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Photocatalysed Se Volatile Species Generation
Remperová, Natália ; Nováková, Eliška (advisor) ; Musil, Stanislav (referee)
Vapour generation techniques introduce the sample in the gas phase into the atomic absorption spectrometry detector. These generation techniques help to overcome the limitations of liquid sample introduction and allow to determine trace elements in different matrices. UV-photochemical generation is one of the techniques used for the generation of volatile species. Less harmful chemicals, minimisation of waste, more affordable analysis, or improved limits of detection are only a few benefits that this technique brings to the sample introduction techniques for spectrometric detectors in analytical chemistry. Selenium is one of the most studied elements by vapour generation techniques. However, a study of catalysed UV-photochemical generation of Se volatile species coupled with atomic absorption spectrometry detection and reliable determination of generation efficiency has not been published so far. The aim of this master project is to develop a method for the photochemical generation of Se volatile species from Se(IV) and Se(VI). Different photocatalysts are tested for the generation and their elemental composition, structure and size are investigated. First, the apparatus was assembled based on the information in the published literature and previous experiences of the researchers from our group....
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Shape selectivity of ADOR zeolites in gas-phase m-xylene isomerisation
Remperová, Natália ; Mazur, Michal (advisor) ; Kubička, David (referee)
Zeolites are microporous crystalline aluminosilicates. They are used as catalysts due to their acidity, shape selectivity, high surface area, high thermal, and chemical stability. New types of zeolitic materials are of interests as catalysts for various reactions. Isomerisation of m-xylene is sensitive to shape and dimensionality of pores, thus it is excellent model reaction for zeolites characterisation. The aim of this thesis is to investigate shape selectivity effects of isoreticular zeolites on the catalytic performance in m-xylene isomerisation. Isoreticular zeolites have the same crystalline layers connected in various way resulting in different, tuneable pore systems. The catalytic behaviour of the studied zeolites was compared to commercial ZSM-5 zeolite catalysts. Isoreticular zeolites were prepared via ADOR method. This new method is a top-down approach for zeolite synthesis providing materials with preserved crystalline layers, but different channel systems. Parent Al-UTL (14- and 12-ring channels) zeolite was prepared via hydrothermal synthesis. This material was utilised for the synthesis of daughter zeolites with various channel systems: Al-IPC-7 (14- and 12-ring, as well as 12- and 10-ring channels), Al-IPC-2 (12- and 10-ring channels), Al-IPC-6 (12- and 10-ring, as well as 10- and...
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