Mesoporous materials with zeolite framework: Remarkable effect of the hierarchical structure for retardation of catalyst deactivation

Article abstract of DOI:10.1039/b612116k

Hierarchical MFI zeolite was synthesized following a synthesis route using organic-inorganic hybrid surfactants; the resultant zeolite with mesoporous/microporous hierarchical structure exhibited remarkably high resistance to deactivation in catalytic activity of various reactions such as isomerization of 1,2,4-trimethylbenzene, cumene cracking, and esterification of benzyl alcohol with hexanoic acid, as compared with conventional MFI and mesoporous aluminosilicate MCM-41. The Royal Society of Chemistry 2006.