Síntese de aluminossilicatos mesoporosos a partir de sementes de zeólitas Y e ZSM-5

Abstract

Currently there is a clear trend of increased production of heavier oils, as oil reserves with better quality are being depleted. This implies the development of new refining technologies for the processing of these oils in order to maximize the acquisition of liquid fuels that are the main demand of the markets. The main process of refining is the fluidized catalytic cracking (FCC process) that requires an acid catalyst able to crack the hydrocarbon molecules present in the feed. The problem is that the current catalysts, formulated with Y zeolite, which has small pores, do not allow access of large molecules. This project will be studied the synthesis of mesostructure materials from a gel formed by seeds of Y and ZSM-5 zeolites. Therefore, in this project, we studied the synthesis of materials mesoestruturados from a gel formed by seeds of zeolite Y and ZSM-5 which has been submitted or not to adjust the pH to the range of 8-10 by addition of acid. From the physico-chemical characterizations was observed that all samples formed a phase mesoporous MCM-41 type. It was found that the materials synthesized from seeds of zeolite ZSM-5 had evidence of the presence of seeds of the solid mesoporous zeolites, regardless of whether or not samples subjected to pH adjustment. While the materials synthesized from seeds of zeolite Y with only those adjust the gel pH to the range 8 to 10 before the hydrothermal crystallization seeds showed evidence of the X-ray diffractograms and infrared spectra, indicating that the use of gel with lower basicity to forming the mesophase preserves the seeds which were formed in the aging process