Synthesis, characterization and catalytic behaviour of SAPO-11 obtained at low crystallization times and with low organic agent content

Relation between Morphology and Porous Structure of SAPO-11 Molecular Sieves and Chemical and Phase Composition of Silicoaluminophosphate Gels

The formation of silicoaluminophosphate gels using boehmite, Al isopropoxide, and di-n-propylamine as a template of silicoaluminophosphate gels as well as their subsequent crystallization into SAPO-11 molecular sieves was studied in detail using X-ray fluorescence spectroscopy (XRF), powder X-ray diffraction (XRD), Raman spectroscopy, scanning electron microscopy (SEM), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), and N₂ adsorption–desorption methods. The effect of the chemical and phase composition of silicoaluminophosphate gels on the physicochemical properties of SAPO-11 molecular sieves was shown. The secondary structural units that the AEL lattice is composed of were found to be formed at the initial stage of preparation involving aluminum isopropoxide. Several approaches to control their morphology and secondary porous structure are also proposed.

Solvent-free syntheses of hierarchically porous aluminophosphate-based zeolites with AEL and AFI structures

Development of sustainable routes for synthesizing aluminophosphate-based zeolites are very important because of their wide applications. As a typical sustainable route, solvent-free synthesis of zeolites not only decreases polluted wastes but also increases product yields. Systematic solvent-free syntheses of hierarchically porous aluminophosphate-based zeolites with AEL and AFI structures is presented. XRD patterns and SEM images show that these samples have high crystallinity. N2 sorption isotherm tests show that these samples are hierarchically porous, and their surface areas are comparable with those of corresponding zeolites from hydrothermal route. Chosen as an example, catalytic oxidation of ethylbenzene with O2 shows that cobalt substituted APO-11 from the solvent-free route (S-CoAPO-11) is more active than conventional CoAPO-11 from hydrothermal route owing to the sample hierarchical porosity.