Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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9617596 | Microporous and Mesoporous Materials | 2005 | 11 Pages |
Abstract
Series of CoAPO-5, CoAPO-11 and CoAPO-34 molecular sieves have been synthesized starting from a synthesis gel varying in its amount of Co2+ and type of solvent molecule. Four protonic solvents have been investigated: water, ethanol, ethylene glycol and glycerol. The obtained crystalline materials were characterized with X-ray diffraction; diffuse reflectance UV-Vis-NIR spectroscopy; infrared spectroscopy; elemental analysis; electron microscopy microprobe analysis and thermo-gravimetrical analysis. It was found that the type of solvent has a strong influence on the crystallization behavior and the substitution degree of Co2+ for Al3+ in the framework of microporous aluminophosphates. Ethanol, ethylene glycol and glycerol seem to be the best solvents for the synthesis of single-phase and highly crystalline Co-rich CoAPO-34, CoAPO-11 and CoAPO-5 molecular sieves, respectively. By varying the type of solvent molecule, Co content and template amount in the synthesis gel it was possible to increase the substitution degree of framework Co2+ in microporous aluminophosphates. In this manner, around 10%, 25% and 36% of Al3+ could be replaced by Co2+ in the framework of CoAPO-11, CoAPO-5 and CoAPO-34, respectively. These substitution degrees are substantially higher than those for CoAPO materials synthesized in the presence of water.
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Authors
Weibin Fan, Ruifeng Li, Tao Dou, Takashi Tatsumi, Bert M. Weckhuysen,