Issue 36, 2011

Designing the synthesis of catalytically active Ti-β by using various new templates in the presence of fluoride anion

Abstract

Crystallization of large-pore Ti-β by using a variety of diquaternary ammonium derivatives of dibromoalkane and amines such as triethylamine, 1,4-diazabicyclo[2,2,2]octane (DABCO), and quinuclidine as structure-directing agents (SDA) is described. The size of hydrophobic bridging alkyl-chain length of the template [R3N+(CH2)x–N+R3](OH)2 directs the final crystalline product: Ti-β, Ti-ZSM-12, Ti-nonasil or Ti-ZSM-5, as x gradually changes from 6 to 1, in the fluoride medium under hydrothermal conditions. A dense phase such as Ti-nonasil (clathrasil type) is crystallized as the size of hydrophobic bridging alkyl-chain length decreases. The use of F anions as a mineralizer and Ti4+ as a heteroatom in the synthesis gel also influences the selectivity of final crystalline product. The phase purity and incorporation of Ti4+ into the lattice of β (BEA) and ZSM-12 frameworks are confirmed using XRD, UV-visible, FT-IR, 29Si NMR spectroscopes, elemental analysis (ICP), surface area measurements and catalytic test reactions. The morphology of Ti-β samples is dependent on the nature of the structure-directing agent as revealed by the scanning electron microscopic (SEM) observations. The catalytic activity in the epoxidation of 4-vinyl-1-cyclohexene is increased with the amount of tetrahedral Ti4+ atoms in the framework. The new templates can be effectively used for preparation of catalytically active Ti-β with the minimum number of framework defect sites.

Graphical abstract: Designing the synthesis of catalytically active Ti-β by using various new templates in the presence of fluoride anion

Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
01 Apr 2011
Accepted
23 Jun 2011
First published
10 Aug 2011

Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2011,13, 16282-16294

Designing the synthesis of catalytically active Ti-β by using various new templates in the presence of fluoride anion

M. Sasidharan and A. Bhaumik, Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2011, 13, 16282 DOI: 10.1039/C1CP21013K

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