Emerging applications of zeolites in catalysis, separation and host–guest assembly

Y Li, J Yu - Nature Reviews Materials, 2021 - nature.com
Zeolites are a family of microporous crystalline materials, which, since the 1940s, have had
an indispensable role in the chemical industry as catalysts, adsorbents and ion exchangers …

Molecular views on mechanisms of Brønsted acid-catalyzed reactions in zeolites

C Chizallet, C Bouchy, K Larmier… - Chemical …, 2023 - ACS Publications
The Brønsted acidity of proton-exchanged zeolites has historically led to the most impactful
applications of these materials in heterogeneous catalysis, mainly in the fields of …

First-generation organic reaction intermediates in zeolite chemistry and catalysis

X Gong, M Caglayan, Y Ye, K Liu, J Gascon… - Chemical …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Zeolite chemistry and catalysis are expected to play a decisive role in the next decade (s) to
build a more decentralized renewable feedstock-dependent sustainable society owing to the …

Recent trends and fundamental insights in the methanol-to-hydrocarbons process

I Yarulina, AD Chowdhury, F Meirer, BM Weckhuysen… - Nature Catalysis, 2018 - nature.com
The production of high-demand chemical commodities such as ethylene and propylene
(methanol-to-olefins), hydrocarbons (methanol-to-hydrocarbons), gasoline (methanol-to …

Carbocation chemistry confined in zeolites: spectroscopic and theoretical characterizations

W Chen, X Yi, Z Liu, X Tang, A Zheng - Chemical Society Reviews, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Acid-catalyzed reactions inside zeolites are one type of broadly applied industrial reactions,
where carbocations are the most common intermediates of these reaction processes …

Operando modeling of zeolite-catalyzed reactions using first-principles molecular dynamics simulations

V Van Speybroeck, M Bocus, P Cnudde… - ACS …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Within this Perspective, we critically reflect on the role of first-principles molecular dynamics
(MD) simulations in unraveling the catalytic function within zeolites under operating …

One-step conversion of crude oil to light olefins using a multi-zone reactor

M Alabdullah, A Rodriguez-Gomez, T Shoinkhorova… - Nature Catalysis, 2021 - nature.com
With the demand for gasoline and diesel expected to decline in the near future, crude-to-
chemicals technologies have the potential to become the most important processes in the …

Evaluating the role of descriptor-and spectator-type reaction intermediates during the early phases of zeolite catalysis

X Gong, Y Ye, AD Chowdhury - ACS Catalysis, 2022 - ACS Publications
The philosophy of “Ikigai”─ a reason for being─ could be extended to rationalize the role of
organic reaction intermediates in zeolite catalysis. Each reaction intermediate's ikigai is …

Bridging the gap between the direct and hydrocarbon pool mechanisms of the methanol‐to‐hydrocarbons process

AD Chowdhury, AL Paioni, K Houben… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
After a prolonged effort over many years, the route for the formation of a direct carbon−
carbon (C− C) bond during the methanol‐to‐hydrocarbon (MTH) process has very recently …

Solid-state NMR studies of internuclear correlations for characterizing catalytic materials

G Qi, Q Wang, J Xu, F Deng - Chemical Society Reviews, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Understanding the nature of heterogeneous catalysts is critical for the rational design of
highly active catalysts, which necessitates in-depth characterization of the structure and …