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Dendritic ZSM-5 zeolites as highly active catalysts for the valorization of monoterpene epoxides

  • 1. ROR icon Åbo Akademi University
  • 2. ROR icon Universidad de Antioquia
  • 3. IMDEA Energy Institute
  • 4. ROR icon Universidad Rey Juan Carlos

Description

Dendritic ZSM-5 zeolites were investigated in the isomerization of monoterpene epoxides, including limonene-1,2-epoxide (LE), α-pinene epoxide, and β-pinene epoxide, which yields high-value compounds used in fragrances, cosmetics, and pharmaceuticals. The fresh catalysts were thoroughly characterized using XRD, Ar physisorption, pyridine-FTIR, TEM, FTIR/DTBPyr, and 27Al MAS NMR. In comparison with conventional and hierarchical ZSM-5 materials, the dendritic zeolite with a crystallization time of 4 days (d-ZSM-5/4d) was the most active material, with a turnover frequency value of 4.4 min−1 for LE isomerization. Likewise, remarkable yields of dihydrocarvone (DHC, 63%, 70 °C, 2 h), campholenic aldehyde (72.4%, 70 °C, 5 min), and myrtanal (47.7%, 50 °C, 5 min) were obtained with this material that exhibited the largest mesopore/external surface area (360 m2 g−1), showing also the narrowest mesopore size distribution. A direct relationship was observed between the TOF values and the concentration of external Brønsted acid sites, showing the presence of strong steric/diffusional limitations that are greatly overcome with the dendritic zeolites. The lower reactivity of trans-LE compared to cis-LE was attributed to the larger steric hindrance of the oxygen atom. Exploration of the solvent influence revealed that the reaction rate of LE was favored by non-polar solvents, while highly selective DHC formation occurred in the solvents of medium polarity. The d-ZSM-5/4d sample was shown to be robust because catalytic activity could be completely recovered by air calcination.

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Acknowledgements

Luis A. Gallego-Villada is grateful to Universidad de Antioquia for their support during his research internship through the project 2022-53000 as part of the “Convocatoria Programática 2021–2022: Ingeniería y Tecnología” program, as well as the “Beca Doctoral Universidad de Antioquia” scholarship. D. P. S., M. A.-D., and J. C. are gratefully acknowledged to the European Research Council Horizon 2020 research and innovation program TODENZE project (ERC101021502).

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Journal article: https://zenodo.org/records/13927643 (URL)
Journal article: 10.1039/D4GC04003A (DOI)

Funding

TODENZE – OPENING THE PATHWAY TOWARDS DENDRITIC ZEOLITES 101021502
European Commission