Abstract: This chapter presents the beauty and diversity of zeolite framework structures, to introduce some of the jargon used to describe them, and to outline some of the techniques used to characterize them. The main feature of a zeolite structure is its framework type, which describes the arrangement of the cages, the dimensionality of the channel system and the approximate size of the pore openings. A few framework types, selected for their industrial relevance and/or to illustrate some of the more common structural nomenclature, have been presented. However, there are many more, and for more information about a specific framework type. To fully understand the properties of a real zeolitic material though, not only the framework type, but also the composition and true geometry of the framework, the location and nature of the extra-framework species, and the number and type of defects must be investigated.
Publication Year: 2001
Publication Date: 2001-01-01
Language: en
Type: book-chapter
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