Iv. Mishin et al., THERMAL-STABILITY OF THE FRAMEWORK, HYDROXYL-GROUPS, AND CATALYTICALLY ACTIVE-SITES OF MORDENITES, Kinetics and catalysis, 38(3), 1997, pp. 384-390
The crystallinity, framework composition, state of aluminum, and conce
ntration of hydroxyl groups in hydrogen forms of mordenites calcined a
t 500-900 degrees C are studied. The temperature ranges of amorphizati
on, thermal dealumination, and dehydroxylation are determined. Rearran
gement of the structure is shown to result in significant changes in t
he surface chemistry of zeolites. The thermal dealumination allows one
to produce strong acid sites that are active in the transformation of
ethylbenzene.