Chemical Research in Chinese Universities ›› 2024, Vol. 40 ›› Issue (6): 1192-1200.doi: 10.1007/s40242-024-4073-x

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Synthesis of LSX Using Seed-iteration Approach with High N2 Adsorption Capacity for Air Separation

HUANG Yitong, WANG Yaquan, LIU Wenrong, BU Lingzhen, QU Liping, CHU Kailiang, GUO Niandong, ZHANG Xian, SU Xuemei, LI Yaoning, SANG Juncai   

  1. Key Laboratory for Green Chemical Technology of Ministry of Education, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, P. R. China
  • Received:2024-03-24 Online:2024-12-01 Published:2024-10-26
  • Contact: WANG Yaquan,yqwang@tju.edu.cn E-mail:yqwang@tju.edu.cn
  • Supported by:
    This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 21276183).

Abstract: A series of low silica X zeolites (LSX) was synthesized through a seed-iteration approach, based on the seed addition strategy, and then loaded with lithium ions by an ion exchanging method to obtain high N2 adsorption capacity. These zeolites were characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), Fourier transform infrared spectra (FTIR), thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) and N2 adsorption-desorption, and the adsorption capacity of N2 and O2 was evaluated by the vacuum pressure swing adsorption (VPSA) operation. The results showed that the nucleation period of the synthetic process could be effectively shortened by adding seed; as the seed iterations increased, the specific surface area and pore volume of the zeolites increased; the higher specific surface area and the pore volume, the higher the extent of the N2 adsorption capacity, with the maximum reaching 28.05 cm3/g. However, there were no significant differences in the adsorbed capacity of O2 by each sample. Therefore, the N2/O2 separation factor also increased gradually with iterations, with the maximum up to 6.61.

Key words: Seed-iteration, Low silica X zeolite (LSX), Air separation