A series of HPW supported on ammonium hexafluorosilicate (AHFs) modified Hβ (30HPW/Hβ-Si(x)) was successfully prepared. After Hβ zeolite was pretreated with 0.1 molÁL À1 AHF's solution, the Brønsted/Lewis ratio of Hβ-Si (0.1) increased compared with those of Hβ, and the strong acid density of 30HPW/Hβ-Si(0.1) decreased compared with those of 30HPW/Hβ respectively.Strong acidic sites and Lewis acid sites are catalytic sites for by-products diisobutene and ethylene glycol oligomers, which deposited on the catalyst result in the deactivation of catalysts. According to the results of characterization, the internal Si-OH groups of Hβ (strong acidity sites) were filled with silicon of AHFs. The extraframework aluminum (strong acid sites) was removed by the H + , which is the hydrolysis of AHFs. In addition, the hydrophobicity of 30HPW/Hβ-Si(0.1) was also improved compared with that of 30HPW/Hβ due to the SiO 2 /Al 2 O 3 ratio of Hβ increased after treatment by 0.1 molÁL À1 AHFs solution. The 30HPW/Hβ-Si(0.1) maintained an 80% conversion of methyl tertbutyl ether and 100% selectivity to ethylene glycol mono-tert-butyl ether and DBE ethylene glycol bis-tert-butyl ether with 336 h of time on stream.
K E Y W O R D Sammonium hexafluorosilicate, ethylene glycol bis-tert-butyl ether, ethylene glycol monotert-butyl ether, HPW, Hβ