Template-Free Synthesis of Highly b-Oriented MFI-Type Zeolite Thin Films by Seeded Secondary Growth

Fateme Banihashemi, Amr F.M. Ibrahim, Ali Akbar Babaluo, Jerry Lin

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Abstract

Highly b-oriented, closely packed, MFI zeolite films are prepared on seeded stainless-steel plates using organic template-free, secondary growth solutions, containing aluminum sulfate as a crystallization agent. The number of a-oriented twin crystals is significantly reduced, and even eliminated, simply by restricting the pH value of the secondary growth solution to the narrow range of 11.1–11.3. Values of pH can be adjusted through the controlled addition of (NH 4 ) 2 SO 4 or H 2 SO 4 to secondary growth solutions of the composition (1 SiO 2 :0.57 NaOH:137.5 H 2 O:0.0050 (Al 2 (SO 4 ) 3 ⋅18 H 2 O)) or by simply decreasing the molar composition of NaOH with no extra additives.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)2519-2523
Number of pages5
JournalAngewandte Chemie - International Edition
Volume58
Issue number8
DOIs
StatePublished - Feb 18 2019

Keywords

  • MFI zeolite
  • b-oriented
  • pH effect
  • secondary growth
  • template-free

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Catalysis
  • General Chemistry

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