Silicalite 2, ZSM-11, Ga-ZSM-11 and Ga, Al-ZSM-11 solid solution were hydrothermally synthesizd using silicon powder (99.999%) as a silica source. The SiO
2/Al
2O
3 molar ratio of Silicalite 2 was highly siliceous to be 2×10
5. The maximum Ga and Al contents for end-members were 2.62Ga and 2.40Al/u.c., respectively.
Crystal shape and dimension of products varied depending on initial H
2O content. Large prismatic crystals up to 20μm were grown with the increase of H
2O content, whereas small spherulites (few μm) composed of lath-like crystals of several hundreds were formed in low H
2O contents.
Synthesized Ga, AI-ZSM-11 can be regarded as nearly ideal solid solution between Ga and Al at oms from the variation of Ga
2O
3/(Al
2O
3+Ga
2O
3) molar fraction. This indicates that there is no site preference between both elements in ZSM-11 structure.
DTA profiles of products showed exothermic peaks ranging from ca.200 to 550°C by the thermal decomposition of TBA. They varied depending on only the Ga and Al contents of end-members, regardless of the difference in chemical element. As a results, it is not easy to distinguish between both the end-members from the DTA patterns. Similarly the DTA curves of solid solution varied only with the (Ga+Al) contents, regardless of changing Ga/Al (or Al/Ga) ratio. This idicates that there is little difference between TBA-Ga interaction and TBA-Al one in ZSM-11 strucure.
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