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ArticleScience advances2021

Time-resolved dissolution elucidates the mechanism of zeolite MFI crystallization.

Krassimir N Bozhilov, Thuy Thanh Le, Zhengxing Qin, Tanguy Terlier, Ana Palčić, Jeffrey D Rimer, Valentin Valtchev

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Krassimir N BozhilovCentral Facility for Advanced Microscopy and Microanalysis, University of California, Riverside, CA 92521, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6630-4013
Thuy Thanh LeDepartment of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Houston, Houston, TX 77204, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1689-1824
Zhengxing QinState Key Laboratory of Heavy Oil Processing, College of Chemical Engineering, China University of Petroleum (East China), Qingdao 266580, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0277-9885
Tanguy TerlierShared Equipment Authority, SIMS Laboratory, Rice University, 6100 Main Street, Houston, TX 77005, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4092-0771
Ana PalčićRuđer Bošković Institute, Division of Materials Chemistry, Laboratory for Synthesis of New Materials, Bijenička cesta 54, Zagreb, Croatia.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1092-4739
Jeffrey D RimerDepartment of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Houston, Houston, TX 77204, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2296-3428
Valentin ValtchevQingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao, Shandong 266101, China. valentin.valtchev@ensicaen.fr.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2341-6397

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Abstract

Zeolite crystal growth mechanisms are not fully elucidated owing to their complexity wherein the formation of a particular zeolite can occur by more than one crystallization pathway. Here, we have conducted time-resolved dissolution experiments of MFI-type zeolite crystals in ammonium fluoride medium where detailed structural analysis allowed us to extrapolate and elucidate the possible mechanism of nucleation and crystal growth. A combination of electron and scanning probe microscopy shows that dissolution initiates preferentially at lattice defects and progressively removes defect zones to reveal a mosaic structure of crystalline domains within each zeolite crystal. This mosaic architecture evolves during the growth process, reflecting the changing conditions of zeolite formation that can be retroactively assessed during zeolite crystal dissolution. Moreover, a more general implication of this study is the establishment that dissolution can be used successfully as an ex situ technique to uncover details about crystal growth features inaccessible by other methods.

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