The acid properties of mesostructured aluminosilicates synthesized from gels precursors of colloidal ZSM-5 zeolite have been studied by FTIR spectroscopy of basic probe molecules (ammonia, CO and propene). It is shown that these materials possess stronger acid sites with higher thermal stability than those of conventional Al-MCM-41. These results explain the enhaced m-xylene isomerization activ...

this work describes the optical and structure properties of nickel sulfide and cobalt sulfide nanoparticles in zsm-5 zeolite. the samples were obtained by sulfidation of the ni2+ and co2+ ion-exchange zsm-5 zeolites in a na2s solution at room temperature. the optical properties of the samples were studied by uv-visible spectroscopy. their crystalline structure and morphology were studied by x-r...

The realization of biofuels and chemicals requires the development highly active selective catalysts, which are resistant to deactivation. A conventional ZSM-5 (SiO2/Al2O3 = 30) was modified with 0.2 M NaOH generate a mesoporous zeolite support. parent zeolite, mic-ZSM-5, hie-ZSM-5, silica support, SiO2, were impregnated 5% nickel characterized using X-ray powder diffraction (XRD), Brunauer–Emm...

Zeolites are promising materials in the field of gas sensors. In this technology-oriented paper, a planar setup for potentiometric hydrocarbon and hydrogen gas sensors using zeolites as ionic sodium conductors is presented, in which the Pt-loaded Na-ZSM-5 zeolite is applied using a thick-film technique between two interdigitated gold electrodes and one of them is selectively covered for the fir...

Formic acid oxidation reaction (FAOR) was studied using different platinum-zeolites hybrid catalysts. The catalysts were prepared by addition of two forms the ZSM-5 zeolite (ZSM-5-H+ and ZSM-5-NH4+) to an ink containing Vulcan carbon support Pt nanoparticles (NPs). TEM images demonstrate a proper mixture components in good dispersion NPs mainly over carbon. Both zeolites (ZSM-5-NH4+ ZSM-5-H+) a...

The catalytic fast pyrolysis (CFP) of bio-derived furans offers a promising approach for sustainable aromatic production. ZSM-5 modified by different metal species (Zn, Mo, Fe, and Ga) was employed in the CFP enhancing effects species, loadings, weight hourly space velocity (WHSV) on product distributions from 2-methylfuran (MF) were systemically investigated. It is found that introduction Zn, ...

Photodynamic therapy (PDT) is a method that combines the use of nontoxic components, namely photosensitizer, light and oxygen to cause localised oxidative photo-induced damage. The aim of this study was to contribute to PDT development by studying an alternative light sources using red light-emitting diode (LED) light and evaluated its effect on the photodynamic activity of methylene blue (MB) ...

Alkaline protease from brinjal leaf (Solanum melongena) having milk clotting activity has been purified to 9.44 fold to a final specific activity of 45.71 U/mg. SDS-PAGE of the final preparation revealed a single protein band of approx 14 kDa. Purified enzyme was characterized and was successfully immobilized into the amorphous mesoporous silica (SBA-15) and crystalline mesoporous zeolite (Nano...

Direct catalytic conversion of ethanol to hydrocarbon blend-stock can increase biofuels use in current vehicles beyond the ethanol blend-wall of 10-15%. Literature reports describe quantitative conversion of ethanol over zeolite catalysts but high C2 hydrocarbon formation renders this approach unsuitable for commercialization. Furthermore, the prior mechanistic studies suggested that ethanol co...

The activity and selectivity of Mo/ZSM-5, benchmarking catalyst for the non-oxidative dehydroaromatization methane, strongly depend on cluster size, spatial distribution, chemical environment Mo-based active sites. This study discloses use an ultrasound-assisted ion-exchange (US-IE) technique as alternative Mo/ZSM-5 synthesis procedure in order to promote metal dispersion along zeolite framewor...