ISSN:
1572-879X
Keywords:
MFI-type metallosilicate
;
rapid crystallization method
;
toluene methylation
;
para-selectivity
;
effective pore size
;
isomerization
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Chemistry and Pharmacology
Notes:
Abstract MFI-type metallosilicates incorporating various transition metal elements were synthesized by the rapid crystallization method. Compared with H-ZSM-5, these metallosilicates possess fewer acid sites and weaker acidic strength. In the methylation of toluene with methanol, protonated metallosilicates exhibited lower conversion of toluene, higher para-selectivity and higher yield of paraxylene than H-ZSM-5. Distributions of trimethylbenzene and tetramethylbenzene isomers produced in toluene methylation indicate that the effective pore size (openings and/or channels) of metallosilicates may be smaller than that of ZSM-5, which is more advantageous for formation of the smallest isomers in trimethylbenzenes and tetramethylbenzenes. The relation between the paraselectivity in toluene methylation and the isomerization activity in para-xylene conversion suggests that the para-selectivity could occur exclusively, when isomerization of para-xylene to other isomers could be completely prevented. Therefore, the improvement in para-selectivity on MFI-type metallosilicates should be attributed to both the reduction in effective pore size and the decrease of strong acid sites, on which produced para-xylene would be isomerized to ortho- and meta-xylenes.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00811717
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