Issue 9, 2022

Direct synthesis of nanorod stacked “nest-like” hierarchical ZSM-48 hollow spheres using a triazine-based bolaform organic structure-directing agent

Abstract

Rational design of organic structure-directing agents (OSDAs) is always regarded as a promising strategy to produce ZSM-48 with diverse configurations. However, to date, only OSDAs with alkyl and alkenyl groups have been employed to produce *MRE zeolites with different structures. Aromatic heterocyclic groups were rarely considered for the synthesis of ZSM-48 with a unique nanostructure. In this work, a triazine-based bolaform quaternary ammonium bifunctional template was designed for the first time to fabricate nanorod stacked hierarchical ZSM-48 (NSH-ZSM-48). Nanorod-stacked ZSM-48 with different SiO2/Al2O3 ratios ranging from 100 to 500 was obtained via a conventional procedure, using the synthesized s-triazine based OSDA, and a reasonable formation mechanism was proposed based on geometrical matching. We also demonstrated that the ZSM-48 nanorods piled up to form an ordered bird's nest-like hollow sphere configuration. The synthesized NSH-ZSM-48 possesses abundant mesopores and a high surface area, attributed to the SDA's mesopore-forming and nanonrod's stacking abilities. In contrast to conventional materials, 1 wt% Pd/NSH-ZSM-48 experiences a dramatic increase in the conversion (3.59%) and selectivity (95.7%) of a cyclohexanol/cyclohexanone mixture in the selective oxidation of cyclohexane, which are higher than those for silicalite-1 and SBA-15 with the same loading (2.11%/66.1% and 1.76%/68.5%, respectively).

Graphical abstract: Direct synthesis of nanorod stacked “nest-like” hierarchical ZSM-48 hollow spheres using a triazine-based bolaform organic structure-directing agent

Supplementary files

Article information

Article type
Research Article
Submitted
19 feb. 2022
Accepted
11 mar. 2022
First published
11 mar. 2022

Inorg. Chem. Front., 2022,9, 2016-2022

Direct synthesis of nanorod stacked “nest-like” hierarchical ZSM-48 hollow spheres using a triazine-based bolaform organic structure-directing agent

R. Wang, Z. Peng, P. Wu, H. Sun, Y. Zhang, F. Subhan, H. Yin, Y. Wang and Z. Yan, Inorg. Chem. Front., 2022, 9, 2016 DOI: 10.1039/D2QI00388K

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