Mesopore quality determines the lifetime of hierarchically structured zeolite catalysts

Nature Communications

Volumn 5, Issue , 2014, Pages

  Milina, Maria ^a   Mitchell, Sharon ^a   Crivelli, Paolo ^a   Cooke, David ^a   Pérez Ramírez, Javier ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON; HYDROCARBON; METHANOL; PROPANOL; PYRIDINE; ZEOLITE;

CATALYSIS; CONNECTIVITY; CRYSTAL PROPERTY; POROSITY; SPECTROSCOPY; ZEOLITE;

ADSORPTION; ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; POROSITY; POSITRON ANNIHILATION LIFETIME SPECTROSCOPY; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

EID: 84901496341     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20411723     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ncomms4922     Document Type: Article

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