Operando modeling of zeolite-catalyzed reactions using first-principles molecular dynamics simulations

V Van Speybroeck, M Bocus, P Cnudde… - ACS …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Within this Perspective, we critically reflect on the role of first-principles molecular dynamics
(MD) simulations in unraveling the catalytic function within zeolites under operating …

Carbocation chemistry confined in zeolites: spectroscopic and theoretical characterizations

W Chen, X Yi, Z Liu, X Tang, A Zheng - Chemical Society Reviews, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Acid-catalyzed reactions inside zeolites are one type of broadly applied industrial reactions,
where carbocations are the most common intermediates of these reaction processes …

Efficient epoxidation over dinuclear sites in titanium silicalite-1

CP Gordon, H Engler, AS Tragl, M Plodinec… - Nature, 2020 - nature.com
Abstract Titanium silicalite-1 (TS-1) is a zeolitic material with MFI framework structure, in
which 1 to 2 per cent of the silicon atoms are substituted for titanium atoms. It is widely used …

Modeling Single‐Atom Catalysis

G Di Liberto, G Pacchioni - Advanced Materials, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Electronic structure calculations represent an essential complement of experiments to
characterize single‐atom catalysts (SACs), consisting of isolated metal atoms stabilized on a …

Nuclear quantum effects on zeolite proton hop** kinetics explored with machine learning potentials and path integral molecular dynamics

M Bocus, R Goeminne, A Lamaire… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Proton hop** is a key reactive process within zeolite catalysis. However, the accurate
determination of its kinetics poses major challenges both for theoreticians and …

[HTML][HTML] The future of computational catalysis

J Sauer - Journal of Catalysis, 2024 - Elsevier
The future of computational heterogeneous catalysis is shaped by machine learning in two
different but equally important areas:(i) development of atomistic potentials that closely …

Solvation and mobilization of copper active sites in zeolites by ammonia: consequences for the catalytic reduction of nitrogen oxides

C Paolucci, JR Di Iorio, WF Schneider… - Accounts of chemical …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Conspectus Copper-exchanged chabazite (Cu-CHA) zeolites are catalysts used in diesel
emissions control for the abatement of nitrogen oxides (NO x) via selective catalytic …

Condition-dependent Pd speciation and NO adsorption in Pd/zeolites

K Mandal, Y Gu, KS Westendorff, S Li, JA Pihl… - ACS …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Metal ions exchanged on zeolites represent a unique bridge between heterogeneous solid
materials and homogeneous inorganic chemistry. The complexing of exchanged metal ions …

A supramolecular view on the cooperative role of Brønsted and Lewis acid sites in zeolites for methanol conversion

S Bailleul, I Yarulina, AEJ Hoffman… - Journal of the …, 2019 - ACS Publications
A systematic molecular level and spectroscopic investigation is presented to show the
cooperative role of Brønsted acid and Lewis acid sites in zeolites for the conversion of …

Competition between mononuclear and binuclear copper sites across different zeolite topologies

A Wijerathne, A Sawyer, R Daya, C Paolucci - JACS Au, 2024 - ACS Publications
A key challenge for metal-exchanged zeolites is the determination of metal cation speciation
and nuclearity under synthesis and reaction conditions. Copper-exchanged zeolites, which …