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Seed-assisted fast preparation of hierarchically porous FER nanosheets through a dual-template method

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Compared with the conventional microporous FER zeolite, FER nano-sheets could reduce the diffusional path lengths, increase the active catalytic sites and prolong the catalytic life. Hierarchically porous FER nano-sheets were prepared by using piperidine and cetyltrimethylammonium bromide (CTABr) as the dual-templates, aided with crystalline seeds. The addition of seeds to the synthesis system effectively reduced the amount the templates and shortened the crystallization time. The prepared FER zeolite exhibited nano-sheet morphology, with the thickness of the nano-sheets less than 20 nm. The FER nano-sheets possessed aggregated meso/macropore volume of larger than 0.5 cm3·g− 1 and external surface area higher than 100 cm2·g− 1, giving excellent catalytic LDPE cracking performance by greatly reducing the cracking temperature. This method is fast, facile and cost-effective, and can be easily scale-up, possessing wide potentials in the industrial processes.

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The project was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (21573073), National Key Research and Development Program of China (2017YFA0403102) and Shanghai Leading Academic Discipline Project (B409).

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Yuan, A., Zhang, Y., Li, S. et al. Seed-assisted fast preparation of hierarchically porous FER nanosheets through a dual-template method. J Porous Mater 30, 2033–2042 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10934-023-01481-9

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