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Synthesis and characterization of hierarchical titanium-containing silicas using different size templates

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The development of hierarchical catalytic heterogeneous catalytic systems with a controlled micro/mesopore ratio is an important issue in catalysis. The main purpose of the paper is to the establish influence of the size of the template molecule on the main characteristics of hierarchical titanium-containing silicas (H-TS). The H-TS were successfully synthesized by a bi-template method using tetrapropylammonium hydroxide (TPAG) as permanent template of MFI topology and tetramethylammonium bromide (TMAB), tetraethylammonium bromide (TEAB), tetrabutylammonium hydroxide (TBAG), dodecyltrimethylammonium bromide (DTMAB), cetyltrimethylammonium bromide (CTAB), didecyldimethylammonium chloride (DDAC), tetradecylbenzyldimethylammonium bromide (TBDAB) as variable structure-directing agent (SDA) of a different size. The structure and morphology were characterized by X-ray diffraction, a Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, a Raman spectroscopy, a scanning electron microscopy and low-temperature nitrogen adsorption-desorption. The catalytic properties of the prepared titanium-containing micro-mesoporous silicas for hydroxylation of phenol with \(\hbox {H}_{2}\hbox {O}_{2}\) have been evaluated, and their activities have been compared with those of TS-1 with only micropores. The findings of the research illustrate that with an increase in the molecule volume of the structure-directing agent, there is a decrease in the proportion of the crystalline phase and in the degree of the inclusion of \(\hbox {Ti}^{4+}\) atoms in the structure of the zeolite material. Increase in the volume of the structure-directing agent leads to the decrease of the crystallinity of the samples and decrease in the specific surface area of the material and in the specific volume of micropores. The result of this research will be used to create a theoretical model of controlled micro-/mesoporous ratio in silicas and it may open new perspectives for their potential application in selective oxidation reactions involving large molecules.

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SYNOPSIS Synthesis and characterization of hierarchical titanium-containing silicas produced by a bi-template method are reported. The findings of the research illustrate that the size of the template influences the main textural properties of titanium-containing silicas.

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The study was financially supported by The Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation (State assignment No. 10.2326.2017/PP).

The SEM study was carried out on the equipment of the Collective Usage Center “New Materials and Resource-saving Technologies” (Lobachevsky State University of Nizhny Novgorod).

The Raman spectroscopy was carried out in the Laboratory of Functional Nanomaterials (Lobachevsky State University of Nizhny Novgorod).

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  1. Nizhny Novgorod State Technical University n.a. R.E. Alekseev, 49, Gaidar Street, Dzerzhinsk, Nizhny Novgorod Region, Russia, 606026

    Aleksey Fedosov, Marina Fedosova, Irina Postnikova, Sergey Orekhov & Ilya Chuzhaykin

  2. Lobachevsky State University of Nizhny Novgorod, National Research University, 23, Gagarin Avenue, Nizhny Novgorod, Russia, 603950

    Aleksey Gushchin & Ilya Chuzhaykin

  3. University of Alberta, 116 St. and 85 Ave., Edmonton, AB, Canada

    Denis Ryabinin

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Fedosov, A., Fedosova, M., Postnikova, I. et al. Synthesis and characterization of hierarchical titanium-containing silicas using different size templates. J Chem Sci 131, 77 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12039-019-1652-3

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