CATALISIS 1 (2012) 1-10.
Evaluación de tamices moleculares con micro y mesoporosidad
en reacciones de catálisis ácida
Evaluation of micro and mesoporous molecular sieves
in acid-catalyzed reactions
Maribel
Rodríguez, Virginia Sazo, Pedro Pérez, Carmen M. López*
Facultad de Ciencias,
Centro de Catálisis, Escuela de Química; Universidad Central de
Venezuela.
Apartado 47102,
Caracas 1020-A, Venezuela.
E-mail: carmen.lopez@ciens.ucv.ve
RESUMEN
En el presente trabajo se sintetizaron la zeolita ZSM-5, el tamiz
molecular mesoporoso AlMCM-41 y un material combinado ZSM-5-AlMCM-41, los
cuales fueron caracterizados por diferentes técnicas y evaluados
catalíticamente en la transformación de n-hexano, 3-metil pentano y 1-buteno.
El comportamiento del sólido combinado fue comparado con las fases micro y
mesoporosa y con una mezcla mecánica con una proporción 1:1 en peso de estas
fases. Las reacciones fueron realizadas entre 470 y
Palabras clave: Tamices Moleculares, sólidos mesoporosos, catálisis
acida, AlMCM-41, ZSM-5
ABSTRACT
In
the present work a ZSM-5 zeolite, the mesoporous molecular sieve AlMCM-41 and a
combined material ZSM-5-AlMCM-41, were synthesized and characterized by
different techniques and evaluated in the catalytic transformation of n-hexane,
3-methyl pentane and 1-butene. The behavior of combined material was compared
with that showed by micro and mesoporous phases and a mechanical mixture with a
proportion 1:1 (% w/w) of these phases. Reactions were performed between 470
and 500 º C in a continuous system with a fixed bed reactor. The phases ZSM-5
and AlMCM-41 showed the expected properties, according the characterization
realized. The combined material showed specific characteristics that indicate
its micro-mesoporous nature, such as a typical adsorption isotherm. The results
of the conversion of alkanes originated constraint index values greater than 1
for zeolite and the mechanical mixture and less than 1 for the combined solid
and AlMCM-41, indicating different structural properties of solids. All solids
were active in the reaction of 1-butene, with greater selectivity to cracking
products at higher conversion level. The combined and AlMCM-41 solids showed
activity after regeneration, AlMCM-41 showed a higher stability probably due to
a lower conversion level.
Keywords:
Molecular
sieves, mesoporous solids, acid catalysis, AlMCM-41, ZSM-5
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