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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
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
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
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
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
February 14, 2008
Simon Hadlington |
Molecular Sponges Mop up Carbon Dioxide US researchers have created a range of new chemical 'sponges' that could be used to soak up carbon dioxide from power stations. |
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
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
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
April 28, 2011
Elinor Richards |
Hardy MOFs endure extreme conditions The most chemically and thermally stable metal-organic frameworks yet have been made by a team in the US. |
Chemistry World
December 4, 2014
Jonathan Midgley |
Zeolites net new carbon allotropes Previously unknown carbon allotropes have been predicted by scientists exploring their links with well-known network topologies. |
Chemistry World
June 25, 2013
Phillip Broadwith |
Porous materials break out of covalent cage Porous materials made from small molecular cages, rather than rigidly bonded frameworks, could be easier to process and have more tunable performance, say UK researchers. |
Wired
Erin Biba |
Molecular Frameworks, the Building Blocks of All Life The world is complicated, but not as complicated as you might think. Most organic molecules derive from a few relatively simple architectures. |
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
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. |
