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Synthesis of Giant Zeolite Crystals by a Bulk‐Material Dissolution Technique
Author(s) -
Shimizu Shinichi,
Hamada Hideaki
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
angewandte chemie international edition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.831
H-Index - 550
eISSN - 1521-3773
pISSN - 1433-7851
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1521-3773(19990917)38:18<2725::aid-anie2725>3.0.co;2-i
Subject(s) - zeolite , aluminosilicate , quartz , dissolution , hydrothermal circulation , materials science , hydrothermal synthesis , chemical engineering , aqueous solution , ceramic , mineralogy , composite material , chemistry , organic chemistry , catalysis , engineering
Using a quartz glass tube as a bulk silica source under aqueous hydrothermal conditions afforded giant crystals of MFI zeolite about 3 mm in size (see photo). Similar procedures were successfully applied to bulk aluminosilicate ceramics to synthesize large crystals of other zeolites, such as ANA, JBW, CAN, and SOD.