Hefang Wang , Shijiao Hao , Hui Jiang, Xiaofei Ma, Hashim Khan, Jingwei Liu, Weiqian Qi
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Abstract
A series of Ce3+ incorporated HZSM-5 catalysts were prepared by wet impregnation method for cyclohexene hydration. XRD, Vacuum-IR, XPS, and 29Si NMR confirmed the successful incorporation of Ce3+ into the HZSM-5. NH3-TPD and Py-IR analyses revealed that Ce-HZSM-5 catalyst significantly increased strong Brønsted acid density compared to HZSM-5. Further, the strong Brønsted/Lewis acid ratio of 3.0Ce-HZSM-5 is 4-fold higher than that of HZSM-5 (9.2 vs 2.3). As a result, the catalyst exhibited excellent activity with 12.7 % conversion of cyclohexene and 99.9 % selectivity to cyclohexanol and maintained high catalytic performance after five cycles. In situ FTIR was used to investigate the cyclohexene hydration reaction mechanism. The results showed that Ce3+ interacts with Si–OH to form a new strong Bronsted acid site (Si–OH–Ce). This site can effectively promote the activation of cyclohexene and significantly enhance the catalytic hydration performance.
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