A new catalyst platform: zeolite Beta from template-free synthesis

• DOI: 10.1039/c3cy00073g
• Publication Date: 2013-05-02T14:10:58Z
• Authors: Bilge Yilmaz; Ulrich Müller; Mathias Feyen; Stefan Maurer; Haiyan Zhang; Xiangju Meng; Feng-Shou Xiao; Xinhe Bao; Weiping Zhang; Hiroyuki Imai; Toshiyuki Yokoi; Takashi Tatsumi; Hermann Gies; Trees De Baerdema...; Dirk De Vos
• Keywords: 01 natural sciences; 0104 chemical sciences

Structural analysis and catalytic testing revealed that zeolite Beta from template-free synthesis introduces new possibilities in catalysis, as a result of its unprecedentedly high density of active sites with exceptional stability and distinctively ordered nature. Highly active and selective catalysts were obtained either by using it in the Al-rich form (e.g. alkylation) or after post-synthesis treatments (e.g. acylation). Such versatility made possible by this novel synthesis route constitutes a new toolbox for catalysis.