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The Role of Water Loading and Germanium Content in Germanosilicate Hydrolysis

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Jin, Mengting, Veselý, Ondřej, Heard, Christopher James, Kubů, Martin, Nachtigall, Petr, Čejka, Jiří, Grajciar, Lukáš·2021·The Journal of Physical Chemistry C

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High Resolution Image Download MS PowerPoint Slide The Assembly–Disassembly–Organization–Reassembly (ADOR) process has been used extensively to prepare new zeolite frameworks based on germanosilicate precursors. The disassembly step exploits the lability of the bonds in the presence of water to selectively disconnect the framework, prior to reorganization into new framework topologies. However, a mechanistic understanding of this crucial step is lacking: specifically, the roles of heteroatom (germanium) content and water loading in zeolite hydrolytic instability. In this work, ab initio free energy simulations, coupled with water vapor adsorption measurements reveal that collectivity effects control the reactivity of the archetypal ADORable zeolite UTL toward water. A transition between reversible and irreversible water adsorption occurs as water loading is increased, leading to reactive transformations. Clustering of germanium is observed to activate hitherto unreported favorable hydrolysis mechanisms beyond a threshold concentration of three atoms per double four ring unit, demonstrating that the heteroatom distribution and collectivity in the hydrolysis mechanism can drastically influence zeolite framework instability. These findings suggest that control over heteroatom content, distribution, and hydration level is important to achieve the controlled partial hydrolysis of zeolitic frameworks and is likely to apply not only to other ADORable germanosilicate zeolites but also to Lewis acidic zeolites in general.

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  • Proper mechanistic understanding of BAS-water-zeolite interactions is still lacking, limited to either static calculations at ultra-high vacuum conditions or exploratory (ab initio) dynamical simulations of narrow scope.

    “As a result, the proper mechanistic understanding of BAS-water-zeolite interactions is still lacking, limited to either static calculations at ultra-high vacuum conditions13,14 or exploratory (ab initio) dynamical simulations of narrow scope15–18.”
  • This process finally leads to the cleavage of the Si-O(H) bond, creating a silanol defect in an axial position to the previously formed surface silanol, i.e., the same product and mechanism observed previously to take place inside the cage systems of various zeolites (CHA, UTL).

    “This process finally leads to the cleavage of the Si–O(H) bond, creating a silanol defect in an axial position to the previously formed surface silanol, i.e., the same product and mechanism observed previously to take place inside the cage systems of various zeolites (CHA15, UTL18).”

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Authors
Jin, M., Veselý, O., Heard, C. J., Kubů, M., Nachtigall, P., Čejka, J., & Grajciar, L.
Affiliations
  • Charles University (CZ)
  • Department of Physical and Macromolecular Chemistry, Charles University, Hlavova 8, 12496 Prague 2, Czech Republic
Corresponding author
Grajciar, Lukáš
Venue
The Journal of Physical Chemistry C
Published
2021-10-25
Volume
125
Issue
43
Pages
23744-23757
ISSN
  • 1932-7447 (ISSN-L)
  • 1932-7455
OpenAlex
W3209518069
Cited by
21
References
66
Citations by year
2026: 2 · 2025: 3 · 2024: 7 · 2023: 3 · 2022: 5 · 2021: 1
FWCI
1.29
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • The Journal of Physical Chemistry C (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc-nd)
  • ChemRxiv (acceptedVersion, cc-by-nc-nd)
  • Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (submittedVersion, cc-by-nc-nd)
Funders
  • Grantov?? Agentura Cesk?? Republiky (19-21534S, 19-27551X)
  • Univerzita Karlova v Praze (PRIMUS/20/SCI/004)
  • Ministerstvo ??kolstv??, Ml??de??e a Telov??chovy (CZ.02.1.01/0.0/0.0/15_003/0000417, LM2015070)
Topics
  • Physical Sciences › Chemistry › Inorganic Chemistry › Zeolite Catalysis and Synthesis
  • Physical Sciences › Chemistry › Inorganic Chemistry › Metal-Organic Frameworks: Synthesis and Applications
  • Physical Sciences › Materials Science › Biomaterials › Clay minerals and soil interactions
Keywords
germanosilicate zeolites, water loading, germanium content, water vapor adsorption, hydrolysis mechanism

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