The acidic nature of "NMR-invisible" tri-coordinated framework aluminum species in zeolites.

ABSTRACT: The unambiguous characterization of different acid sites in zeolites is of great importance for understanding their catalytic performance and the rational design of highly efficient zeolite catalysts. In addition to various well-characterized extra-framework Al species, a tri-coordinated framework aluminum species can also serve as a Lewis acid site in zeolites, which is "NMR-invisible" owing to its extremely distorted local environment. Here we provide a feasible and reliable approach to elucidate the acidic nature of the tri-coordinated framework Al in dehydrated H-ZSM-5 zeolites via sensitivity-enhanced two-dimensional (2D) multiple nuclear correlation NMR experiments coupled with trimethylphosphine oxide (TMPO) probe molecules. Two types of tri-coordinated framework Al sites hav

SUBMITTER: Xin S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6979346 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature