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Synthesis and characterization of mesoporous mordenite
Abstract.
Three methods were investigated to synthesize mesoporous mordenite. XRD, N2 physisorption, SEM, and
TEM showed that the mordenite obtained by acid leaching followed by base leaching of a conventional
mordenite is a crystalline mesoporous material with MOR framework. The higher diffusivity of toluene
indicated that mesopores benefited molecule transport through the zeolite crystal. Measurement of
the number of Brønsted acid sites by n-propylamine TPD and 27Al NMR showed that the mesoporous
mordenite had less extra-framework aluminum and a large number of Brønsted acid sites, while
the isomerization of 2-methyl-2-pentene indicated that the mesoporous mordenite possessed a higher
reactivity than conventional mordenite. The mesoporous mordenite had a much higher catalytic activity
than conventional mordenite in the alkylation of benzene with benzyl alcohol. At 353 K and under
atmospheric pressure, the conversion of benzyl alcohol over hierarchical mesoporous mordenite was 100%
in 3 h, whereas the conversion over conventional mordenite was less than 2%. Synthesis of mesoporous
mordenite with amphiphilic organosilane and carbon as secondary template did not give real mesoporous
mordenite.
Keywords:
Mesopore
Mordenite
Leaching
Alkylation
Isomerization
Diffusivity
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