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Dealumination mechanisms of zeolites and extra-framework aluminum confinement

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Dealumination of zeolites is a major issue in material science and catalysis for decades, with tremendous lack of knowledge about the molecular scale mechanisms involved. Considering four relevant zeolitic frameworks (MOR, FAU, MFI, CHA), we determine the formation mechanisms of extra-framework Al species (EFAL) Al(OH)3H2O during dealumination, by using periodic density functional theory (DFT) calculations including dispersion corrections and free energy estimation. We identify a rather universal mechanism based on water adsorption on the Al atom in anti-position to the Brønsted acid site allowing successive Al–O bond hydrolyses until dislodgement of the framework Al to a non-framework position. The determination of Brønsted–Evans–Polanyi (BEP) relationships for the entire dealumination pathway was possible, despite degradation of the correlation with increasing number of hydrolyzed Al–O bonds. Moreover, we quantify the confinement effect acting on EFAL species within the zeolites cavities and show that this effect is also a thermodynamic driving force for the Al extraction.
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hal-01372662 , version 1 (27-09-2016)

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Marius-Christian Silaghi, Céline Chizallet, Joachim Sauer, Pascal Raybaud. Dealumination mechanisms of zeolites and extra-framework aluminum confinement. Journal of Catalysis, 2016, 339, pp.242-255. ⟨10.1016/j.jcat.2016.04.021⟩. ⟨hal-01372662⟩

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