Chinese Journal of Catalysis ›› 2012, Vol. 33 ›› Issue (1): 174-182.DOI: 10.1016/S1872-2067(11)60325-2

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Synthesis of SAPO-34 Molecular Sieves Templated with Diethylamine and Comparison with Other Templates

LIU Guangyu1,2, TIAN Peng1, LIU Zhongmin1,*   

  1. 1Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian 116023, Liaoning, China; 2School of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, Henan University of Technology, Zhengzhou 450001, Henan, China
  • Received:2011-09-03 Revised:2011-10-21 Online:2012-01-16 Published:2015-05-26

Abstract: SAPO-34 molecular sieves were synthesized using diethylamine (DEA) as a template. Influencing factors, such as H3PO4 content, H2O content, Al source, and Si source, were investigated. Pure SAPO-34 could be obtained under the following synthesis gel conditions: 0.7 ≤ n(P2O5)/n(Al2O3) ≤ 1.2 and 25 ≤ n(H2O)/n(Al2O3) ≤ 100. The Al source has a great influence on the resulting sample composition. SAPO-34 could also be synthesized using triethylamine (TEA), morpholine (MOR), and a DEA-TEA mixture as template, respectively. The products were characterized using X-ray diffraction, X-ray fluorescence, scanning electron microscopy, thermogravimetry, and 29Si MAS NMR. The level of silicon incorporation into the SAPO-34 framework decreased in the following order of SAPO-34 (DEA) > SAPO-34 (MOR) > SAPO-34 (TEA). The Si(4Al) contents in the SAPO-34 frameworks followed the order of SAPO-34 (DEA) ≈ SAPO-34 (MOR) > SAPO-34 (TEA).

Key words: SAPO-34, template, diethylamine, triethylamine, morpholine, synthesis