Synthesis of 'unfeasible' zeolites

Nature Chemistry

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 58-62

  Mazur, Michal ^a   Wheatley, Paul S ^b   Navarro, Marta ^b   Roth, Wieslaw J ^a   Položij, Miroslav ^c   Mayoral, Alvaro ^d   Eliášová, Pavla ^a   Nachtigall, Petr ^c   Čejka, Jiří ^a   Morris, Russell E ^b  

^a J HEYROVSKÝ INSTITUTE OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY   (Czech Republic)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS   (United Kingdom)

^c CHARLES UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ZARAGOZA   (Spain)

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EID: 84951089346     PISSN: 17554330     EISSN: 17554349     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nchem.2374     Document Type: Article

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