Various metallosilicates were synthesized using a hydrothermal method and characterized by SEM, XRD, ²⁹Si MAS NMR, chemical analysis and surface area measurements. These results showed that they had a MFI structure. The pentane aromatization reaction was carried out over these metallosilicates in a continuous flow reactor at 550℃, He/pentane=3, WHSV=1.5 h^-1 and 1 atm. Among the various metallosilicates, [Ga]ZSM-5(20) (52.3%) and [Zn]ZSM-5(40) (37.6%) showed higher aromatic selectivities for pentane aromatization. When [Al]ZSM-5(40) was ion-exchanged with gallium nitrate and zinc chloride, the selectivities for aromatics increased from 23.0% to 35.5% and to 32.7%, respectively. The Si/metal mole ratios of [Ga]ZSM-5 and [Al]ZSM-5 were changed from 20 to 250 and NH₃ temperature programmed desorption (TPD) was carried out. As the Si/metal ratio was changed from 250 to 20, the selectivities for aromatics were increased from 5.3% to 52.3% over [Ga]ZSM-5 and from 10.1% to 25.7% over [Al]ZSM-5. NH₃ TPD of [Ga]ZSM-5 indicated that the sites of medium acidity play an important role in the formation of aromatics. When H₂ and CO were added to the reactant of pentane, the production of methane and ethane increased and that of aromatics decreased.

Aromatization Metallosilicate Acidity Ion-Exchange NH₃ TPD

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