Instituto de Nanociencia y Materiales de Aragón

Hydrophobic MFI‐Type Zeolites via Alkali‐Cation‐Induced Defect Healing: Implications for Adsorbent and Catalyst Design

ABSTRACT Here, we demonstrate that sub‐stoichiometric amounts of alkali cations (Na + and K + ) critically govern defect formation during the synthesis of Silicalite‐1 (MFI), enabling precise control over framework integrity and surface properties after calcination. Combining sys...

Citrate-mediated structure and enthalpy-entropy trade-off in Ni-CeO2 catalysts for low-temperature CO2 methanation

Catalytic activity in heterogeneous reactions is often interpreted in terms of activation enthalpy, although reaction rates are governed by the activation free energy, which includes both enthalpic (Δ H ‡ ) and entropic (Δ S ‡ ) contributions. This simplification is particularly...