Synthesis of zeolites in the absence of organic structure-directing agents: Factors governing crystal selection and polymorphism

Reviews in Chemical Engineering

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 1-49

  Oleksiak, Matthew D ^a   Rimer, Jeffrey D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Crystallization; Kinetics; Nanomaterials; Nucleation; Ostwald step rule; Polymorphism; Structure directing agent; Synthesis; Thermodynamics; Zeolite

Indexed keywords

EXTRA-FRAMEWORK CATIONS; FUNDAMENTAL MECHANISMS; KINETIC PHASE DIAGRAM; OSTWALD STEP RULE; STRUCTURAL TRANSFORMATION; STRUCTURE DIRECTING AGENTS; STRUCTURE PROPERTY RELATIONSHIPS; ZEOLITE CRYSTALLIZATION;

ALUMINA; CRYSTAL IMPURITIES; CRYSTALLIZATION; ENZYME KINETICS; MICROPOROSITY; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; NUCLEATION; POLYMORPHISM; SILICA; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL); THERMODYNAMICS; ZEOLITES;

CRYSTAL STRUCTURE;

EID: 84900585135     PISSN: 01678299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/revce-2013-0020     Document Type: Article

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