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Zeolite: A Strategic Materials for Sustainable Chemistry and Future Energy

A special issue of Molecules (ISSN 1420-3049). This special issue belongs to the section "Materials Chemistry".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 December 2022) | Viewed by 918

Special Issue Editors

Department of Chemistry, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, China
Interests: zeolite catalysis and nanomaterials for energy conversion and fine chemicals production
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State Key Laboratory of Inorganic Synthesis and Preparative Chemistry, College of Chemistry, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, China
Interests: synthesis and applications of zeolites; inorganic porous materials
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State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Department of Catalytic Chemistry and Engineering, School of Chemical Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, China
Interests: TS-1; epoxidation; titanium species; mother liquor
MOE Key Laboratory of Bioinorganic and Synthetic Chemistry, School of Chemistry, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510006, China
Interests: zeolite; molecular sieve; extra-large pore; deNOx; NH3SCR
State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering Department of Chemical Engineering, Tsinghua University, Haidian District, Beijing 100084, China
Interests: synthesis and application of zeolites; microreaction technology
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Institute for Preservation of Chinese Ancient Books, Fudan University Library, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, China
Interests: inorganic porous material; functional composites; zeolite; protection of cultural relics; heterogeneous catalysis

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

Zeolites feature well-defined frameworks that create molecule-sized pores, channels and cages. Zeolites are magical in the sense that, by changing their synthesis conditions, different zeolites with distinct framework topologies and/or chemical compositions can be prepared, which lead to a variety of properties and functionalities. Over the decades, zeolites have significantly contributed to chemical and petrochemical processes as catalysts, adsorbents and ion exchangers. Their applications have recently been extended to biomass conversion, the reduction in vehicle emissions, methane activation and secondary batteries. Without doubt, zeolites will continue to play a critical role in new chemical transformations and future energy conversion. Driven by such application prospects, the research in the field of zeolites remains highly active.

With the title of “Zeolite: A Strategic Materials for Sustainable Chemistry and Future Energy,” this Special Issue of Molecules aims to attract original contributions from various topics related to zeolites, covering aspects ranging from the synthesis, modification and characterization to existing and emerging applications in broad areas. In particular, submissions of research papers about the synthesis of new zeolites, the mechanistic studies of zeolite crystallization, and the applications of zeolites in new fields are welcome.

Prof. Dr. Yi Tang
Prof. Dr. Wenfu Yan
Prof. Dr. Xinwen Guo
Prof. Dr. Jiuxing Jiang
Prof. Dr. Zhendong Liu
Dr. Hongbin Zhang
Guest Editors

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Keywords

  • synthesis and characterization of zeolite/active sites in zeolites
  • catalytic applications of zeolites
  • surface modification of zeolites
  • molecular docking in mechanism investigation of zeolites
  • zeolites in adsorption and separation processes
  • zeolites in sustainable chemistry
  • zeolites in energy conversion
  • new applications of zeolites

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Physical Grinding of Prefabricated Co3O4 and MCM-22 Zeolite for Fischer–Tropsch Synthesis: Impact of Pretreatment Procedure on the Dispersion and Catalytic Performance
by Hua-Ping Ren, Zhi-Xia Xie, Shao-Peng Tian, Si-Yi Ding, Qiang Ma, Yu-Zhen Zhao, Zhe Zhang, Jiao-Jiao Fu and Qing-Qing Hao
Molecules 2024, 29(6), 1283; https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules29061283 - 14 Mar 2024
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To improve the mess-specific activity of Co supported on zeolite catalysts in Fischer–Tropsch (FT) synthesis, the Co-MCM-22 catalyst was prepared by simply grinding the MCM-22 with nanosized Co3O4 prefabricated by the thermal decomposition of the Co(II)-glycine complex. It is found [...] Read more.
To improve the mess-specific activity of Co supported on zeolite catalysts in Fischer–Tropsch (FT) synthesis, the Co-MCM-22 catalyst was prepared by simply grinding the MCM-22 with nanosized Co3O4 prefabricated by the thermal decomposition of the Co(II)-glycine complex. It is found that this novel strategy is effective for improving the mess-specific activity of Co catalysts in FT synthesis compared to the impregnation method. Moreover, the ion exchange and calcination sequence of MCM-22 has a significant influence on the dispersion, particle size distribution, and reduction degree of Co. The Co-MCM-22 prepared by the physical grinding of prefabricated Co3O4 and H+-type MCM-22 without a further calcination process exhibits a moderate interaction between Co3O4 and MCM-22, which results in the higher reduction degree, higher dispersion, and higher mess-specific activity of Co. Thus, the newly developed method is more controllable and promising for the synthesis of metal-supported catalysts. Full article
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