简介:HierarchicalZSM-11microsphereswithintercrystallinemesoporouspropertiesandrod-likecrystalsintergrowthmorphologyhavebeensynthesizedusingaspotoftetrabutylammoniumasasingletemplate.XRD,FTIR,SEM,TEMandN2adsorptionanalysisrevealedthateachindividualparticlewascomposedofnanosizedrodcrystalsinsertingeachotherandtheintercrystallinevoidsexistingamongrodsgaveasignificantmesoporesizedistribution.Steamtreatmentresultdemonstratedtheexcellenthydrothermalstabilityofsamples.Variouscrystallizationmodesincludingconstanttemperaturecrystallization(one-stagecrystallization)andtwo-stagetemperature-varyingcrystallizationwithdifferent1ststagedurationswereinvestigated.TheresultssuggestedthatthecrystallizationmodesweremainlyresponsiblefortheadjustableparticlesizeandtexturalpropertiesofsampleswhilethesmallamountoftetrabutylammoniumbromidewasmainlyusedtodirecttheformationofbothZSM-11frameworkanditsintergrowthmorphology.Furthermore,theperformanceofoptimalZSM-11asanactivecomponentforthecatalyticpyrolysisofheavyoilwasalsoinvestigated.Comparedwiththecommercialpyrolysiscatalyst,thehierarchicalZSM-11catalystexhibitedahighselectivitytodesiredproducts(LPG+gasoline+diesel),aswellasamuchlowerdrygasandcokeyield,plusahighselectivityandyieldoflightolefins(C=3C=4)andverypoorselectivitytobenzene.Therefore,fullyopenmicropore-mesoporeconnectivitywouldmakesuchhierarchicallyporousZSM-11zeolitesveryattractiveforapplicationsincleanpetrochemicalcatalysisfield.