Acid characteristics of H-BEA samples.
| Parameter | Acid sites | Si/Al | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | 32 | 72 | 124 | 407 | ||
| Aluminum content, mmol g−1 | 1.06 | 0.5 | 0.23 | 0.13 | 0.04 | |
| Acid capacity, mmol g−1 | w | 1.64 | 0.83 | 0.96 | 0.27 | 0.00 |
| m | 0.59 | 0.36 | 0.97 | 0.54 | 0.45 | |
| s | 0.47 | 0.84 | 0.14 | 0.67 | 0.45 | |
| Total | 2.70 | 2.03 | 2.07 | 1.48 | 0.90 | |
| Average NH3 adsorption heat, kJ mol−1 | w | 68.9 | 64.8 | 61.6 | 59.6 | — |
| m | 99.1 | 86.2 | 94.3 | 89.7 | 86.9 | |
| s | 115.9 | 130.0 | 129.8 | 121.4 | 112.4 | |
| Zero coverage | 130 | 150 | 142 | 133 | 120 | |