Síntese seca de Zeólita Beta a partir de precursores Mesoporosos tipo SBA-15 com diferentes métodos de carbonização

Abstract

Zeolites are microporous aluminosilicates and have assumed the position of most important catalysts in the chemical industry. However, these microporous materials have the limitation of the diffusion of molecules with larger kinetic diameter. Hybrid materials with hierarchical arrangement of pores in the micro-mesoporous scale have attracted great attention and interest in the last decades because they present acidic activity similar to the microporous zeolites and ordered pore diameter of the mesoporous materials. Beta zeolite can be used in a number of applications, including refining, petrochemical and biomass. The generation of mesopores in the beta zeolite enables higher yields by improving mass transfer in the FCC process. In this work, samples of the mesoporous material SBA-15 were synthesized and used as a source of silica for the synthesis of the mesoporous beta zeolite using the Dry Gel Conversion (DGC) technique. Samples of SBA-15 were submitted to three carbonization methods, using as carbon source sucrose, the organic template and both, in order to fill their pores with carbonaceous material and to prevent the collapse of its structure. The aluminization samples were studied at two times, before and during the dry gel synthesis. Three crystallization times were studied. X-ray diffraction (XRD), N2 adsorption / desorption, nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR), scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and infrared absorption spectroscopy with Fourier transform (FTIR) were used to characterize the samples. The results indicated that there was formation of zeolite beta presenting mesoporosity for the carbonization method that used only the template as carbon source. These samples showed BEA crystalline structure confirmed by XRD and FTIR analysis and formation of isotherms with type I and IV characteristics, with BET area greater than 500 m² / g, a volume of micropores close to 0.20 cm3 / g and with a volume of mesopores greater than 0.15 cm 3 / g. The other carbonization methods formed an amorphous phase, materials with low crystallinity and formation of polymorphs B and C over polymorph A. The samples presented the formation of mesoporosity did not present the mesopores present in the SBA-15, indicating collapse of the structure during the process of dry gel conversion