Self-Pillared, Single-Unit-Cell Sn-MFI Zeolite Nanosheets and Their Use for Glucose and Lactose Isomerization

Angew Chem Int Ed Engl. 2015 Sep 7;54(37):10848-51. doi: 10.1002/anie.201505334. Epub 2015 Jul 23.

Abstract

Single-unit-cell Sn-MFI, with the detectable Sn uniformly distributed and exclusively located at framework sites, is reported for the first time. The direct, single-step, synthesis is based on repetitive branching caused by rotational intergrowths of single-unit-cell lamellae. The self-pillared, meso- and microporous zeolite is an active and selective catalyst for sugar isomerization. High yields for the conversion of glucose into fructose and lactose to lactulose are demonstrated.

Keywords: heterogeneous catalysis; layered materials; nanosheets; self-pillared structures; zeolite.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.

MeSH terms

  • Glucose / chemistry*
  • Isomerism
  • Lactose / chemistry*
  • Microscopy, Electron, Scanning Transmission
  • Nanostructures*
  • X-Ray Diffraction
  • Zeolites / chemistry*

Substances

  • Zeolites
  • Glucose
  • Lactose