Synthesis of Nanocrystalline Mordenite Zeolite with Improved Performance in Benzene Alkylation and n‐Paraffins Hydroconversion

Nanocrystalline mordenite (MOR) zeolites were hydrothermally synthesized in a single step with commercial cetyltrimethylammonium (CTA) hydroxide as the sole organic template, while aluminum source was varied typical synthesis gel. CTA can effectively reduce crystal growth of MOR zeolites, some cases selectively - and b -directions unit cell . These nanocrystalline do not only have larger external surface area than their bulk counterparts prepared without CTA, but Brønsted acid sites side-pockets are also more accessible. The combination use AlCl 3 ∙6H 2 O afforded best-performing catalyst much improved activity benzene alkylation hydroconversion n-hexadecane (n-C 16 ). Modifying is cheap effective method to open up one-dimensional micropore system mordenite, increasing catalytic performance hydrocarbon reactions.