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Pressure‐Induced Hydration Effects in the Zeolite Laumontite
Author(s) -
White Catherine L. I. M.,
RuizSalvador A. Rabdel,
Lewis Dewi W.
Publication year - 2004
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/anie.200352364
Subject(s) - zeolite , dehydration , chemical engineering , chemistry , materials science , organic chemistry , catalysis , engineering , biochemistry
Computer modeling methods predict that the natural zeolite laumontite will undergo pressure‐induced hydration. Specifically, the water‐poor analogue “leonhardite” transforms to the fully hydrated laumontite structure (see picture), a transformation with significant geochemical impact. The models and methodologies employed are also capable of replicating the observed dehydration behavior of laumontite.