W. Lutz et al., HYDROTHERMALLY RESISTANT HIGH-SILICA Y-ZEOLITE STABILIZED BY COVERINGWITH NONFRAMEWORK ALUMINUM SPECIES, Microporous materials, 12(1-3), 1997, pp. 131-139
The hydrothermal stability of high-silica Y zeolites dealuminated by A
l/Si substitution may be increased by alumination of the crystal surfa
ce. The externally introduced non-framework aluminum species - alkali
aluminosilicates or alumina - cover the surface where the water molecu
les attack the terminal OH groups and energy-rich Si-O-Si bonds. An al
kaline and combined acid/alkaline pathway of alumination are suggested
. A reinsertion of aluminum into the zeolite lattice could not be obse
rved. (C) 1997 Elsevier Science B.V.