Research Article

Synthesis of Zeolite Nanomolecular Sieves of Different Si/Al Ratios

Table 1

Detailed reaction conditions and sample code for each as-synthesized zeolite nanomolecular sieve.

CodeMolar composition of reaction mixture Si/Al
ratio
Silica sourceSynthesis conditions
Step IStep IIStep III
Temp. °CTime, hTemp. °CTime, hTemp. °CTime, h

MFI25SiO2 : 10TPAOH : 485H2OTEOS2524.0751.01501.5
MFI25025SiO2 : 0.05Al2O3 : 10TPAOH : 485H2O 250TEOS2524.0751.01501.5
MFI10025SiO2 : 0.13Al2O3 : 10TPAOH : 485H2O 100TEOS2524.0751.01501.5
FAU4.425SiO2 : 2.87Al2O3 : 13.75(TMA)2O : 0.025Na2O : 1625H2O4.4CSS2524.0751.01508.0
LTA125SiO2 : 12.5Al2O3 : 13.75(TMA)2O : 2Na2O : 1625H2O1TMAS2524.0751.01501.5
AFI0Al2O3 : 1.10P2O5 : 3.5TEAOH : 250H2O : 1.5HF02524.0751.017512.0

Subscript in the sample code represents the Si/Al ratio of reaction mixture.