The Current Understanding of Mechanistic Pathways in Zeolite Crystallization

AJ Mallette, K Shilpa, JD Rimer - Chemical Reviews, 2024 - ACS Publications
Zeolite catalysts and adsorbents have been an integral part of many commercial processes
and are projected to play a significant role in emerging technologies to address the …

Impact of acid site speciation and spatial gradients on zeolite catalysis

TT Le, A Chawla, JD Rimer - Journal of Catalysis, 2020 - Elsevier
This mini-review provides an overview of the current state of acid site control in zeolite
catalysts, including methods of synthesis, advanced characterization, and measured effects …

Experimental and theoretical assessments of aluminum proximity in MFI zeolites and its alteration by organic and inorganic structure-directing agents

CT Nimlos, AJ Hoffman, YG Hur, BJ Lee… - Chemistry of …, 2020 - ACS Publications
The molecular structure and cationic charge density of organic and inorganic structure-
directing agents (SDAs) influence the siting and arrangement of Al substituted in zeolite …

Influence of zeolite ZSM-5 synthesis protocols and physicochemical properties in the methanol-to-olefin process

HS Kamaluddin, X Gong, P Ma, K Narasimharao… - Materials Today …, 2022 - Elsevier
To address the growing concerns regarding climate change and the depletion of fossil
resources, the zeolite ZSM-5 catalyzed methanol-to-olefin (MTO) process is considered to …

Elemental zoning enhances mass transport in zeolite catalysts for methanol to hydrocarbons

TT Le, W Qin, A Agarwal, N Nikolopoulos, D Fu… - Nature Catalysis, 2023 - nature.com
Mass transport limitations in zeolite catalysts pose major hurdles for their optimal
performance in diverse chemical reactions. Most approaches to reduce these restrictions …

Core-shell and egg-shell zeolite catalysts for enhanced hydrocarbon processing

TT Le, K Shilpa, C Lee, S Han, C Weiland, SR Bare… - Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Developing structure-performance relationships with the underlying goal of optimizing
known zeolite catalysts involves the manipulation of their physicochemical properties. Here …

Synthesis–structure–activity relations in Fe-CHA for C–H activation: control of Al distribution by interzeolite conversion

J Devos, ML Bols, D Plessers, CV Goethem… - Chemistry of …, 2019 - ACS Publications
The search for structurally relevant Al arrangements in zeolites is an important endeavor for
single-site catalysis. Little is known about the mechanisms and zeolite dynamics during …

Rapid solvent-free synthesis of nano-sized ZSM-5 with a low Si/Al ratio at 90° C

L Zhang, X Wang, C Shi - Inorganic Chemistry Frontiers, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Nano-sized ZSM-5 zeolites with wide framework Si/Al ratios are highly desired in the
petrochemical and other fields, whereas their synthesis suffers from cost, efficiency and …

Enhanced selectivity and stability of finned ferrierite catalysts in butene isomerization

H Dai, C Lee, W Liu, T Yang, J Claret, X Zou… - Angewandte …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Designing zeolite catalysts with improved mass transport properties is crucial for restrictive
networks of either one‐or two‐dimensional pore topologies. Here, we demonstrate the …

Developing quantitative synthesis-structure-function relations for framework aluminum arrangement effects in zeolite acid catalysis

EE Bickel, CT Nimlos, R Gounder - Journal of Catalysis, 2021 - Elsevier
Aluminosilicate zeolites have long been recognized to behave as a catalytically diverse
suite of solid Brønsted acids [1],[2],[3], in part because their framework topologies possess a …