Nanostructured zeolite with brain-coral morphology and tailored acidity: a self-organized hierarchical porous material with MFI topology

Selvam, Esun; Parsapur, Rajesh Kumar; Hernandez‐Tamargo, Carlos E.; Leeuw, Nora H. de; Selvam, Parasuraman

doi:10.1039/d0ce00989j

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“…The presence of two intense diffraction peaks at 5°–10° and three distinct peaks at 20°–25° can be ascribed to the characteristic peaks of zeolites exhibiting Mordenite Framework Inverted (MFI) topology 45 . This suggests that all samples consist of MFI topology, and the crystalline architecture of all molecular sieve specimens remains essentially unaltered, with no destruction to the skeletal structure 46–48 . Furthermore, the intensities of the diffraction peaks of the samples diminished following Sn loading (ZA‐III‐Sn 4+ and ZA‐III‐Sn 2+ ).…”

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“…45 This suggests that all samples consist of MFI topology, and the crystalline architecture of all molecular sieve specimens remains essentially unaltered, with no destruction to the skeletal structure. [46][47][48] Furthermore, the intensities of the diffraction peaks of the samples diminished following Sn loading (ZA-III-Sn 4+ and ZA-III-Sn 2+ ). This suggests that Sn was integrated into the surface and interstices of the molecular sieve, which aligns with the findings from the FTIR results.…”

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Poly(lactic acid) synthesized from non‐food biomass feedstocks with tin‐loaded ZA molecular sieve catalysts by direct melt polycondensation

Gao,

Wang,

Yang

et al. 2023

Polymer International

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The design and synthesis of catalysts loaded with active components has attracted considerable attention in current research owing to their exceptional catalytic performance. In this study, the focus was on the utilization of tin‐loaded ZA molecular sieves, possessing remarkable adsorption properties, alongside the catalytic activity of tin. These catalysts were successfully prepared and employed for the synthesis of poly(lactic acid) (PLA) from lactic acid derived from non‐food biomass. By modifying the treatment of ZA molecular sieves, the properties of tin‐loaded ZA molecular sieves were adjusted. The resulting catalysts exhibited a high tin capacity ranging from 2.29% to 2.81% and featured abundant mesoporous structures, providing a surface area of up to 341.2 m2 g−1. Regarding the preparation of PLA, our findings demonstrated that ZA‐III‐Sn2+ as a catalyst yielded PLA with a higher weight‐average molecular weight (Mw) up to 2.57 × 104 g mol−1 and a higher yield of 65.3% compared to other catalysts. Moreover, the most optimal catalytic effect was achieved by adding the catalyst in three separate stages. Moreover, the amount of catalyst, reaction temperature and reaction time were found to influence both the molecular weight and yield of PLA. This study not only provides a valuable strategy for the preparation of loaded catalysts for PLA production but also offers new insights into the overall preparation process of PLA. © 2023 Society of Industrial Chemistry.

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