title: In-situ crystallization route to nanorod-aggregated functional ZSM-5 microspheres.
abstract: Herein, we develop a reproducible in situ crystallization route to synthesize uniform functional ZSM-5 microspheres composed of aggregated ZSM-5 nanorods and well-dispersed uniform Fe(3)O(4) nanoparticles (NPs). The growth of such unique microspheres undergoes a NP-assisted recrystallization process from surface to core. The obtained magnetic ZSM-5 microspheres possess a uniform size (6-9 μm), ultrafine uniform Fe(3)O(4) NPs (~10 nm), good structural stability, high surface area (340 m(2)/g), and large magnetization (~8.6 emu/g) and exhibit a potential application in Fischer-Tropsch synthesis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysis and Innovative Materials and Laboratory of Advanced Materials, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, PR China.
authors.forename: Bin
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Bo
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Sun
authors.forename: Xufang
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Qian
authors.forename: Wei
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Zhangxiong
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.forename: Zhenkun
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Sun
authors.forename: Minghua
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Qiao
authors.forename: Mikel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Duke
authors.forename: Dongyuan
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Zhao
mesh_terms: D003460:Crystallization; D052203:Ferrosoferric Oxide / Q000737:chemistry*; D058185:Magnetite Nanoparticles / Q000737:chemistry; D008863:Microspheres; D043942:Nanotubes / Q000737:chemistry*; D010316:Particle Size; D013499:Surface Properties; D017641:Zeolites / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D058185:Magnetite Nanoparticles; C570564:ZSM-5 zeolite; D017641:Zeolites; D052203:Ferrosoferric Oxide