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Zeolites with Continuously Tuneable Porosity
Author(s) -
Wheatley Paul S.,
ChlubnáEliášová Pavla,
Greer Heather,
Zhou Wuzong,
Seymour Valerie R.,
Dawson Daniel M.,
Ashbrook Sharon E.,
Pinar Ana B.,
McCusker Lynne B.,
Opanasenko Maksym,
Čejka Jiří,
Morris Russell E.
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
angewandte chemie
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1521-3757
pISSN - 0044-8249
DOI - 10.1002/ange.201407676
Subject(s) - porosity , microporous material , zeolite , materials science , volume (thermodynamics) , chemical engineering , range (aeronautics) , nanotechnology , composite material , chemistry , organic chemistry , catalysis , thermodynamics , physics , engineering
Zeolites are important materials whose utility in industry depends on the nature of their porous structure. Control over microporosity is therefore a vitally important target. Unfortunately, traditional methods for controlling porosity, in particular the use of organic structure‐directing agents, are relatively coarse and provide almost no opportunity to tune the porosity as required. Here we show how zeolites with a continuously tuneable surface area and micropore volume over a wide range can be prepared. This means that a particular surface area or micropore volume can be precisely tuned. The range of porosity we can target covers the whole range of useful zeolite porosity: from small pores consisting of 8‐rings all the way to extra‐large pores consisting of 14‐rings.