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Synthesis and Post‐Synthesis Transformation of Germanosilicate Zeolites
Author(s) -
Opanasenko Maksym,
Shamzhy Mariya,
Wang Yunzheng,
Yan Wenfu,
Nachtigall Petr,
Čejka Jiří
Publication year - 2020
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.202005776
Subject(s) - lability , materials science , germanium , transformation (genetics) , chemical engineering , aqueous solution , nanotechnology , chemistry , silicon , organic chemistry , metallurgy , engineering , biochemistry , gene
Zeolites are one of the most important heterogeneous catalysts, with a high number of large‐scale industrial applications. While the synthesis of new zeolites remain rather limited, introduction of germanium has substantially increased our ability to not only direct the synthesis of zeolites but also to convert them into new materials post‐synthetically. The smaller Ge‐O‐Ge angles (vs. Si‐O‐Si) and lability of the Ge−O bonds in aqueous solutions account for this behaviour. This Minireview discusses critical aspects of germanosilicate synthesis and their post‐synthesis transformations to porous materials.