Ab‐initio simulations of materials using VASP: Density‐functional theory and beyond

J Hafner - Journal of computational chemistry, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
During the past decade, computer simulations based on a quantum‐mechanical description
of the interactions between electrons and between electrons and atomic nuclei have …

Molecular views on mechanisms of Brønsted acid-catalyzed reactions in zeolites

C Chizallet, C Bouchy, K Larmier… - Chemical …, 2023 - ACS Publications
The Brønsted acidity of proton-exchanged zeolites has historically led to the most impactful
applications of these materials in heterogeneous catalysis, mainly in the fields of …

Electronic structure and catalysis on metal surfaces

J Greeley, JK Nørskov… - Annual review of physical …, 2002 - annualreviews.org
▪ Abstract The powerful computational resources available to scientists today, together with
recent improvements in electronic structure calculation algorithms, are providing important …

Theoretical study of the methylbenzene side-chain hydrocarbon pool mechanism in methanol to olefin catalysis

B Arstad, JB Nicholas, JF Haw - Journal of the American Chemical …, 2004 - ACS Publications
Recent experimental work has shown that methanol to olefin (MTO) catalysis on
microporous solid acids proceeds through a hydrocarbon pool mechanism with …

Toward the atomic scale simulation of intricate acidic aluminosilicate catalysts

C Chizallet - Acs Catalysis, 2020 - ACS Publications
Zeolites are nanoporous aluminosilicates with well-defined crystalline structures, considered
key assets in heterogeneous catalysis, with a broad range of industrial applications …

Mechanistic investigation of isopropanol conversion on alumina catalysts: location of active sites for alkene/ether production

K Larmier, C Chizallet, N Cadran, S Maury… - ACS …, 2015 - ACS Publications
Alcohol dehydration is of prominent relevance in the context of biomass conversion. This
reaction can be efficiently catalyzed by alumina surfaces, but the nature of active sites, the …

Activation of light alkanes over zinc species stabilized in ZSM-5 zeolite: a comprehensive DFT study

EA Pidko, RA Van Santen - The Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 2007 - ACS Publications
The mechanism of alkane dehydrogenation over Zn/ZSM-5 zeolite was studied by means of
density functional theory using the cluster modeling approach. Three types of active sites …

Improved para‐Xylene Selectivity in meta‐Xylene Isomerization Over ZSM‐5 Crystals with Relatively Long b‐Axis Length

Y Liu, X Zhou, X Pang, Y **, X Meng, X Zheng… - …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
ZSM‐5 zeolite crystals with controllable b‐axis length (sheet‐like, S‐ZSM‐5; chain‐like, C‐
ZSM‐5) have been synthesized by using urea and starch as additives in the starting …

Brønsted acidity of amorphous silica–alumina: The molecular rules of proton transfer

F Leydier, C Chizallet, A Chaumonnot, M Digne… - Journal of …, 2011 - Elsevier
The nature of acid sites on amorphous silica–alumina (ASA) is strongly debated, as well as
their infrared signature. We report a combined experimental and computational study to …

Methylation of alkenes and methylbenzenes by dimethyl ether or methanol on acidic zeolites

S Svelle, S Kolboe, O Swang… - The Journal of Physical …, 2005 - ACS Publications
The methylation of propene and toluene with dimethyl ether has been studied using both
experimental and theoretical methods, and the results are compared with results obtained …