The Current Understanding of Mechanistic Pathways in Zeolite Crystallization

AJ Mallette, K Shilpa, JD Rimer - Chemical Reviews, 2024 - ACS Publications
Zeolite catalysts and adsorbents have been an integral part of many commercial processes
and are projected to play a significant role in emerging technologies to address the …

Illuminating the Black Box: A Perspective on Zeolite Crystallization in Inorganic Media

K Asselman, C Kirschhock… - Accounts of Chemical …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Conspectus Since the discovery of synthetic zeolites in the 1940s and their implementation
in major industrial processes involving adsorption, catalytic conversion, and ion exchange …

Synthesis of zirconium-modified Merlinoite from fly ash for enhanced removal of phosphate in aqueous medium: Experimental studies supported by Monte Carlo/SA …

Y Abdellaoui, H Abou Oualid, A Hsini… - Chemical Engineering …, 2021 - Elsevier
Elevated concentrations of nutrient in wastewater discharge can lead to severe imbalance
water-ecosystems due to eutrophication, therefore, efficient and cost-effectiveness …

On the key role of aluminium and other heteroatoms during interzeolite conversion synthesis

J Devos, MA Shah, M Dusselier - RSC advances, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Interzeolite conversion, a synthesis technique for several zeolite frameworks, has recently
yielded a large amount of high-performing catalytic zeolites. Yet, the mechanisms behind the …

Structural aspects affecting phase selection in inorganic zeolite synthesis

K Asselman, D Vandenabeele, N Pellens… - Chemistry of …, 2022 - ACS Publications
A guideline for zeolite phase selection in inorganic synthesis media is proposed, based on a
systematic exploration of synthesis from inorganic media using liquid Na+, K+, and Cs+ …

Ion-pairs in aluminosilicate-alkali synthesis liquids determine the aluminum content and topology of crystallizing zeolites

K Asselman, N Pellens, B Thijs… - Chemistry of …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Using hydrated silicate ionic liquids, phase selection and framework silicon-to-aluminum
ratio during inorganic zeolite synthesis were studied as a function of batch composition …

Super-ions of sodium cations with hydrated hydroxide anions: inorganic structure-directing agents in zeolite synthesis

K Asselman, N Pellens, S Radhakrishnan… - Materials …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
In inorganic zeolite formation, a direct correspondence between liquid state species in the
synthesis and the supramolecular decoration of the pores in the as-made final zeolite has …

Studies on the conversion of FAU zeolites to SSZ-13: The rate advantage of having both Si and Al in the FAU reagent

R Diaz Arroyo, J Pascual, K Jensen… - Crystal Growth & …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Use of FAU zeolite to form other zeolites (IZC) with the use of an organic structure directing
agent (OSDA) has gained great traction. Here we show that the use of a reagent (CBV-720 …

Does water enable porosity in aluminosilicate zeolites? Porous frameworks versus dense minerals

K Asselman, M Haouas, M Houlleberghs… - Crystal Growth & …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Recently identified zeolite precursors consisting of concentrated, hyposolvated
homogeneous alkalisilicate liquids, hydrated silicate ionic liquids (HSIL), minimize …

Synthesis strategies and design principles for nanosized and hierarchical zeolites

AJ Mallette, S Seo, JD Rimer - Nature Synthesis, 2022 - nature.com
The preparation of zeolites has long been viewed as an empirical practice in which the
impact of numerous synthesis parameters on complex pathways of crystallization remains …