摘要
CuY zeolite is a promising catalyst in the field of manufacturing dimethyl carbonate(DMC) through oxidative carbonylation of methanol. Cu^+ exchanged with Br?nsted acid sites are supposed to be active for this reaction. However, the location of Cu^+ in small cages can not interact with reactants because of steric hindrance, which lead to a waste of Cu species. In this work, NH_4F solution was used to modify the pore structure of zeolite Y by etching the framework T atoms. Physical and chemical adsorption of probe molecules with different size are used to determine the changes of porosity as well as the accessibility of Cu^+ sites. At an optimized etching time, the small cages were opened with maintained zeolitic framework. As a result, more Cu^+ species located in small cages become accessible to reactants, which contributes to the enhanced activity in this reaction.
CuY zeolite is a promising catalyst in the field of manufacturing dimethyl carbonate(DMC) through oxidative carbonylation of methanol. Cu^+ exchanged with Br?nsted acid sites are supposed to be active for this reaction. However, the location of Cu^+ in small cages can not interact with reactants because of steric hindrance, which lead to a waste of Cu species. In this work, NH_4F solution was used to modify the pore structure of zeolite Y by etching the framework T atoms. Physical and chemical adsorption of probe molecules with different size are used to determine the changes of porosity as well as the accessibility of Cu^+ sites. At an optimized etching time, the small cages were opened with maintained zeolitic framework. As a result, more Cu^+ species located in small cages become accessible to reactants, which contributes to the enhanced activity in this reaction.
基金
financial supports from the National Natural Science Foundation of China NSFC, Nos. U1510203, 21406120, 21325626
