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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
May 7, 2008
Lewis Brindley |
Super-sized molecular sponges boost carbon capture Super-sized molecular sponges that trap and store carbon dioxide have been unveiled by chemists in the US. |
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. |
Reactive Reports
September 2005
David Bradley |
Urea Clean Up Researchers have shown that urea could be the key element in cleaning up diesel exhausts. |
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
March 25, 2010
Simon Hadlington |
New catalyst for diesel exhaust Researchers in the US have shown that perovskites - a class of mixed oxide minerals - can perform as well as platinum in certain types of catalytic converter for removing pollutants from diesel exhaust. |
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 1, 2012
Jon Evans |
Two become one for bio-oil upgrade The development of a couple of new and improved catalysts for upgrading bio-oil is bringing this novel approach to producing biofuels a step closer to the big time. |
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 6, 2011
Steve Down |
Smoothing Out Zeolite Nanosheet Synthesis US scientists have overcome a significant hurdle in the production of zeolite nanosheets, which should make these versatile materials simpler to synthesize. |
Chemistry World
November 25, 2010
Laura Howes |
Making plastics from plants Cheap bio-oil could soon compete with crude oil in plastic manufacture, thanks to work by US scientists. |
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 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
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
February 19, 2014
Rowan Frame |
Zeolite -- polymer composite adsorbs uremic toxins Scientists in Japan have developed a nanofiber mesh that can adsorb creatinine from blood with the hope that it can eventually be developed into a wearable blood-cleaning device for patients with kidney failure. |
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. |
