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I.r. spectroscopy of single zeolite crystals. Part 1: Thermal decomposition of the template in MFI-type materials

  • Technical University of Vienna
  • Ecole Nationale Supérieure de Chimie

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Abstract

The thermal decomposition of tetrapropylammonium fluorides in ZSM-5 crystals was studied by means of time resolved i.r. spectroscopy. For the first time, in situ transmission measuresments on single crystals are reported. Three different processes have been observed, i.e., increasing of the mobility of the tetrapropylammonium cations and oligomerization of the template or parts of the template, and decomposition of the template via two different mechanisms. The rate-determining step for the decomposition is the reaction producing the dipropylamine or a dipropylammonium ion. The weight of the ionic or nonionic mechanism in the decomposition of the template is strictly dependent upon the aluminum concentration in the zeolite.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)454-459
Number of pages6
JournalZeolites
Volume11
Issue number5
DOIs
StatePublished - Jun 1991
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Template decomposition in HZSM-5
  • i.r. microscopy
  • zeolite single crystals

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