Adsorption structure of dimethyl ether on silicalite-1 zeolite determined using single-crystal X-ray diffraction

Autor: Koji Nishi, Yoshinobu Yokomori, Natsumi Kamiya, Shintaro Seino, Shinjiro Fujiyama
Rok vydání: 2014
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Zdroj: Acta Crystallographica Section B, Structural Science, Crystal Engineering and Materials
ISSN: 2052-5206
Popis: The most stable sorption site of dimethyl ether on silicalite-1 is the sinusoidal channel. The configuration of guest molecules (linear or bent) plays an important role in determining where the stable sorption site is situated.
The adsorption structures of dimethyl ether (DME) on silicalite-1 zeolite (MFI-type) are determined using single-crystal X-ray diffraction. The structure of low-loaded DME-silicalite-1 indicates that all DME molecules are located in the sinusoidal channel, which is the most stable sorption site based on the van der Waals interaction between DME and the framework. The configuration of guest molecules (linear or bent) plays an important role in determining where the stable sorption site is in the pore system of MFI-type zeolites. Bent molecules favor the sinusoidal channel, while linear molecules favor the straight channel. The contribution of DME–DME interactions is considerable in the high-loaded DME-silicalite-1 structure.
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