Peron, DV, Zholobenko, V, de la Rocha, MR, de Souza, MO, Feris, LA, Marcilio, NR, Ordomsky, VV and Khodakov, AY (2019) Nickel-zeolite composite catalysts with metal nanoparticles selectively encapsulated in the zeolite micropores. Journal of Materials Science, 54 (7). pp. 5399-5411. ISSN 0022-2461

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Abstract

Metal zeolite composite catalysts have found numerous applications in adsorption, gas separation, petroleum refining and chemical industry. The key issue in the design of these catalysts is the localization of the metal within the zeolite structure. This paper focuses on a new approach to the synthesis of nickel-zeolite composite catalysts selectively containing metal nanoparticles inside the zeolite pores. In the catalysts prepared by conventional impregnation, metal particles from the external surface of the zeolites were selectively removed by extraction with bulky polymer molecules of poly-4-styrenesulfonic acid. The method is particularly suitable for the ZSM-5 zeolite with relatively narrow micropores. The nickel zeolite catalysts were tested in hydrogenation of toluene and 1,3,5 – tri-isopropyl benzene (TIPB). The removal of nickel particles from the zeolite external surface leads to a considerable decrease in the hydrogenation rate of the bulky TIPB molecules, while toluene hydrogenation was affected to a much lesser extent and was almost proportional to the nickel content. The proposed methodology can be extended to other types of microporous catalysts.

Item Type: Article
Additional Information: This is the accepted author manuscript (AAM). The final published version (version of record) will be available online via Springer at https://doi.org/10.1007/s10853-018-03250-5 - please refer to any applicable terms of use of the publisher.
Uncontrolled Keywords: composites, encapsulation, zeolites, nickel, catalyst, micropores, shape-selectivity
Subjects: Q Science > QD Chemistry
Divisions: Faculty of Natural Sciences > School of Chemical and Physical Sciences
Depositing User: Symplectic
Date Deposited: 17 Dec 2018 10:07
Last Modified: 02 Jan 2020 01:30
URI: https://eprints.keele.ac.uk/id/eprint/5608

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