title: Micro/macroporous system: MFI-type zeolite crystals with embedded macropores.
abstract: Zeolite crystals with an embedded and interconnected macropore system are prepared by using mesoporous silica particles as a silica source and as a sacrificial macroporogen. These novel hierarchical zeolite crystals are expected to reduce diffusion limitations in all zeolite-catalyzed reactions, especially in the transformation of larger molecules like in the catalytic cracking of polymers and the conversion of biomass.
authors.affiliation: Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Department of Chemical and Bioengineering, Institute of Chemical Reaction Engineering, Egerlandstraße 3, 91058, Erlangen, Germany.
authors.forename: Albert G
authors.initials: AG
authors.lastname: Machoke
authors.forename: Ana M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Beltrán
authors.forename: Alexandra
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Inayat
authors.forename: Benjamin
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Winter
authors.forename: Tobias
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Weissenberger
authors.forename: Nadine
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Kruse
authors.forename: Robert
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Güttel
authors.forename: Erdmann
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Spiecker
authors.forename: Wilhelm
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Schwieger
keywords: hierarchical zeolites; interconnected macropores; macroporous zeolite crystals; mesoporous silica particles; steam-assisted transformation