Rigidity of Zeolite Framework and Flexibility of Subcell Nanopores
Online published: 2022-06-24
Using in situ electron microscopy, it was directly observed that subcell flexibility of the zeolite framework occurred when benzene as a guest molecule was adsorbed into the straight channels of ZSM-5 zeolite nanosheets, where the opening pores stretched along the longest direction of confined benzene molecules with a maximum aspect change of 15%. This flexibility originates mainly from the topologically soft silicon-oxygen-silicon hinges between rigid tetrahedral SiO4 units, which is very important for understanding molecular adsorption and shape selective catalysis.
Feng-Shou Xiao . Rigidity of Zeolite Framework and Flexibility of Subcell Nanopores[J]. Progress in Chemistry, 2022 , 34(5) : 1013 -1014 . DOI: 10.7536/PC220508
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