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Local density functional theory within the framework of the Car-Parrin
ello method has been used to study the structural parameters and the e
nergetics of offretite, when a Si4+ ion is substituted by (Al3+, H+).
The calculations have been performed on a periodically repeated unit c
ell with 54 atoms and a proton. in agreement with previous cluster cal
culations, we conclude that the sites with the lowest (Al, H)/Si subst
itution energies are also those with the largest proton affinity. In a
ddition a correlation previously reported between acidity and Al-O-Si
bond angles is confirmed.