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Direct synthesis of self-assembled ZSM-5 microsphere with controllable mesoporosity and its enhanced LDPE cracking properties



Direct synthesis of self-assembled ZSM-5 microsphere with controllable mesoporosity and its enhanced LDPE cracking properties
Type
Journal Article
Author
Jian Ding
Author
Jiangbo Hu
URL
Volume
6
Issue
45
Pages
38671-38679
Publication
RSC Advances
Date
2016/04/18
Abstract
Self-assembled mesoporous ZSM-5 microspheres (5 μm), which are composed of inter-growthed primary nano-strips, were directly synthesized using n-hexylamine as the single template. The mesopore distribution can easily be controlled by adjusting the size of primary particles via modulating the alkalinity of the synthesis gel.
The samples obtained by varying Na2O/SiO2 molar ratios from 0.07 to 0.15 were denoted as ZM-X (X = 1–5). The ZM-X samples were characterized by techniques including XRD, TEM, SEM, N2 adsorption–desorption and FTIR. Researchers observed that ZM-3 exhibits a uniform mesopore distribution around 10 nm and possesses the largest amount of external acid sites, which lead to the remarkably enhanced catalytic performance in polyolefin cracking. They propose a possible growth mechanism of self-assembled ZSM-5 microspheres directed by n-hexylamine.

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