Thermochimica Acta, Vol.376, No.2, 155-162, 2001
Thermal analysis of large pore microporous zincophosphates
Samples of tridimensional microporous zinc phosphates with fully connected framework with faujasite (FAU) and chiral zincophosphate (CZP) structures have been prepared and characterized by thermal analyses comprising TGA, TGA-MS and in situ thermal XRD. They have been also characterized by ICP and C-13 MAS NMR. Analyses of the ZnPO-FAU demonstrate that the tetramethylammonium (TMA(+)) cations are incorporated preferentially in the P-cages and that this material is stable up to 673 K. The crystallinity of the sample only decreases when the TMA+ cations located in the P-cages are eliminated (above similar to 723 K). In the case on ZnPO-CZP the thermal removal of the water more strongly held by the structure produces a marked decrease of crystallinity at similar to 523 K