Journal
ACS CATALYSIS
Volume 5, Issue 8, Pages 4833-4836Publisher
AMER CHEMICAL SOC
DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.5b01024
Keywords
Zr-beta; zeolite; open sites; DFT; FTIR
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- Russian Science Foundation [14-23-00094]
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Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy and density functional theory calculations have been used to elucidate the nature of active sites of ZrBEA zeolite responsible for the catalytic synthesis of butadiene. We show that the content of open Zr(IV) Lewis acid sites, represented by isolated Zr atoms in tetrahedral positions of the zeolite crystalline structure connected to three 0 Si linkages and one OH group, correlates with the catalytic activity in the process of conversion of ethanol into butadiene. The higher catalytic activity of the open sites is attributed to their higher acid strength and steric accessibility. The study suggests that the control of such open sites plays a crucial role for the further design of the optimal multifunctional zeolite-based catalysts.
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