Journal
CHEMISTRY OF MATERIALS
Volume 25, Issue 18, Pages 3654-3661Publisher
AMER CHEMICAL SOC
DOI: 10.1021/cm4018024
Keywords
ferrierite; FER; SDA location; Rietveld refinement; pyrrolidine; TMA; control of acid site distribution
Funding
- European Community under a Marie Curie Intra-European Fellowship for Career Development
- Spanish Ministry of Economy for a Juan de la Cierva contract
- Spanish Ministry of Economy [MAT2012-31127]
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Analysis of the structure of the zeolite ferrierite (framework type FER) synthesized using a combination of tetramethylammonium (TMA) and pyrrolidine as organic structure-directing agents (|((CH3)(4)N)(0.4)((CH2)(4)NH)(3.6)H-1.7|[Si33.9Al2.1O72]) has revealed that TMA ions reside exclusively in the [5(8)6(6)8(2)] cavities of the FER framework, whereas pyrrolidine species are found in both the [5(8)6(6)8(2)] cavities and the main 10-ring channel. A similar, but not identical, arrangement of pyrrolidine molecules was found for a sample synthesized with pyrrolidine as the only SDA (|((CH2)(4)NH)(4.2)H-2.2|[Si33.8Al2.2O72])). A comparison of the two structures shows the influence of TMA on the location of pyrrolidine and the framework Al. Pyrrolidine species establish stronger interactions with the zeolitic framework than does TMA, suggesting a different ability of the amine to exert an influence on the aluminum distribution of the zeolite. These findings have implications in the catalytic performance of the samples.
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