FT-IR and UV–Vis DR spectroscopy confirm incorporation of W into the HMS and SBA-15 structures. Additionally ²⁹Si MAS NMR measurements revealed relatively stronger effect of W ion incorporation in HMS structure on degree of silica cross-linking as compared to the effect of W ion incorporation in SBA-15 structure. The catalytic study showed that both W-HMS and W-SBA-15 materials modified with W are good supports for NiW catalysts in the HDS reaction of thiophene. The catalysts show lower selectivity for butanes than a reference NiW/γ-Al₂O₃ catalyst leveling of about 10% for chosen experimental conditions.     

Characteristics of vanadium-substituted mesoporous silica with wormhole framework structure: effects of vanadium content

Vanadium-substituted wormhole framework structure (V-WMS) mesoporous silicas (V-WMS) with various Si/V ratios in the range of 15 and 200 were prepared at ambient temperature by neutral surfactant templating pathway. The materials were synthesized by using dodecylamine as a template and tetraethylorthosilicate as a silicon source. They were characterized by energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDS), powder X-ray diffraction (XRD), N₂ adsorption–desorption, thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), Fourier-transform infrared absorption spectroscopy (FT-IR) and ultraviolet-visible absorption spectroscopy. V-WMS samples shown characters of larger framework wall thickness, small crystallite domain sizes, and complementary textural mesoporosities in comparison with M41S materials. These mesoporous V-WMS samples exhibited irregularly shaped mesoscale fundamental particles which aggregated into larger particles. They also demonstrated better thermal stability than MCM-41. An absorption band of FT-IR at ca. 960 cm⁻¹ was assigned to the vibration of Si–O–V linkages. These samples also showed one strong UV–visible absorbance with overlapping maxima at about 255 nm. The results show that vanadium was incorporated into the structure of wormhole mesoporous silica (WMS). However, for V-WMS with high vanadium content (Si/V < 25), a broad shoulder in XRD pattern was observed at about 3–4°, suggesting the presence of impurity phase of vanadium species in the sample. The efforts in preparing V-WMS specimens by neutral-template synthesis route had led to new mesoporous silica molecular sieves with catalytically active vanadium centers.     

W-SBA-15的直接合成及其对2-丁烯与乙烯歧化制丙烯反应的催化性能

以Na₂WO₄为钨源,以正硅酸乙酯为硅源,采用直接水热法合成了W-SBA-15介孔分子筛,并用XRD、N₂吸附、HRTEM、UV-Vis DRS、NH₃-TPD、H₂-TPR等手段对合成的分子筛进行了表征。表征结果表明,当分子筛中硅钨摩尔比为44时,钨物种以高度分散的四面体和八面体形式存在于分子筛的骨架中,随着钨含量的增加,当硅钨比为30时,分子筛中出现了微量的骨架外钨物种,当硅钨摩尔比为20时,骨架外钨含量增多。W-SBA-15分子筛在乙烯与2-丁烯歧化制丙烯反应中表现出优异的催化性能,在反应温度300℃、压力3.0 MPa、质量空速6.4 h^-1的实验条件下,反应24 h后丁烯的转化率和丙烯的选择性分别高于50%和96％,优于传统的负载型WO₃/SiO₂催化剂。硅钨摩尔比为44时的W-SBA-15具有最好的钨物种分散性和最佳的烯烃歧化性能。     

锆掺杂MCM-48氧化硅的合成及其表征

以正硅酸乙酯为硅源,丙醇锆为锆源,十六烷基三甲基溴化铵为模板剂,通过水热合成法制备Zr-MCM-48介孔材料,提高材料的耐碱性能.利用XRD、N2吸附-脱附、XPS等手段对产物进行了结构和性能的分析.XRD检测显示当Zr/Si物质的量比小于0.1时,可以获得长程有序的MCM-48结构.N2吸附-脱附实验、XPS测试等证实Zr已经掺入MCM-48骨架中.稳定性实验结果表明Zr/Si物质的量比为0.03时,Zr-MCM-48材料的耐碱性能明显增强,进一步表明Zr掺入了MCM-48材料的骨架中.     

Fe(III)-salim anchored MCM-41: synthesis,characterization and catalytic activity towards liquid phase cyclohexane oxidation

Abstract  

A novel organic–inorganic hybrid catalyst [MCM-41-Fe^III(salim)] was synthesized by covalently anchoring Fe^III(salim) complex into the pore channels of MCM-41. The material was synthesized by the co-condensation of tetraethyl orthosilicate (TEOS) and the precursor of salicylaldehyde modified with 3-aminopropyl triethoxysilane in the presence of cetyltrimethyl ammonium bromide (CTAB). The Fe(III)-salicylideneimine MCM-41 mesoporous silica was generated (in situ) by taking MCM-41-salimH (I) and FeCl₃ in ethanol solution. The immobilization of the complex on the functionalized silica was confirmed by small angle X-ray diffraction (XRD), N₂ adsorption–desorption, electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR), Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR) and diffuse reflectance UV–vis spectroscopy. Solid state CP-MAS NMR spectroscopy of ²⁹Si (²⁹Si CP-MAS NMR) showed a highly condensed siloxane network. Catalytic activity of the supported catalyst was examined by the oxidation of cyclohexane. Cyclohexane was successfully oxidized in good conversion (68%) to cyclohexanone, as a major product with 72% selectivity using tert. butylhydroperoxide as oxidant and acetonitrile as solvent. The catalysts can be reused up to three cycles without losing much of its activity.     

Selective Oxidation of Diphenylmethane Over Cobalt Doped Mesoporous Titania–Silica Catalyst with High Ti Content

Cobalt doped mesoporous titania–silica with Ti/Si molar ratio of 0.5 (Co–TiO₂–SiO₂) was synthesized for the oxidation of diphenylmethane in acetic acid using aqueous hydrogen peroxide as oxidant for the first time. Fast hot catalyst filtration experiment proved that the catalyst acted as a heterogeneous one. Recycling of the catalyst indicates that the catalyst can be used a number of times without losing its activity to a greater extent. The effects of reaction time and reaction temperature on the performance of the catalyst were investigated. Moreover, cobalt doped mesoporous titania with a crystalline structure and cobalt doped mesoporous titania–silica with different molar ratio were also studied. It was found that Co–TiO₂–SiO₂ with Ti/Si molar ratio of 0.5 showed the highest activity.     

Preparation and characterization of Pd/Si-MCM-41 with high hydrogenation activity

The pure silica mesoporous molecular sieve MCM-41 was synthesized under hydrothermal conditions. Pd/Si-MCM-41 was prepared by the incipient wetness impregnation of pure silica MCM-41 with PdCl₂ as precursor. The samples were characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), nitrogen adsorption–desorption isotherms at 77 K, inductively coupled plasma (ICP) spectroscopy measurements. The formation of Pd particles reduced the crystalline character of Si-MCM-41, but the structure of Si-MCM-41 framework was retained. The designed Pd/Si-MCM-41 mesoporous material was used as catalysts for hydrogenation of rosin, and showed excellent catalytic performance. Such outstanding catalytic performance should be attributed to the proper size of Pd particles and its high dispersion.     

Use of Ionic Liquid as Template for Hydrothermal Synthesis of the MCM-41 Mesoporous Material

In this study the MCM-41 mesoporous material was first prepared by using hydrothermal method in the presence of 1-butyl-2,3-dimethylimidazolium hexafluorophosphate ([BMMIM]PF6) ionic liquid (IL) as template. The IL presented the average yields between 67 and 76%. The obtained MCM-41 showed the main structural parameters associated with the formation of condensed silica (Si − O − Si), a hexagonal mesostructure with a compact arrangement of cylindrical tubes and agglomerated spherical particles.     

Novel Heterogeneous W-Doped MCM-41 Catalyst for Highly Selective Oxidation of Cyclopentene to Glutaraldehyde by Aqueous H2O2

W-doped MCM-41 (W-MCM-41) has been reported as a novel heterogeneous catalyst for the selective oxidation of cyclopentene to prepare glutaraldehyde with environmentally benign aqueous hydrogen peroxide. It is found that tungsten species could stably exist in the silica-based matrix of MCM-41 up to a Si/W molar ratio of 40 by means of X-ray diffraction, laser Raman spectroscopy, scanning electron microscopy, etc. Proper content of tungsten species, high specific surface area and large mean pore size of the W-MCM-41 account mainly for its high catalytic activity in comparison with other W-containing heterogeneous catalysts. Complete conversion of cyclopentene and very high yield of glutaraldehyde (72%) are obtained over the W-MCM-41 catalyst with an Si/W molar ratio of 40. Furthermore, almost no tungsten species are leached into the reaction solution, enabling the catalyst to be employed for many reaction cycles without obvious degeneration. The correlation of the catalytic behavior with the special structural characteristics of the W-MCM-41 catalyst is also discussed through various characterization methods.     

Synthesis of chloropropylamine grafted mesoporous MCM-41, MCM-48 and SBA-15 from rice husk ash: their application to CO<Subscript>2</Subscript> chemisorption

Mesoporous siliceous MCM-41, MCM-48 and SBA-15 were synthesized using Rice Husk Ash (RHA) as the silica source. Their defective –OH sites were then grafted with 3-chloropropyl amine hydrochloride (3-CPA) and characterized by X-ray powder diffraction (XRD), Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR), and BET techniques. Those results portrayed their resemblance with that synthesized from conventional silica sources. 3-CPA grafted mesoporous silicas were tested for CO₂ chemisorption over fixed bed reactor at different temperatures. The maximum adsorption of 1.7 mmol/g of CO₂ was observed on 3-CPA grafted SBA-15 (SBA-15/CPA) at 25°C. The chemisorbed CO₂ on amine grafted mesoporous silica was stabilized by weak hydrogen bonds formed during the nucleophilic attack between lone pair of electrons in amine groups and quadrupolar CO₂ with more degree of positive charge to form carbamates. The rapid steep slope which arises due to CO₂ adsorption illustrated a minimal mass transfer effect and extreme fast kinetics. Performance tests such as reproducibility, stability and selectivity towards CO₂ adsorption were also carried out over 3-CPA grafted mesoporous silica and the results were in line with that of well established CO₂ sorbent.     

Synthesis, characterization of high Ti-containing Ti-MCM-41 catalysts and their activity evaluation in oxidation of cyclohexene and epoxidation of higher olefins

A series of titanium rich isomorphous substituted Ti MCM-41 and HMS materials have been synthesized with different Si/Ti ratios. The highest amount of Ti incorporated in synthesis gel is in TiMCM-41 (Si/Ti = 10). Whereas for TiHMS catalysts, Ti is incorporated up to Si/Ti = 50 successfully without forming any extra framework TiO₂. Cyclohexene epoxidation reaction with dry tert-butyl hydroperoxide (TBHP) as an oxidant has been studied to evaluate the catalytic properties of Ti substituted mesoporous catalysts. The effect of molar ratio of substrate:oxidant in this reaction has been studied and high conversion, high selectivity were achieved at 2: 1 molar ratio with TiMCM-41 (Si/Ti =25). Dry TBHP (in dichloromethane) and chloroform were found as good oxidant and solvent system for this reaction. Pure siliceous mesoporous silica and low `Ti' substituted mesoporous silicas were found to be efficient catalysts for oxidation of cyclohexene. An interesting variation of the selectivity from allylic oxidation to epoxidation during oxidation of cyclohexene was observed with an increase in the Ti amount in the mesoporous framework. The allylic oxidation of cyclohexene has been carried out using molecular oxygen as an oxidant and in the presence of a small amount of TBHP as initiator. Siliceous HMS materials gave better conversion compared to MCM-41 type of materials and other conventional silicas like silica gel, fumed silica etc. in allylic oxidation of cyclohexene. Epoxidation of higher cyclic olefins like cyclooctene, cyclododecene, cis-cyclododecene and linear olefins 1-Heptene, cis-2-hexene, 1-undecene was carried out over TiMCM-41 (Si/Ti = 25). Ti substituted mesoporous catalysts were characterized by elemental analysis, XRD, FTIR, UVDRS, ²⁹SiMASNMR, BET surface area and pore size distribution techniques.     

Phase transition of mesoporous SiO<Subscript>2</Subscript> impregnated with an organic templating agent by post-synthetic microwave heating

Mesoporous silica SBA-15 samples were subjected to microwave heating for 10–40 min at 393 and 443 K after dry-impregnation with TPAOH (tetrapropylammonium hydroxide) to prepare a mesoporous material with zeolytically ordered pore walls. Physicochemical properties of the materials prepared were characterized by XRD, N₂ adsorption at 77 K, SEM, TEM, UV–vis and FT-IR spectroscopies. These investigations revealed that selective transformation of amorphous pore walls of SBA-15 to crystalline zeolytic phase is difficult to be achieved and a mixed phase of mesoporous silica/zeolite composite material was obtained, instead. Microwave heating time, temperature, TPAOH concentration, and hydrothermal stability of the mesoporous host materials tested (MCM-41, HMS, and SBA-15) were important factors to maintain the mesopore structure of the host materials during the post-synthetic microwave heating treatment.     

Nanosized Pd/Pt and Pd/Rh Catalysts for Naphthalene Hydrogenation and Hydrogenolysis/Ring-opening

Pd/Rh and Pd/Pt catalysts supported on two different mesoporous materials – a Zr-doped MCM-41-type silica [Si/Zr = 5 w/w (SiZr)] and a commercial silica-alumina [Si/Al = 40:60 w/w (SiAl)] – were prepared by incipient wetness impregnation using nanosized suspensions of alloy particles prepared by polyol-mediated synthesis in diethylene glycol (DEG). The catalytic behaviour of these catalysts was investigated in the hydrogenation and hydrogenolysis/ring-opening of naphthalene at 6.0 MPa, by checking the role of both the main reaction conditions (temperature, contact time and H₂/naphthalene molar ratio) and increasing amounts of dibenzothiophene (DBT). The catalysts supported on SiAl showed higher activity than catalysts supported on SiZr, thus suggesting that activity is favoured by higher acidity of the support and/or higher interaction of the nanosized metal particles with the support. While using the SiZr support, weaker metal-support interactions took place by forming catalysts with bigger metal and/or metal oxide particles. Besides, the catalyst with lowest noble-metal content (0.3 wt.%) (SiAl-0.3Pd/Pt-5) had the greatest acidity and metal surface and, consequently, the highest activity. Furthermore, it exhibited a good thiotolerance in presence of increasing amounts of DBT in the feed, thus maintaining a high catalytic activity in the hydrogenation of naphthalene, although with decreased yield in trans- and cis-decalin (decahydronaphthalene or DeHN) and high-molecular-weight compounds (H.M.W.), with a corresponding increased yield in the partially hydrogenated tetralin (tetrahydronaphthalene or TeHN).     

Surfactant chain length effect on the hexagonal-to-cubic phase transition in mesoporous silica synthesis

In this study, silica-based mesoporous materials (the M41S family mesoporous molecular sieves) are synthesized using alkyltrimethylammonium bromide with different chain lengths (C_nH_2n+1N(CH₃)₃Br, n = 10, 12, 14, 16) as templates. The resulting silica structures are characterized by X-ray diffraction and are found to exhibit the phase transformation from the hexagonal mesophase MCM-41 to the cubic mesophase MCM-48 (with the space group of Ia3d). The structural phase transition in our study is controlled by the alkyl chain length of the surfactant: with an increase in the surfactant chain length (from C10 to C16), the structure goes from MCM-41 (synthesized by C10), through an intermediate structure (synthesized by C12), to MCM-48 (synthesized by C14 and C16). The amount of ethanol, which is used as a cosolvent, affects the pore size of the structured mesoporous silica, but only to a small extent. In the mean time, the autoclaving time has some effect, though not distinctively, on the structure integrity as well. With increased surfactant to silica ratio, the phase transformation can be shifted to longer chain template.     

Rapid Room Temperature Synthesis of Hexagonal Mesoporous Silica Using Inorganic Silicate Sources and Cationic Surfactants under Highly Acidic Conditions

The room-temperature synthesis of mesoporous silica was investigated by using cationic surfactants and inorganic Si sources, like sodium silicate and colloidal silica. Mesoporous silica analogous to the hexagonal MCM-41 could be obtained over a wide range of pH below ca. 11 within short synthesis time (3 h), when the Q⁴-state Si was absent in the Si source solution prior to mixing with an aqueous solution of cationic surfactants. It was suggested that the strongly acidic conditions (pH < 1) were favorable to give mesoporous silica materials with higher surface area and larger mesopore volume.     

含氟体系中合成条件对MCM-48分子筛结构性能的影响

在合成过程中引入F~-可以缩短MCM-48分子筛的晶化时间,考察以正硅酸乙酯(TEOS)为硅源、十二烷基三甲基溴化铵(CTAB)为模板剂的合成体系中加入F~-后,n(CTAB)∶n(Si)、晶化时间和晶化温度等合成条件对MCM-48结构性能的影响。XRD、N_2吸附脱附和TEM等表征结果表明,在n(CTAB)∶n(Si)=0.65、晶化温度120℃和反应时间24 h条件下,合成的MCM-48分子筛结晶度较高,比表面积为1 305 m~2·g~(-1),平均孔径3.416 nm,为MCM-48分子筛的适宜合成条件。     

Hydrocracking of petroleum gas oil over NiW/MCM-48-USY composite catalyst

MCM-48-USY composite materials were prepared by coating USY zeolite by a layer of MCM-48 mesoporous material at different meso/microporous ratios (SiO₂/USY ratios of 0.1, 0.2, 0.3, 0.4, 0.5) and used as support for nickel and tungsten. The NiW/MCM-48-USY catalysts were prepared using the incipient wetness method. The prepared catalysts were characterized by TPD-TGA acidity, TGA thermal stability, BET surface area, pore volume, pore size, XRD, SEM and TEM and then tested for hydrocracking of petroleum gas oil at reaction temperature of 450 °C, contact time of 90 min and catalyst to gas oil ratio of 0.04. In all prepared samples, the catalyst activity and properties were improved with increasing SiO₂/USY ratio and found that maximum values of a total conversion and liquid product (total distillate fuels) were obtained at SiO₂/USY ratio of 0.5. Finally, the obtained results from hydrocracking of gas oil over composite MCM-48-USY catalysts were compared with those obtained over physically mixed USY and MCM-48 catalysts.     

Cooperative effect of crystallization temperature and NaF addition in the formation process and hydrothermal stability of MCM-48 mesoporous molecular sieve

The hydrothermal stability of MCM-48 was conveniently and effectively improved by increasing the crystallization temperature and directly adding NaF to the synthesis gel. The crystallization temperature varied from 373 K to 403 K. The influences of NaF addition, crystallization temperature and crystallization time on the formation process and hydrothermal stability of MCM-48 were systematically studied here to solve the problem of poor reproducibility. Results from XRD patterns indicated that the crystallization temperature and crystallization time were very critical factors for the improvement of the hydrothermal stability besides NaF addition. The formation process of MCM-48 was significantly accelerated and the pore structure ordering was also greatly improved by increasing the crystallization temperature and F⁻/Si ratio. A high hydrothermally stable MCM-48 mesoporous molecular sieve was obtained after being crystallized at 393 K for 36 h in the presence of NaF, which endured the hydrothermal treatment in boiling water at least for 4 days. However, only an amorphous product was obtained when the crystallization temperature was further increased to 403 K. Results from Si MAS NMR, N₂ adsorption isotherms, TEM, Raman spectra and XRD patterns manifested that the improved stability of MCM-48 was attributed to the high silicates condensation degree and the excellent pore structure ordering. The possible reason for the successful formation of hydrothermally stable MCM-48 sample by controlling the crystallization temperature, time and F⁻/Si ratio was explained here.