Zeolites are crystalline microporous materials constructed by corner-sharing tetrahedra (SiO4 and AlO4) with a plethora of applications as ion-exchangers, adsorbents, and heterogenous catalysts. However, the sole presence of micropores impedes the use of zeolites in areas dealing with bulky substrates due to the diffusion limitation from and to the active sites or cavities. Introducing mesopores or even macropores into pristine microporous zeolites by morphology control has been proved as an effective strategy to mitigate diffusion limitation and expose more active sites. Despite great efforts devoted to manipulating the morphology of zeolites, more effective methodologies are in demand to meet the increasing application needs.
The main goal of this Research Topic is giving solutions to the problems and challenges related with zeolites morphology, namely 1) Most synthesis methods are still expensive and based on trial-and-error strategy, which is costly and not environmental-friendly and 2) The correlation between the additives and final zeolite structure is not clear, hindering the universal application from one zeolite to another. Hence, developing low-cost additives or structure-directing agents based on rational design methodologies and studying the structure-directing effects using in-situ and ex-situ characterizations combined with simulations is crucial to advance in this field.
We welcome Original Research, Review, Mini Review and Perspective articles on themes including, but not limited to:
• Zeolite morphology manipulation
• New zeolites
• Applications of zeolites with various morphologies or topologies, e.g., catalysis, adsorption, separation, etc.
• Simulations of host-guest interactions in zeolites
Keywords:
zeolite, morphology, structure-directing agents, application, simulation
Important Note:
All contributions to this Research Topic must be within the scope of the section and journal to which they are submitted, as defined in their mission statements. Frontiers reserves the right to guide an out-of-scope manuscript to a more suitable section or journal at any stage of peer review.
Zeolites are crystalline microporous materials constructed by corner-sharing tetrahedra (SiO4 and AlO4) with a plethora of applications as ion-exchangers, adsorbents, and heterogenous catalysts. However, the sole presence of micropores impedes the use of zeolites in areas dealing with bulky substrates due to the diffusion limitation from and to the active sites or cavities. Introducing mesopores or even macropores into pristine microporous zeolites by morphology control has been proved as an effective strategy to mitigate diffusion limitation and expose more active sites. Despite great efforts devoted to manipulating the morphology of zeolites, more effective methodologies are in demand to meet the increasing application needs.
The main goal of this Research Topic is giving solutions to the problems and challenges related with zeolites morphology, namely 1) Most synthesis methods are still expensive and based on trial-and-error strategy, which is costly and not environmental-friendly and 2) The correlation between the additives and final zeolite structure is not clear, hindering the universal application from one zeolite to another. Hence, developing low-cost additives or structure-directing agents based on rational design methodologies and studying the structure-directing effects using in-situ and ex-situ characterizations combined with simulations is crucial to advance in this field.
We welcome Original Research, Review, Mini Review and Perspective articles on themes including, but not limited to:
• Zeolite morphology manipulation
• New zeolites
• Applications of zeolites with various morphologies or topologies, e.g., catalysis, adsorption, separation, etc.
• Simulations of host-guest interactions in zeolites
Keywords:
zeolite, morphology, structure-directing agents, application, simulation
Important Note:
All contributions to this Research Topic must be within the scope of the section and journal to which they are submitted, as defined in their mission statements. Frontiers reserves the right to guide an out-of-scope manuscript to a more suitable section or journal at any stage of peer review.