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Direct Synthesis of 5A Zeolite From Palygorskite: The Influence of Crystallization Directing Agent on the Separation Performance for Hexane Isomers

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 January 2024

Le Chen Open the ORCID record for Le Chen [Opens in a new window] ,
Jun-Yan Qian ,
Chuang Yang ,
Ping-Ping Xu ,
Dan-Dan Zhu ,
Jing Zhong ,
Ming-Yang He ,
Qun Chen  and
Zhi-Hui Zhang
Le Chen*
Affiliation:
Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Advanced Catalytic Materials and Technology, Advanced Catalysis and Green Manufacturing Collaborative Innovation Center, Changzhou University, Changzhou 213164, People's
Jun-Yan Qian
Affiliation:
Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Advanced Catalytic Materials and Technology, Advanced Catalysis and Green Manufacturing Collaborative Innovation Center, Changzhou University, Changzhou 213164, People's
Chuang Yang
Affiliation:
Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Advanced Catalytic Materials and Technology, Advanced Catalysis and Green Manufacturing Collaborative Innovation Center, Changzhou University, Changzhou 213164, People's
Ping-Ping Xu
Affiliation:
Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Advanced Catalytic Materials and Technology, Advanced Catalysis and Green Manufacturing Collaborative Innovation Center, Changzhou University, Changzhou 213164, People's
Dan-Dan Zhu
Affiliation:
Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Advanced Catalytic Materials and Technology, Advanced Catalysis and Green Manufacturing Collaborative Innovation Center, Changzhou University, Changzhou 213164, People's
Jing Zhong
Affiliation:
Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Advanced Catalytic Materials and Technology, Advanced Catalysis and Green Manufacturing Collaborative Innovation Center, Changzhou University, Changzhou 213164, People's
Ming-Yang He
Affiliation:
Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Advanced Catalytic Materials and Technology, Advanced Catalysis and Green Manufacturing Collaborative Innovation Center, Changzhou University, Changzhou 213164, People's
Qun Chen
Affiliation:
Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Advanced Catalytic Materials and Technology, Advanced Catalysis and Green Manufacturing Collaborative Innovation Center, Changzhou University, Changzhou 213164, People's
Zhi-Hui Zhang*
Affiliation:
Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Advanced Catalytic Materials and Technology, Advanced Catalysis and Green Manufacturing Collaborative Innovation Center, Changzhou University, Changzhou 213164, People's
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*E-mail address of corresponding author: chenle@cczu.edu.cn, zhangzh@cczu.edu.cn
*E-mail address of corresponding author: chenle@cczu.edu.cn, zhangzh@cczu.edu.cn
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Abstract

The efficient separation of hexane isomers from the light naphtha fraction is a significant challenge in the petrochemical industry. 5A zeolite adsorbent is used commercially to sieve alkane isomers. In this study, 5A zeolites were synthesized using a low-cost natural clay mineral precursor, i.e. palygorskite (PAL), with the addition of crystallization directing agent (CDA). By varying the mass ratio of CDA/deionized water, 5A zeolites were obtained as CDA-5%, CDA-7.5%, and CDA-10%. All products were submicron particles with an average particle size of 400–800 nm. A sieving test of CDA-induced 5A zeolites was carried out on hexane adsorbates including n-hexane (nHEX), 2-methylpentane (2MP), and 3-methylpentane (3MP). According to vapor-phase batch adsorption experiments, a significant equilibrium amount (0.149 g/g) of nHEX and only 0.0321 g/g 2MP and 0.0416 g/g 3MP were adsorbed on the 5A zeolite product with CDA-5%. The dynamic adsorption performance of 5A zeolite (CDA-5%) was evaluated by breakthrough curves of binary mixtures of nHEX/2MP and nHEX/3MP. Palygorskite 5A (PAL 5A) zeolite achieved maximum dynamic adsorption capacities of nHEX (0.16 g/g in both cases) at 200°C and 1.2 MPa total pressure. This work provided an economic alternative for the synthesis of 5A zeolites using natural clay minerals instead of chemical raw materials.

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5A zeoliteAdsorption separationCrystallization directing agentHexane isomersPalygorskite
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Clays and Clay Minerals , Volume 68 , Issue 1 , February 2020 , pp. 1 - 8
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Copyright © Clay Minerals Society 2020

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