Issue 37, 2025
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Chemical Communications

Is trace-level aluminum in zeolite matrix catalytically inert? A case study of alcohol dehydration in dealuminated beta zeolite†

Haoxi Jiang, ORCID logo abc   Jiahao Guan,abc   Changdong Li, ORCID logo abc   Lingtao Wang ORCID logo abc  and  Guochao Yang ORCID logo *abc  

* Corresponding authors

a Key Laboratory for Green Chemical Technology of Ministry of Education, R&D Center for Petro-chemical Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China

b Zhejiang Institute of Tianjin University, Ningbo, Zhejiang, China
E-mail: yang_gc@tju.edu.cn

c State Key Laboratory of Engines, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China

Abstract

We report an unanticipated catalytic performance for ethanol dehydration in dealuminated Beta zeolite with framework aluminum species at levels as low as 120 ppm. The residual aluminum species playeda dominant role, as proved by IPA-TPD, an n-butanol probe reaction, and DFT calculations.

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DOI
https://doi.org/10.1039/D4CC06712F
Article type
Communication
Submitted
24 Dec 2024
Accepted
21 Mar 2025
First published
11 Apr 2025

Chem. Commun., 2025,61, 6819-6822

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Is trace-level aluminum in zeolite matrix catalytically inert? A case study of alcohol dehydration in dealuminated beta zeolite

H. Jiang, J. Guan, C. Li, L. Wang and G. Yang, Chem. Commun., 2025, 61, 6819 DOI: 10.1039/D4CC06712F

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