Textural and catalytic properties of MCM-22 zeolite crystallized by the vapor-phase transport method

Satoshi Inagaki*, Kohei Kamino, Masahiro Hoshino, Eiichi Kikuchi, Masahiko Matsukata

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Abstract

MCM-22 zeolite crystallized by the vapor-phase transport (VPT) method showed a higher shape-selectivity to p-xylene in the alkylation of toluene with methanol, compared with MCM-22 crystallized by the hydrothermally synthetic (HTS) method, because VPT-MCM-22 has a smaller external surface area and a smaller number of acid sites thereon than HTS-MCM-22. Such textural properties of VPT-MCM-22 are caused by the fact that the spherical particles of VPT-MCM-22 are composed of hexagonal plates as thin as 55 nm; they are larger than those of HTS-MCM-22, which are 30 nm thick. The acidic properties, characterized by NH3-TPD and FT-IR using a pyridine adsorption technique, showed no significant difference between VPT- and HTS-MCM-22, except for the acidity on the external surface.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1249-1254
Number of pages6
JournalBulletin of the Chemical Society of Japan
Volume77
Issue number6
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2004

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Chemistry(all)

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