Seed- and solvent-free synthesis of ZSM-5 with tuneable Si/Al ratios for biomass hydrogenation
Bin Zhang, Mark Douthwaite, Qiang Liu, Chao Zhang, Qifan Wu, Ruhui Shi, Peixuan Wu, Ke Liu, Zhuangqing Wang, Weiwei Lin, Haiyang Cheng, Ding Ma, Fengyu Zhao, Graham J. Hutchings
Abstract
Seed- and solvent-free synthesis of MFI zeolites with tuneable Si/Al ratios (18-∞) was achieved. The key role of F<sup>−</sup> was evidenced that forming 6-coordinated “F–Al–O–Si” species drove the formation of the zeolitic framework during crystallization.
Topics & Concepts
CrystallizationBiomass (ecology)ZSM-5SolventChemical engineeringMaterials scienceCatalysisChemistryOrganic chemistryZeoliteAgronomyBiologyEngineeringZeolite Catalysis and SynthesisMesoporous Materials and CatalysisCatalysis for Biomass Conversion