02289nas a2200241   4500008004100000022001400041245013400055210006900189260007300258300001200331490000800343520139200351653001401743653001201757653002801769653001301797653002001810100002201830700001801852700002701870700002201897856012801919       2011                        eng d  a0926-860X00aInfluence of Al3+ insertion in the stannosilicate MFI framework on the catalytic performance in vapor phase aniline N-methylation0 aInfluence of Al3 insertion in the stannosilicate MFI framework o  aPO BOX 211, 1000 AE AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDSbELSEVIER SCIENCE BVcJUL  a182-1880 v4013 a<p>Silica-based Sn-MFI, Al-MFI and Al-Sn-MFI molecular sieves were synthesized by hydrothermal crystallization of gels having molar compositions SiO2:xSnO(2):yAl(2)O(3):0.23 (TPA)(2)O:35H(2)O, where x ranges from 1/0 to 1/200 and y from 1/0 to 1/400. Keeping molar Si/(Al + Sn) = 50, the amount of tin and aluminum in hydrogel was varied (Sn:Al molar ratios = 1:0, 1:0.33, 1:1, 1:3, 0:1) to investigate the synergy between Lewis and Bronsted acid sites in acid catalyzed aniline N-methylation reaction. Catalyst characterization was done by Powder X-ray diffraction, DRUV-vis spectroscopy, temperature programmed ammonia desorption (TPAD) and FTIR spectroscopy. An increase in the Al3+ insertion in Sn-MFI framework resulted in the increase in the stronger acid sites. Al-Sn-MFI showed higher aniline conversion than their monometallic counterparts. A sample having B/L ratio in between 0.67 and 0.91 was found to be optimum for maximizing the NMA yield, indicating the existence synergistic properties of Al-Sn-MFI. Upon process parameter optimization, the optimum sample M50 [Si/Al = 50.2, Si/Sn = 93.8, Si/(Al + Sn) = 43.2] showed the maximum aniline conversion (67%) and NMA selectivity (81%) at reaction temperature = 220 degrees C, weight hourly space velocity (WHSV) = 3 h(-1), molar ratio (aniline to methanol) = 1:8 and TOS = 4 h. (C) 2011 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.</p>10aAl-Sn-MFI10aAniline10aBronsted and Lewis acid10aMethanol10aN-methylaniline1 aNiphadkar, P., S.1 aJoshi, P., N.1 aDeshpande, Suvarna, S.1 aBokade, Vijay, V.  uhttps://library.ncl.res.in/content/influence-al3-insertion-stannosilicate-mfi-framework-catalytic-performance-vapor-phase-0