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Germanosilicate zeolites

Trapped by the germanium ring

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The conditions employed for alkane dehydrogenation reactions are usually detrimental for catalyst stability. Now, subnanometre Pt clusters stabilized by the Ge-enriched double four-membered-ring units in a UTL-type zeolite structure show exceptionally high stability for this important transformation.

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Fig. 1: Subnanometre Pt clusters stabilized in Ge-UTL zeolite for propane dehydrogenation reaction.

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