Ammonia pools in zeolites for direct fabrication of catalytic centers

Reduction process is a key step to fabricate metal-zeolite catalysts in catalytic synthesis. However, because of the strong interaction force, metal oxides in zeolites are very difficult to be reduced. Existing reduction technologies are always energy-intensive, and inevitably cause the agglomeratio...

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Published in:Nature communications 2022-02, Vol.13 (1), p.935-10, Article 935
Main Authors: Yao, Jie, He, Yingluo, Zeng, Yan, Feng, Xiaobo, Fan, Jiaqi, Komiyama, Shoya, Yong, Xiaojing, Zhang, Wei, Zhao, Tiejian, Guo, Zhongshan, Peng, Xiaobo, Yang, Guohui, Tsubaki, Noritatsu
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Language:English
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Agglomeration
Ammonia
Ammonium
Catalysts
Chemical synthesis
Fabrication
Humanities and Social Sciences
Ion exchange
Metal oxides
Metal particles
Metals
multidisciplinary
Pools
Reduction (metal working)
Science
Science (multidisciplinary)
Strong interactions (field theory)
Zeolites
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Summary:Reduction process is a key step to fabricate metal-zeolite catalysts in catalytic synthesis. However, because of the strong interaction force, metal oxides in zeolites are very difficult to be reduced. Existing reduction technologies are always energy-intensive, and inevitably cause the agglomeration of metallic particles in metal-zeolite catalysts or destroy zeolite structure in severe cases. Herein, we disclose that zeolites after ion exchange of ammonium have an interesting and unexpected self-reducing feature. It can accurately control the reduction of metal-zeolite catalysts, via in situ ammonia production from ‘ammonia pools’, meanwhile, restrains the growth of the size of metals. Such new and reliable ammonia pool effect is not influenced by topological structures of zeolites, and works well on reducible metals. The ammonia pool effect is ultimately attributed to an atmosphere-confined self-regulation mechanism. This methodology will significantly promote the fabrication for metal-zeolite catalysts, and further facilitate design and development of low-cost and high-activity catalysts. Reduction process is a key step to fabricate metal zeolite catalysts, but existing reduction technologies are always energy intensive and inevitably cause the agglomeration of metallic particles or destroy zeolite structure. Here the authors find that zeolites after ion exchange of ammonium display an interesting and unexpected self-reducing feature.
ISSN:2041-1723
2041-1723
DOI:10.1038/s41467-022-28606-z