Computational QM/MM investigation of the adsorption of MTH active species in H-Y and H-ZSM-5

Nastase, Stefan Adrian, O'Malley, A. J., Catlow, Charles . R. A. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1341-1541 and Logsdail, Andrew J. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2277-415X 2019. Computational QM/MM investigation of the adsorption of MTH active species in H-Y and H-ZSM-5. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics 21 (5) , pp. 2639-2650. 10.1039/C8CP06736H

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Abstract

The transformation of methanol-to-hydrocarbons (MTH) has significant potential as a route to synthesise low-cost fuels; however, the initial stages of the zeolite catalysed MTH process are not well understood. Here, we use hybrid quantum- and molecular-mechanical (QM/MM) embedded-cluster simulations to develop our understanding of the interaction between methanol and the zeolite catalysts H-ZSM-5, and for comparison, the larger pore H-Y. Energies and structures, calculated using hybrid-level density functional theory (hybrid-DFT) and higher-level correlated methods, are compared with previous experimental and computational results. We show that hydrogen-bonds between methanol adsorbates, formed through polarizable O–H bonds, substantially influence the adsorption energetics, structural parameters and vibrational frequencies. Our observations are extended by considering polar solvent molecules in the environment, with the presence of both water or methanol around the adsorption site leading to barrier-less transfer of the zeolite proton to an adsorbed methanol, which will significantly influence the reactivity of the adsorbed methanol.

Item Type:	Article
Date Type:	Publication
Status:	Published
Schools:	Chemistry Advanced Research Computing @ Cardiff (ARCCA) Cardiff Catalysis Institute (CCI)
Publisher:	Royal Society of Chemistry
ISSN:	1463-9076
Date of First Compliant Deposit:	22 January 2019
Date of Acceptance:	20 December 2018
Last Modified:	23 Nov 2024 16:30
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/118615

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