Issue 5, 2016

SAPO-34 templated by dipropylamine and diisopropylamine: synthesis and catalytic performance in the methanol to olefin (MTO) reaction

Abstract

In this work, a comprehensive study of the hydrothermal synthesis and catalytic performance of SAPO-34 templated by the isomeric dipropylamine (DPA) and diisopropylamine (DIPA) was carried out. SAPO-34 with a faster crystallization rate and lower Si content could be obtained with DIPA as the template, suggesting the better templating efficacy of DIPA than DPA. Theoretical calculations reveal that DIPA possesses more favourable non-bonding interactions with the CHA framework and the electronic configuration is of vital importance in determining the template efficacy. SAPO-34-DIPA with low silicon contents exhibits excellent performance, over which a maximum selectivity of ethylene plus propylene (87.2%) is observed. This value should be among the top ever reported. The surface Si enrichment on the crystals, which is both template- and condition-dependent, is revealed to be of significant influence in the catalytic performance. The relatively homogenous Si distribution in the crystals, lower acid concentration and weaker acid strength corporately make SAPO-34-DIPA an excellent MTO catalyst.

Graphical abstract: SAPO-34 templated by dipropylamine and diisopropylamine: synthesis and catalytic performance in the methanol to olefin (MTO) reaction

Supplementary files

Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
02 Sep 2015
Accepted
13 Jan 2016
First published
14 Jan 2016

New J. Chem., 2016,40, 4236-4244

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SAPO-34 templated by dipropylamine and diisopropylamine: synthesis and catalytic performance in the methanol to olefin (MTO) reaction

D. Fan, P. Tian, S. Xu, D. Wang, Y. Yang, J. Li, Q. Wang, M. Yang and Z. Liu, New J. Chem., 2016, 40, 4236 DOI: 10.1039/C5NJ02351C

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