Zeolite Catalysis

• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2016
• Subjects: Chemistry; zeolites as adsorbents; new zeolite synthesis routes; sophisticated characterization techniques; zeolites as hosts for catalytic active nanoparticles; zeolites in fine chemical syntheses; zeolites as acidic catalysts; active sites in zeolites; molecular sieve and inorganic membrane applications
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The term zeolite is based on Greek words for "to boil" and "stone" and it is already known since more than 250 years. At that time, the Swedish mineralogist A.F. Cronstedt (1722-1765) observed the formation of large amount of steam when heating the material Stilbite pointing to h...