Spontaneous Pillaring of Pentasil Zeolites

Jain, Rishabh; Chawla, Aseem; Linares, Noemi; García Martínez, Javier; Rimer, Jeffrey D.

doi:10.1002/adma.202100897

Spontaneous Pillaring of Pentasil Zeolites

Journal Article · Tue Apr 27 00:00:00 EDT 2021 · Advanced Materials

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1002/adma.202100897· OSTI ID:1780538

Jain, Rishabh ^[1]; ^[1]; ^[2]; ^[2]; ^[1]

Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering University of Houston Houston TX 77204 USA
Molecular Nanotechnology Lab, Department of Inorganic Chemistry University of Alicante Alicante 03690 Spain

Abstract

Conventional methods to prepare hierarchical zeolites depend upon the use of organic structure‐directing agents and often require multiple synthesis steps with limited product yield and Brønsted acid concentration. Here, it is shown that the use of MEL‐ or MFI‐type zeolites as crystalline seeds induces the spontaneous formation of self‐pillared pentasil zeolites, thus avoiding the use of any organic or branching template for the crystallization of these hierarchical structures. The mechanism of formation is evaluated by time‐resolved electron microscopy to provide evidence for the heterogeneous nucleation and growth of sequentially branched nanosheets from amorphous precursors. The resulting hierarchical zeolites have large external surface area and high percentages of external acid sites, which markedly improves their catalytic performance in the Friedel–Crafts alkylation and methanol to hydrocarbons reactions. These findings highlight a facile, commercially viable synthesis method to reduce mass‐transport limitations and improve the performance of zeolite catalysts.

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Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE

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OSTI ID:: 1780538

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 1851934

Journal Information:: Advanced Materials, Journal Name: Advanced Materials Journal Issue: 22 Vol. 33; ISSN 0935-9648

Publisher:: Wiley Blackwell (John Wiley & Sons)Copyright Statement

Country of Publication:: Germany

Language:: English

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