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para-Selectivity of silicalite-1 coated MFI type galloaluminosilicate in aromatization of light alkanes

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MFI type galloaluminosilicates (GaAlMFI) were coated with inert silicalite-1 layers. The silicalite-1 coating could improve the para-selectivity for xylene production in aromatization of propane. In the silicalite-1 coating step, low alkali concentration in the synthesis solution enhanced para-selectivity. A proton-exchange procedure also had an impact on the para-selectivity. Significant decrease of para-selectivity was observed over the silicalite-1 coated GaAlMFI with repeated proton-exchange. From the 71Ga and 27Al MAS NMR measurements, demetalation occurred during the proton-exchange process, and those metal species is likely to become catalytically active sites without para-selectivity. From the aromatization of propane and n-butane, para-selectivity in n-butane aromatization was found to be higher than that in propane aromatization. From the product distribution, naphthalene and its derivatives were easier to be produced in propane aromatization compared to n-butane aromatization. The formation of naphthalene and its derivatives may relate to decrease in the para-selectivity in propane aromatization.

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This work is financially supported by A-STEP feasibility study program from Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST), and Grant for Research from The Japan Petroleum Institute.

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Miyamoto, M., Mabuchi, K., Kamada, J. et al. para-Selectivity of silicalite-1 coated MFI type galloaluminosilicate in aromatization of light alkanes. J Porous Mater 22, 769–778 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10934-015-9950-8

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