Strongly Acidic and High-Temperature Hydrothermally Stable Mesoporous Aluminosilicates with Ordered Hexagonal Structure

Abstract

Self-assembly of preformed aluminosilicate nanoclusters in the presence of templating micella provides a route to strongly acidic, hydrothermally stable mesoporous aluminosilicates with ordered hexagonal structures (MAS-5). Results show that the materials are similar to Beta zeolite and are highly active for the catalytic cracking of 1,3,5-triisopropylbenzene.