Adsorption of nitrosamines by mesoporous zeolite

作者:Lin Wei Gang; Wei Feng; Gu Fang Na; Dong Xin; Gao Ling; Zhuang Ting Ting; Yue Ming Bo; Zhu Jian Hua*
来源:Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 2010, 348(2): 621-627.
DOI:10.1016/j.jcis.2010.05.012

摘要

On the basis of a study of the adsorption of zeolite and mesoporous silica, we attempted to create a hierarchical structure in the new nitrosamines trapper. Thus, mesoporous HZSM-5 zeolite was fabricated through impregnating a structure-directing agent into the as-synthesized MCM-41 followed by dry-gel conversion to transform amorphous silica to zeolite crystal. The texture of mesoporous ZSM-5 was tailored by adjusting the Si/Al ratio in the MCM-41 source and the thermal treatment time. The resulting samples were characterized by N(2) adsorption to evaluate their textural properties. One volatile nitrosamine, N-nitrosopyrrolidine (NPYR), was used as probe molecule in instantaneous adsorption to survey the function of the resulting composites. Adsorptions of N'-nitrosonornicotine (NNN) in dichloromethane solution and tobacco-specific nitrosamines (TSNA) in tobacco-extract solution were also utilized for the same purpose. As expected, mesoporous zeolite exhibits a good adsorption capacity in laboratory tests, superior to either microporous zeolite or mesoporous silica, providing a valuable candidate for controlling nitrosamines in the environment.