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Boreskov Institute of Catalysis SB RAS, Novosibirsk, Russia

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PP-52ZEOLITE COATINGS ON SUGAR CANE BAGASSE: A WAY TOACHIEVE ENHANCED SELECTIVITY IN ACID CATALYSIS?Marcelo M. Pereira 1 , Margareth Rose L. Santos 1 , Luciana T. Santos 2 ,Fabien Ocampo 3 , Benoit Louis 31 Federal University <strong>of</strong> Rio de Janeiro, CT, bloco A, 6º andar, 628, CEP 21941-909,RJ, Brazil – FAX 55-21-2562-7251, maciel@iq.ufrj.br2 Nacional Agency <strong>of</strong> Petroleum, Av. Rio Branco, 65, CEP 20090-004, RJ, Brazil3 Laboratoire des Matériaux Surfaces et Procédés pour la Catalyse,UMR 7515 du CNRS, University <strong>of</strong> Strasbourg, 25 rue Becquerel 67087Strasbourg Cedex 2, FranceFrench fries-like ZSM-5 zeolite crystals with a size ranging between 50 and100 nm were grown on sugar cane bagasse surface. Aligned zeolite crystals wereallowed to grow using a combination <strong>of</strong> supramolecular templating and conventionalself-assembly <strong>of</strong> template cations and silica species. A relationship has beenestablished between the chemical composition <strong>of</strong> the vegetal and the morphologyand aggregation degree <strong>of</strong> zeolite crystals.Zeolite nanocrystals, grown on the sugar cane substrate, allow enhanceddiffusional properties in comparison with purely microporous zeolite materials. Theircatalytic behavior in n-hexane cracking reaction led to a higher selectivity toward lightolefins. Higher selectivities to propylene and ethylene were reached with structuredmesoporous ZSM-5 zeolite. This higher selectivity toward light olefins (alkene/alkaneratio about 20% higher than conventional ZSM-5 zeolite. This result suggests thatimproved diffusion properties within the hierarchical porosity are induced within thesenano French-fries like zeolitecrystals.The double novelty consists inthe synthesis <strong>of</strong> hierarchical zeolitemicrospheres (diameter about 1μm)formed by the self-aggregation <strong>of</strong>many French-fries like nanocrystals(see Figure 1). In addition, arenewable vegetal source can beused as a supramolecular template inreplacement <strong>of</strong> expensive polymers.Figure 1 - Self-organized nano-French friesshaped ZSM-5 zeolite crystals.142

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