Method for one-step creation of bimetallic-containing lamellar zeolite catalysts

A method to incorporate a bimetal to a lamellar MFI zeolite structure, the method comprising:

• providing a bimetallic-incorporated lamellar zeolite catalyst comprising a sodium source, an aluminum source, a silicon source, a surfactant, sulfuric acid, deionized (DI) water, a metal source, and a molecular template;
• dissolving the sodium source in the DI water to create a basic solution;
• adding the sulfuric acid, the aluminum source, the molecular template, and the silicon source to the basic solution to create a mixture and then adding the metal source to the mixture in the basic solution;
• dissolving the surfactant in the DI water to create a surfactant solution;
• combining the surfactant solution with the basic solution;
• heating the combined surfactant solution and the basic solution in a rotating autoclave to create a metal-containing zeolite including the surfactant and the molecular template in the structure of the metal-containing zeolite;
• removing a synthesized zeolite from the autoclave;
• drying the synthesized zeolite to create a dry zeolite powder;
• calcining the dry zeolite powder to remove the surfactant and the molecular template to create a bimetal-containing lamellar MFI zeolite structure;
• and
• chemically activating the bimetal-containing lamellar MFI zeolite structure.