@article{ces2016411,
author={{A.S., Kovo and Opuama, Ejiro and Edoga, M.O. and Abdulkadir, Muktar and Isah, A.G. and Mohammed, I. A.},
title={On The Synthesis of Zeolite Y/ZSM-5 Composite via Novel Technique},
journal={Chemical Engineering and Science},
volume={4},
number={1},
pages={1--4},
year={2016},
url={http://pubs.sciepub.com/ces/4/1/1},
issn={2328-7373},
abstract={This work focused on the development of Zeolite Y/ZMS-5 Composite via a novel synthesis strategy and thereafter determine its structure, chemical composition, morphology, surface area and pore size. Zeolite Y/ZSM-5 was developed via a novel two step crystallization process, under static hydrothermal conditions. Micro-porous precursor gel containing the nucleus of zeolite Y was first developed and used in the development of zeolite Y/ZSM-5 composite in the second step. The XRD analysis of the synthesized composite showed high crystallinity of approximately 71 %. It also possessed a DR pore diameter of 3.2 x 10<SUP>-2</SUP> ¦Ìm, Lewis to Bronsted acid site ratio of 0.287, particle size of 0.816 ¦Ìm, Si to Al ratio of 42, pore volume of 0.089cc/g and BET surface area of 277.3 m<SUP>2</SUP>/g. The characterization result for the composite showed that both zeolite Y and ZSM-5 were present in the composite. Hence, the synthesized zeolite Y/ZSM-5 possesses good acid site, surface area, pore volume, particle size, high silica to alumina ratio and crystallinity, and it is potentially suitable for use as a fluid catalytic cracking catalyst.},
doi={10.12691/ces-4-1-1}
publisher={Science and Education Publishing}
}