New CHA-Type aluminoborosilicates as efficient catalysts for MTO and NH3-SCR of NOx reactions

The small-pore CHA -type zeolites have received intensive attentions due to their outstanding performance in both of the methanol-to-olefin (MTO) process and ammonia selective catalytic reduction of nitrogen oxides (NH 3 -SCR of NO x ) reactions. However, the costly synthesis of CHA -type aluminosilicate is a great issue for the practical application. In this study, a novel and cheap organic structure-directing agent of N,N,N -trimethylisobutylammonium hydroxide was developed and used to synthesize CHA -type zeolites (name as ECNU-25) with boric acid as the supporting agent. The Si/Al ratio in the synthetic gel could be tailored in a wide range of 50 - ∞. [Al,B]-ECNU-25 zeolite thus synthesized served as an effective catalyst for the MTO reaction. After Cu 2+ -exchange, the Cu-[Al,B]-ECNU-25 was also highly active in the NH 3 -SCR of NO x .