Metal-containing ZSM-5 zeolites, denoted as M/ZSM-5 (M
= Ga, Zn,
and La), were prepared by an in situ synthetic method. The structural,
textural, and surface acid properties of M/ZSM-5 were characterized
by XRD, N
2
adsorption–desorption, NH
3
-TPD, and FT-IR. The catalyst pore size and the distribution of strong
acid and weak acid were affected by the introduction of metal. Considering
the methanol-to-aromatics model reaction, the catalytic performance
of these samples was investigated in a fixed bed reactor under the
conditions of 450 °C and a liquid weight hourly space velocity
(WHSV) of 5 h
–1
. The results indicated that the
Zn/ZSM-5 molecular sieve was most beneficial to aromatization; the
relationship between the change of B/L caused by Zn content and aromatics
selectivity was further studied. When the B/L value decreased, the
selectivity of aromatics showed an initial increase and then a decrease.
The B/L value was optimal, and the aromatics yield was the highest
when the Zn loading was 0.35%.