TY - JOUR
T1 - Crystallization behavior of zeolite beta in OSDA-free, seed-assisted synthesis
AU - Kamimura, Yoshihiro
AU - Tanahashi, Shinya
AU - Itabashi, Keiji
AU - Sugawara, Ayae
AU - Wakihara, Toru
AU - Shimojima, Atsushi
AU - Okubo, Tatsuya
PY - 2011/1/27
Y1 - 2011/1/27
N2 - Recent reports on the organic structure-directing agent (OSDA)-free synthesis of some zeolites with the aid of seed crystals have opened a new way to the robust and environmentally friendly production of industrially valuable zeolites. However, the details on the crystallization behavior as well as the role of the seeds have not been fully clarified yet. In this study, the crystallization process of zeolite beta in the OSDA-free, seed-embedded Na +-aluminosilicate gel system, which never yields beta in the absence of the seeds, is investigated in detail. The XRD and TEM studies of the solid aluminosilicate products in the course of the hydrothermal treatment suggest that the crystallization of zeolite beta proceeds on the outer surface of amorphous aluminosilicates. The Raman spectroscopy, solid-state 27Al and 23Na MAS NMR and high-energy XRD analyses of seeded and nonseeded amorphous materials just before crystallization reveal that the beta seeds induce no major changes in their structures, implying that the nucleation of beta does not occur directly from the amorphous phase. The intermediate addition of the seeds after prehydrothermal treatment of a nonseeded gel enhances the crystallization rate and results in the increased number of beta crystals with smaller size. It is elucidated that, during the hydrothermal treatment, the beta seeds embedded in the gel provide crystal growth surface after they are exposed and/or released to the liquid phase by partial dissolution of the amorphous aluminosilicates. These findings provide a promising approach to the designed syntheses of valuable zeolites in the completely OSDA-free system.
AB - Recent reports on the organic structure-directing agent (OSDA)-free synthesis of some zeolites with the aid of seed crystals have opened a new way to the robust and environmentally friendly production of industrially valuable zeolites. However, the details on the crystallization behavior as well as the role of the seeds have not been fully clarified yet. In this study, the crystallization process of zeolite beta in the OSDA-free, seed-embedded Na +-aluminosilicate gel system, which never yields beta in the absence of the seeds, is investigated in detail. The XRD and TEM studies of the solid aluminosilicate products in the course of the hydrothermal treatment suggest that the crystallization of zeolite beta proceeds on the outer surface of amorphous aluminosilicates. The Raman spectroscopy, solid-state 27Al and 23Na MAS NMR and high-energy XRD analyses of seeded and nonseeded amorphous materials just before crystallization reveal that the beta seeds induce no major changes in their structures, implying that the nucleation of beta does not occur directly from the amorphous phase. The intermediate addition of the seeds after prehydrothermal treatment of a nonseeded gel enhances the crystallization rate and results in the increased number of beta crystals with smaller size. It is elucidated that, during the hydrothermal treatment, the beta seeds embedded in the gel provide crystal growth surface after they are exposed and/or released to the liquid phase by partial dissolution of the amorphous aluminosilicates. These findings provide a promising approach to the designed syntheses of valuable zeolites in the completely OSDA-free system.
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U2 - 10.1021/jp1098975
DO - 10.1021/jp1098975
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:78751659335
VL - 115
SP - 744
EP - 750
JO - Journal of Physical Chemistry C
JF - Journal of Physical Chemistry C
SN - 1932-7447
IS - 3
ER -