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Chemistry World September 9, 2009 Phillip Broadwith |
Ultrathin catalysts on demand Korean chemists have taken acidic zeolite catalysts to the limit in terms of thickness - creating ultrathin nano-sheets that are efficient and long-lived catalysts for hydrocarbon cracking and other petrochemical applications. |
Chemistry World July 15, 2011 Jon Cartwright |
Making Room for Larger Pores in Zeolites Surfactants can be used to build zeolites with hierarchical structures and large pores. |
Chemistry World April 29, 2009 James Urquhart |
Huge pores in zeolite molecular sieve Researchers in Spain and Sweden have synthesized and structurally determined a new kind of crystalline molecular sieve with extra large holes and chiral properties. |
Chemistry World July 15, 2015 Simon Hadlington |
Tailored zeolite synthesis takes a big step forward The science of zeolites, porous aluminosilicates that are industrially important catalysts and adsorbents, has taken a major step forward after researchers were able to predict and synthesize entirely new structures. |
Chemistry World February 6, 2013 Caryl Richards |
Tetris solution to zeolite conundrum A new simulation model for assembling zeolites from simple building blocks can be used to predict the structure and feasibility of existing zeolite frameworks. |
Chemistry World September 18, 2011 James Mitchell Crow |
Zeolites under the fluorescence microscope Bert Weckhuysen and his colleagues at Utrecht University in the Netherlands, in collaboration with US chemical company Albemarle, have shown that confocal fluorescence microscopy can be used to probe the properties and performance of zeolites, arguably the most important industrial catalysts. |
Chemistry World October 27, 2011 Carl Saxton |
Graphene and Zeolite Team up for Catalysis Scientists have incorporated graphene into zeolites to increase their photocatalytic activity for applications such as water and air purification, dye degradation and self-cleaning and anti-bacterial surfaces. |
Chemistry World November 20, 2012 James Mitchell Crow |
'Molecular trapdoor' opens only for CO 2 A family of nanoporous materials well known for their gas separation properties can sort molecules with much more sophistication than previously thought. |
Chemistry World May 30, 2012 Elinor Hughes |
Exhaust emissions caught in a trap A trap that adsorbs exhaust emission gases given off during the first two minutes after firing up an internal combustion engine has been developed by scientists in Spain. |
Chemistry World May 29, 2006 |
Cash Injection for Zeolite Crystal Growth A fundamental study into crystal growth has grabbed the attention of global industrial oil companies. The porous aluminosilicate structures are used in catalysis for turning oil into petrol, and the details of how they grow on the atomic scale remain a mystery. |
Chemistry World July 7, 2013 Anthony King |
Green graphene band-aid Scientists have revealed that graphene kills bacteria by slicing through their membranes and yanking out their phospholipids. They say graphene could become a new type of 'green' antimicrobial material for everyday use. |
Chemistry World July 28, 2015 James Urquhart |
Zeolite packaging to fight durian fruit stench Stinking foods including the world's smelliest fruit -- the durian -- could soon have their undesirable odors eliminated during storage and transport thanks to cheap packaging made from composite films of zeolite and nanocellulose. |
Chemistry World September 8, 2009 James Urquhart |
Hybrid nano material targets antibiotic resistant bacteria German researchers have developed a hybrid, light activated nanomaterial that can target, label and kill harmful antibiotic resistant bacteria such as Escherichia coli. |