Chinese Journal of Catalysis ›› 2008, Vol. 29 ›› Issue (4): 379-384.

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Acidity and Isomerization Activity of SAPO-11 Synthesized by an Improved Hydrothermal Method

LIU Ping1,2, REN Jie1, SUN Yuhan1*   

  1. 1 State Key Laboratory of Coal Conversion, Institute of Coal Chemistry, The Chinese Academy of Sciences, Taiyuan 030001, Shanxi, China; 2 Graduate University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
  • Received:2008-04-25 Online:2008-04-25 Published:2012-03-22

Abstract: Medium-pore molecular sieve SAPO-11 was synthesized using an improved hydrothermal method, which involves programmed heating of the synthesis gel in the presence of isopropanol. Products were characterized usingX-raydiffraction, scanning electron microscopy, N2 adsorption, ammonia temperature-programmed desorption, infrared spectroscopy of adsorbed pyridine, and29Sisolid-state MAS NMR. The results indicated that the SAPO-11 sample synthesized by this method showed higher crystallinity, smaller particle size, and larger micropore volume than that prepared by the conventional hydrothermal method. Furthermore, the numbers of total acid sites and medium strength acid sites were also enhanced. In the hydroisomerization of n-tetradecane, the Pt/SAPO-11 catalyst thus exhibited high activity and selectivity for isomers.

Key words: SAPO-11, hydrothermal synthesis, isopropanol, programmed temperature, n-tetradecane, hydroisomerization