Journal
JOURNAL OF POROUS MATERIALS
Volume 30, Issue 4, Pages 1311-1318Publisher
SPRINGER
DOI: 10.1007/s10934-023-01422-6
Keywords
Extra-large-pore zeolite; IRR structure; Imidazolium template; Aluminum substitution; Acetalization reaction
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An extra-large-pore aluminogermanosilicate zeolite IRR with interconnected 18 x 12 x 12-ring channels was prepared using a new alkyl-immidazolium template. The zeolite exhibited excellent microporosity and strong acidity after calcination, making it suitable for catalytic reactions. The catalytic activity of IRR zeolite was found to be the highest for bulky substrate diphenylacetaldehyde, due to its open channel system and presence of active acidic sites.
Extra-large-pore aluminogermanosilicate zeolite IRR with interconnected 18 x 12 x 12-ring channels was prepared within a wide range of Si/Ge and Al/(Si+Ge) ratio by using a new simple and commercial alkyl-immidazolium as template. The physicochemical properties of IRR zeolite were further characterized by the combination of several techniques, including XRD, SEM, NMR, TGA, ICP, N-2 physisorption, NH3-TPD etc. The results revealed that aluminum could be mostly incorporated in the framework with an obviously higher content as a result of the relatively smaller organic template used in this approach. The detemplated IRR by calcination at 550 degrees C in air presented excellent microporosity with the presence of 18-ring extra-large-pore opening, and considerable amount of acid sites with strong acidity. Finally, for the first time the catalytic performance of IRR zeolite, in comparison with large-pore Beta (12 x 12 x 12-ring) and extra-large-pore NUD-1 (18 x 12 x 12-ring) zeolites, were evaluated for acetalization reaction of aldehydes with triethyl ortoformate. The results showed that the catalytic activity of these three zeolites for aldehydes with different molecular size, that is heptanal and diphenylacetaldehyde, were in diametrically opposite order. IRR exhibited the highest catalytic conversion on bulky substrate diphenylacetaldehyde because its much more open channel system better facilitated the diffusion of reactants into the structure interior, where active acidic sites were located.
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