文摘
Post-synthetic HNO3 treatment of ZSM-5 zeolite synthesized in the absence of organic structure-directing agent removes framework Al selectively from the external surface, producing a unique ZSM-5 zeolite catalyst that has very few acid sites on its external surfaces. The resulting external acid sites can be readily deactivated at the early stage of the reaction, giving a potentially long-life catalyst as a result of a high durability to coke formation during the cracking of hexane or other paraffin molecules.
Keywords:
ZSM-5 zeolite catalyst; structure-directing agent; acid treatment; dealumination; external surface; durability to coke formation