Accelerated crystallization of zeolites via hydroxyl free radicals

  • Guodong Feng
  • , Peng Cheng
  • , Wenfu Yan
  • , Mercedes Borona
  • , Xu Li
  • , Ji Hu Su
  • , Jianyu Wang
  • , Yi Li
  • , Avelino Corma
  • , Ruren Xu
  • , Jihong Yu

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Abstract

In the hydrothermal crystallization of zeolites from basic media, hydroxide ions (OH-) catalyze the depolymerization of the aluminosilicate gel by breaking the Si,Al-O-Si,Al bonds and catalyze the polymerization of the aluminosilicate anions around the hydrated cation species by remaking the Si,Al-O-Si,Al bonds.We report that hydroxyl free radicals (OH) are involved in the zeolite crystallization under hydrothermal conditions. The crystallization processes of zeolites'such as Na-A, Na-X, NaZ-21, and silicalite-1'can be accelerated with hydroxyl free radicals generated by ultraviolet irradiation or Fenton's reagent.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1188-1191
Number of pages4
JournalScience
Volume351
Issue number6278
DOIs
StatePublished - 11 Mar 2016

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