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The ITQ-37 mesoporous chiral zeolite

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  • Junliang Sun

    (Structural Chemistry and Berzelii Centre, EXSELENT on Porous Materials, Stockholm University, SE-106 91, Stockholm, Sweden)

  • Charlotte Bonneau

    (Structural Chemistry and Berzelii Centre, EXSELENT on Porous Materials, Stockholm University, SE-106 91, Stockholm, Sweden)

  • Ángel Cantín

    (Instituto de Tecnología Química (UPV-CSIC), Av. Naranjos s/n, E-46022 Valencia, Spain)

  • Avelino Corma

    (Instituto de Tecnología Química (UPV-CSIC), Av. Naranjos s/n, E-46022 Valencia, Spain)

  • María J. Díaz-Cabañas

    (Instituto de Tecnología Química (UPV-CSIC), Av. Naranjos s/n, E-46022 Valencia, Spain)

  • Manuel Moliner

    (Instituto de Tecnología Química (UPV-CSIC), Av. Naranjos s/n, E-46022 Valencia, Spain)

  • Daliang Zhang

    (Structural Chemistry and Berzelii Centre, EXSELENT on Porous Materials, Stockholm University, SE-106 91, Stockholm, Sweden)

  • Mingrun Li

    (Structural Chemistry and Berzelii Centre, EXSELENT on Porous Materials, Stockholm University, SE-106 91, Stockholm, Sweden)

  • Xiaodong Zou

    (Structural Chemistry and Berzelii Centre, EXSELENT on Porous Materials, Stockholm University, SE-106 91, Stockholm, Sweden)

Abstract

Something big in zeolites Zeolites, microporous aluminosilciates with a cage-like framework, are industrially important in catalysis and separation. The bigger the pore size that can be achieved in a zeolite, the bigger and more complex the reactant molecules that can be accommodated for catalytic or other purposes. A new zeolite landmark is reported in this issue, the synthesis of ITQ-37, a new germanosilicate zeolite with the largest pores to date, about 25 Å across. Materials with pores of this size have previously been mostly amorphous. ITQ-37 has a single-channel system, so that the pores are readily accessible, and has chiral pores, useful for the separation of enantiomorphic molecules.

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  • Junliang Sun & Charlotte Bonneau & Ángel Cantín & Avelino Corma & María J. Díaz-Cabañas & Manuel Moliner & Daliang Zhang & Mingrun Li & Xiaodong Zou, 2009. "The ITQ-37 mesoporous chiral zeolite," Nature, Nature, vol. 458(7242), pages 1154-1157, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:nature:v:458:y:2009:i:7242:d:10.1038_nature07957
    DOI: 10.1038/nature07957
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