Room-temperature interaction of n-hexane with ZSM-5 zeolitesMicrocalorimetric and temperature-programmed desorption studies

In this work, room temperature interaction of n-hexane with HZSM-5 (Si/Al=20) and ion-exchanged samples containing one (CuZSM-5, FeZSM-5 and MnZSM-5) or two transition-metal cations (Fe,CuZSM-5; Cu,MnZSM-5 and Fe,MnZSM-5) was studied by microcalorimetry and TPD methods. Both differential heats and the amounts of n-hexane adsorbed per one unit cell were quantitatively determined. Higher heats of adsorption and higher amounts of adsorbed gas were found for ion-exchanged samples than for HZSM-5. The experiments of n-hexane adsorption on hydrated samples were also performed. The amounts of n-hexane adsorbed on hydrated ZSM-5 were lower in comparison with dehydrated samples, while the energies of interaction were similar.