Understanding solvent effects on adsorption and protonation in porous catalysts

Nicholas S. Gould; Sha Li; Hong Je Cho; Harrison Landfield; Stavros Caratzoulas; Dionisios Vlachos; Peng Bai; Bingjun Xu

doi:10.1038/s41467-020-14860-6

Nature Communications (Feb 2020)

Understanding solvent effects on adsorption and protonation in porous catalysts

Nicholas S. Gould,
Sha Li,
Hong Je Cho,
Harrison Landfield,
Stavros Caratzoulas,
Dionisios Vlachos,
Peng Bai,
Bingjun Xu

Affiliations

Nicholas S. Gould: Catalysis Center for Energy Innovation, Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Delaware
Sha Li: Catalysis Center for Energy Innovation, Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Delaware
Hong Je Cho: Catalysis Center for Energy Innovation, Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Delaware
Harrison Landfield: Catalysis Center for Energy Innovation, Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Delaware
Stavros Caratzoulas: Catalysis Center for Energy Innovation, Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Delaware
Dionisios Vlachos: Catalysis Center for Energy Innovation, Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Delaware
Peng Bai: Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Massachusetts Amherst
Bingjun Xu: Catalysis Center for Energy Innovation, Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Delaware

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-14860-6
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 11, no. 1
pp. 1 – 13

Abstract

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Liquid phase reactions mediated by solid catalysts occur in the presence of solvents whose role needs to be understood. The authors use attenuated total reflection infrared spectroscopy to measure liquid-phase pyridine adsorption isotherms in zeolites, elucidating the effect of coadsorbed solvents on the interactions.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
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