New insights into zeolite formation from molecular modeling

Current Opinion in Colloid and Interface Science

Volumn 10, Issue 5-6, 2005, Pages 220-225

  Auerbach, Scott M ^a,b   Ford, Matthew H ^b   Monson, P A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

^b University of Massachusetts   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGGLOMERATION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTRONIC STRUCTURE; MESOPOROUS MATERIALS; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; MONTE CARLO METHODS; POLYMERIZATION; SILICA;

CLUSTER GROWTH; MOLECULAR MODELING; ZEOLITE FORMATION; ZEOLITE NUCLEATION;

ZEOLITES;

SILICON DIOXIDE; ZEOLITE;

CALCULATION; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; ELECTRONICS; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MOLECULAR MODEL; MONTE CARLO METHOD; POLYMERIZATION; POROSITY; QUANTUM CHEMISTRY; REVIEW; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS;

EID: 27944460929     PISSN: 13590294     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cocis.2005.09.012     Document Type: Review

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