Jm. Silva et al., DEALUMINATION OF THE OUTER SURFACE OF MFI ZEOLITES BY AMMONIUM HEXAFLUOROSILICATE, Reaction kinetics and catalysis letters, 54(1), 1995, pp. 209-215
The treatment of MFI zeolites with ammonium hexafluorosilicate causes
a selective dealumination of their outer surface. This dealumination i
mproves the selectivity to the para isomer of m-xylene isomerization.