Determination of the Acidity of MCM-41 with Different Si/Al Ratios by the Temperature Programmed Desorption of Pyridine

Mesoporous catalysts of MCM-41 type with different Si/Al ratios were synthesized by the hydrothermal method and characterized by X-ray diffraction, nitrogen adsorption and thermogravimetric analysis. Their acidic properties were determined via the temperature programmed desorption of pyridine. Vyazo...

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Main Authors: Marcelo J.B. Souza, Stevie H. Lima, Antonio S. Araujo, Anne M. Garrido Pedrosa, Ana C.S.L.S. Coutinho
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2007-12-01
Series:Adsorption Science & Technology
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1260/026361707785284220
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Summary:Mesoporous catalysts of MCM-41 type with different Si/Al ratios were synthesized by the hydrothermal method and characterized by X-ray diffraction, nitrogen adsorption and thermogravimetric analysis. Their acidic properties were determined via the temperature programmed desorption of pyridine. Vyazovkin kinetic models were used to correlate the total acidity as a function of the Si/Al ratio with the apparent activation energy for pyridine desorption. The results obtained indicated that the catalysts possessed weak and medium acidic sites. An increase in the Si/Al ratio led to an increase in the activation energy for pyridine desorption.
ISSN:0263-6174
2048-4038