Structural analysis of hierarchically organized zeolites

Nature Communications

Volumn 6, Issue , 2015, Pages

  Mitchell, Sharon ^a   Pinar, Ana B ^a   Kenvin, Jeffrey ^b   Crivelli, Paolo ^a   Kärger, Jörg ^c   Pérez Ramírez, Javier ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b Micromeritics Instrumental Ltd   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEIPZIG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATALYSIS; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; DESIGN; SOLID; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS; TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT; ZEOLITE;

EID: 84945157829     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20411723     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ncomms9633     Document Type: Review

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