Controlled synthesis of hierarchical ZSM-5 for catalytic fast pyrolysis of cellulose to aromatics

Chen, Hao; Shi, Xu; Liu, Jianfang; Jie, Kecheng; Zhang, Zihao; Hu, Xiaobing; Zhu, Yimei; Lu, Xiuyang; Fu, Jie; Huang, He; Dai, Sheng

doi:10.1039/C8TA08930B

Controlled synthesis of hierarchical ZSM-5 for catalytic fast pyrolysis of cellulose to aromatics

Journal Article · Mon Oct 08 00:00:00 EDT 2018 · Journal of Materials Chemistry. A

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1039/C8TA08930B· OSTI ID:1488520

Chen, Hao ^[1]; Shi, Xu ^[2]; Liu, Jianfang ^[3]; Jie, Kecheng ^[4]; ^[1]; Hu, Xiaobing ^[5]; ^[5]; Lu, Xiuyang ^[1]; ^[1]; ^[2]; ^[6]

Zhejiang University, Hangzhou (China)
Zhejiang University, Hangzhou (China); Nanjing Tech University (China)
Lawrence Berkeley National Lab. (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)
Univ. of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN (United States)
Brookhaven National Lab. (BNL), Upton, NY (United States)
Univ. of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN (United States) ; Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)

Zeolite materials play a significant role throughout the oil refining and petrochemical industry. Microporous ZSM-5 has a high degree of crystallinity but low mass transfer, while hierarchical ZSM-5 shows a low degree of crystallinity as well as acidity. Here, we first report the synthesis of ZSM-5 with a new morphological structure, which has nanocrystalline ZSM-5 particles on the surface of an intact ZSM-5 zeolite. This not only improved the mass transfer in microporosity but also overcame disadvantages of hierarchical ZSM-5 including low degrees of crystallinity and acidity. This new and very efficient structure with both intracrystal microporosity and intercrystal macroporosity, formed by secondary crystallization after the intact ZSM-5 zeolite was synthesized, was verified by transmission electronic microscopy, N₂ adsorption and desorption, and X-ray diffraction. Lastly, the obtained ZSM-5 zeolite showed a uniform size (~200 nm), high crystallinity acidity, and a suitable hierarchical structure that exhibited excellent properties in the catalytic fast pyrolysis of cellulose to produce aromatics.

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Research Organization:: Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL), Upton, NY (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE; USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES) (SC-22). Chemical Sciences, Geosciences & Biosciences Division

Grant/Contract Number:: AC02-05CH11231; SC0012704

OSTI ID:: 1488520

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 1478432

Report Number(s):: BNL--209804-2018-JAAM

Journal Information:: Journal of Materials Chemistry. A, Journal Name: Journal of Materials Chemistry. A Journal Issue: 42 Vol. 6; ISSN JMCAET; ISSN 2050-7488

Publisher:: Royal Society of ChemistryCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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