Understanding The Brønsted Acidity of Sapo-5, Sapo-17, Sapo-18 and SAPO-34 and Their Catalytic Performance for Methanol Conversion to Hydrocarbons

J. Chen, P. A. Wright, S. Natarajan, J. M. Thomas

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Abstract

SAPO-5, SAPO-17, SAPO-18 and SAPO-34 were successfully synthesised. The bridging Si-OH-Al groups (Brønsted acid sites) in these SAPOs were observed by means of diffuse reflectance infrared Fourier transform (DRIFT) spectroscopy. On the basis of temperature-programmed-desorption (TPD) of ammonia, it is inferred that the strength of the Brønsted acid sites is in the order SAPO-5<SAPO-17<SAPO-18<SAPO-34. SAPO-18 and SAPO-34, which have cages smaller than those of SAPO-5 and SAPO-17, exhibit high activity and selectivity towards light olefins for the conversion of methanol, whereas SAPO-5 has the longest life time among the SAPOs under investigation.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1731-1738
Number of pages8
JournalStudies in Surface Science and Catalysis
Volume84
Issue numberC
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Jan 1994

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