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A 3D extra-large-pore zeolite enabled by 1D-to-3D topotactic condensation of a chain silicate

Journal Article · · Science
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  1. Berzelii Center EXSELENT on Porous Materials, Department of Materials and Environmental Chemistry, Stockholm University, 10691 Stockholm, Sweden.; Anhui ZEO New Material Technology Co., Hefei 230071, China.; College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China.
  2. Anhui ZEO New Material Technology Co., Hefei 230071, China.; Instituto de Ciencia de Materiales de Madrid, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (ICMM-CSIC), 28049 Madrid, Spain.
  3. Department of Chemistry, Bengbu Medical College, Bengbu 233030, China.; State Key Laboratory of Inorganic Synthesis and Preparative Chemistry, College of Chemistry, International Center of Future Science, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, China.
  4. State Key Laboratory of Inorganic Synthesis and Preparative Chemistry, College of Chemistry, International Center of Future Science, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, China.
  5. Department of Chemistry, Bengbu Medical College, Bengbu 233030, China.
  6. Anhui ZEO New Material Technology Co., Hefei 230071, China.; College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China.; Department of Mechanical Engineering, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China.
  7. Center for Excellence in Regional Atmospheric Environment, Key Laboratory of Urban Pollutant Conversion, Institute of Urban Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xiamen 361021, China.
  8. Instituto de Nanociencia y Materiales de Aragón (INMA), CSIC-Universidad de Zaragoza, 50009 Zaragoza, Spain.; Laboratorio de Microscopias Avanzadas (LMA-Universidad de Zaragoza), 50018 Zaragoza, Spain.
  9. Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA 01003, USA.
  10. State Key Laboratory of Heavy Oil Processing, China University of Petroleum, Qingdao 266580, China.
  11. Center for Excellence in Regional Atmospheric Environment, Key Laboratory of Urban Pollutant Conversion, Institute of Urban Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xiamen 361021, China.; State Key Joint Laboratory of Environment Simulation and Pollution Control, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100085, China.
  12. Instituto de Ciencia de Materiales de Madrid, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (ICMM-CSIC), 28049 Madrid, Spain.

Zeolites are microporous silicates with a large variety of applications as catalysts, adsorbents, and cation exchangers. Stable silica-based zeolites with increased porosity are in demand to allow adsorption and processing of large molecules but challenge our synthetic ability. We report a new, highly stable pure silica zeolite called ZEO-3, which has a multidimensional, interconnected system of extra-large pores open through windows made by 16 and 14 silicate tetrahedra, the least dense polymorph of silica known so far. This zeolite was formed by an unprecedented one-dimensional to three-dimensional (1D-to-3D) topotactic condensation of a chain silicate. With a specific surface area of more than 1000 square meters per gram, ZEO-3 showed a high performance for volatile organic compound abatement and recovery compared with other zeolites and metal-organic frameworks.

Research Organization:
Argonne National Laboratory (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States). Advanced Photon Source (APS)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
DOE Contract Number:
AC02-06CH11357
OSTI ID:
2423259
Journal Information:
Science, Journal Name: Science Journal Issue: 6629 Vol. 379; ISSN 0036-8075
Publisher:
AAAS
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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