Zeolites with Continuously Tuneable Porosity |
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| Authors: | Dr Paul S Wheatley Dr Pavla Chlubná‐Eliá?ová Dr Heather Greer Prof Wuzong Zhou Dr Valerie R Seymour Dr Daniel M Dawson Prof Sharon E Ashbrook Dr Ana B Pinar Dr Lynne B McCusker Dr Maksym Opanasenko Prof Ji?í ?ejka Prof Russell E Morris |
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| Institution: | 1. EaStCHEM School of Chemistry, University of St. Andrews, St. Andrews KY16 9ST (UK);2. Department of Synthesis and Catalysis, J. Heyrovsky Institute of Physical Chemistry, Academy of Sciences of Czech Republic, v.v.i. Dolej?kova 3, 18223 Prague (Czech Republic);3. Laboratory of Crystallography, ETH Zürich, Wolfgang‐Pauli‐Strasse 10, CH‐8093 Zürich (Switzerland) |
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| Abstract: | 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. |
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| Keywords: | ADOR germanosilicates porosity zeolites |
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