Conversion of propanal to gasoline-range molecules was investigated over a series of HZSM-5 catalysts with controlled mesoporosity generated by desilication. Characterization of the structure of the solid by powder X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electronic microscopy (SEM), ammonia and isopropylamine temperature programmed desorption (TPD), and n-butane diffusivity measurements confirmed the...

Hierarchical clinoptilolite and L zeolites are prepared using optimized tandem dealumination-desilication treatments. The main challenge in the post-synthetic modification of these zeolites is the high Al content, requiring a tailored dealumination prior to the desilication step. For natural clinoptilolite sequential acid treatments using aqueous HCl solutions were applied, while for L a contro...

Desilication of commercial MFI-type (ZSM-5) zeolites in solutions of alkali metal hydroxides is demonstrated to generate highly selective heterogeneous catalysts for the aqueous-phase isomerization of biobased dihydroxyacetone (DHA) to lactic acid (LA). The best hierarchical ZSM-5 sample attains a LA selectivity exceeding 90 %, which is comparable to that of the state-of-the-art catalyst (i.e.,...

Variable-charge (v-c) and permanent-charge (p-c) soils differ fundamentally with regard to many nutrient-cycling processes. Variable-charge soils are more common in the tropics than in temperature zones because their formation requires desilication, which proceeds fastest in warm, moist climates. The dynamics of nutrient mobility tend to be more complex in v-c than in p-c soils. For example, th...

natural clinoptilolite zeolite (clp) in its original or metal ion- exchanged form (ni2+) is a weak adsorbent for relatively large thiophene derivative molecules like benzothiophene (bt) and di-benzothiophene (dbt), due to its rather restricted micro-channel structure. a novelty of this work is that upon desilication treatments, it is possible to enhance the adsorption behavior of ni2+-exchanged...

Recycling of spent lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) has attracted increasing attentions recently on account continuous growth demand for corresponding critical metals/materials and environmental requirement solid waste disposal. In this work, rice husk as one the most abundant renewable fuel materials in world was used to prepare char (RC) applied recycle multivalent ions water from hydrometallurgi...

The hierarchization via desilication of ISI-1 zeolite, belonging to the TON type family and its impact on catalytic performance in hydroconversion model long chain n-alkanes are presented.