Preparation and properties of zirconium hydride on the surface of MCM-41 mesoporous molecular sieves

X. Wang*, X. Fu, F. Lefebvre, J. M. Basset

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Abstract

Zirconium monohydride bonded to the framework oxygen of MCM-41 surface was prepared by the reaction of tetraneopentyl zirconium with MCM-41 surface hydroxyl groups, followed by the hydrogenolysis of the resulted product. The surface hydride was characterized by using infrared spectroscopy, solid-state NMR, elemental analysis, gas-phase chromatography and chemical probing reaction. It was shown that this surface species is stable below 150 °C and can catalytically crack alkanes into methane and ethane at 100 °C.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)426-431
Number of pages6
JournalChemical Research in Chinese Universities
Volume17
Issue number4
StatePublished - Nov 2001
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Catalytic cracking
  • Grafting reaction
  • MCM-41
  • Zirconium hydride

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Chemistry

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