Quantification of extracrystalline acid sites in MFI zeolites after post-synthetic passivation treatments using mesitylene benzylation kinetics
Sopuruchukwu Ezenwa, Geoffrey M. Hopping, Eric D. Sauer, Teah Scott, S. R. Mack, Rajamani Gounder
Abstract
Mesitylene benzylation kinetics enable quantification of dilute amounts of external H + sites in surface passivated MFI zeolites that are not assessable by conventional spectroscopic or titrimetric techniques.
Topics & Concepts
MesityleneKineticsChemistryPassivationOrganic chemistryInorganic chemistryCatalysisQuantum mechanicsPhysicsLayer (electronics)Zeolite Catalysis and SynthesisCatalysis and Hydrodesulfurization StudiesMetal-Organic Frameworks: Synthesis and Applications