title: Zeolites with continuously tuneable porosity.
abstract: Zeolites are important materials whose utility in industry depends on the nature of their porous structure. Control over microporosity is therefore a vitally important target. Unfortunately, traditional methods for controlling porosity, in particular the use of organic structure-directing agents, are relatively coarse and provide almost no opportunity to tune the porosity as required. Here we show how zeolites with a continuously tuneable surface area and micropore volume over a wide range can be prepared. This means that a particular surface area or micropore volume can be precisely tuned. The range of porosity we can target covers the whole range of useful zeolite porosity: from small pores consisting of 8-rings all the way to extra-large pores consisting of 14-rings.
authors.affiliation: EaStCHEM School of Chemistry, University of St. Andrews, St. Andrews KY16 9ST (UK).
authors.forename: Paul S
authors.initials: PS
authors.lastname: Wheatley
authors.forename: Pavla
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Chlubná-Eliášová
authors.forename: Heather
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Greer
authors.forename: Wuzong
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Zhou
authors.forename: Valerie R
authors.initials: VR
authors.lastname: Seymour
authors.forename: Daniel M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Dawson
authors.forename: Sharon E
authors.initials: SE
authors.lastname: Ashbrook
authors.forename: Ana B
authors.initials: AB
authors.lastname: Pinar
authors.forename: Lynne B
authors.initials: LB
authors.lastname: McCusker
authors.forename: Maksym
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Opanasenko
authors.forename: Jiří
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Čejka
authors.forename: Russell E
authors.initials: RE
authors.lastname: Morris
keywords: ADOR; germanosilicates; porosity; zeolites