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Directional design and synthesis of high-yield hollow Fe-MFI zeolite encapsulating ultra-small Fe2O3 nanoparticles by using mother liquid

Yi Zhai1, Fumin Wang1, Xubin Zhang1( ), Guojun Lv2, Yuzhou Wu1, Tao Jiang1, Qing Zhang1, Mengyue Li1, Mengyao Li1, Yongkui Liu1
School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300350, China
School of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Jiangsu University of Science and Technology, Zhenjiang 212003, China
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Abstract

How to directionally design the hollow zeolite via a green route is of great significance. Here, we successfully synthesized the hollow Fe-silicate-1 encapsulated ultra-small Fe2O3 nanoparticles (2.5 nm) with higher yield (85.2%) by mother liquid than traditional dissolution-recrystallization for the first time, which was achieved by precisely regulating the number and distribution of defects in zeolite and cleverly utilizing the TPAOH and nuclei in mother liquor. The effects of synthetic temperature, synthetic period and addition amount of parent zeolite on the formation of hollow zeolite have been investigated and the effect of synthetic conditions on the defects in parent zeolite has been also firstly quantified. The corresponding formation mechanism has been proposed. The abundant inner defects provided by the zeolite synthesized at 130 °C for 1 day and large amount of TPAOH remaining in mother liquid are conducive to the formation of hollow zeolite. Meanwhile, both parent zeolite and nuclei (4-, 5-member rings and structure units) in mother liquid obtained at 130 °C play the crucial roles in enhancing the zeolite yield. Notably, Fe2O3 nanoparticles could decompose into small fragments by the interaction with nuclei in mother liquid. Partial ultra-small Fe2O3 nanoparticles would be encapsulated in cavity and the rest could be inserted in the zeolite framework, which is significantly different from the conventional dissolution-recrystallization mechanism. The obtained encapsulated catalyst shows the superior catalytic performance and stability in phenol and tetracycline degradation reactions.

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mother liquidhollow zeolitehigh yielddefect sitesdegradation reaction

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Nano Research
Volume 14 Issue 11,
November 2021
Pages 4304-4313
DOI: 10.1007/s12274-021-3747-7
Cite this article:
Zhai Y, Wang F, Zhang X, et al. Directional design and synthesis of high-yield hollow Fe-MFI zeolite encapsulating ultra-small Fe2O3 nanoparticles by using mother liquid. Nano Research, 2021, 14(11): 4304-4313. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12274-021-3747-7
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Received: 09 May 2021
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Accepted: 13 July 2021
Published: 31 July 2021
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