Introduction to Zeolite Science and Practice

E.M. Flanigen, J.C. Jansen, Herman van Bekkum

• Publisher: Elsevier Science
• Year: 1991
• Print ISBN:
  9780444889690
• eBook ISBN:
  9780080887111
• Topic: Physical Sciences
• Subtopic: Mineralogy

Zeolites and related molecular sieves have quickly become important pathways to new opportunities in the fields of oil processing and petrochemical synthesis. The signs of intense activity in both industry and academia are evident: burgeoning papers and patent applications; increasing numbers of industrial zeolite-based processes and their rapid expansion into organic chemicals manufacturing; recent progress in zeolite accessibility range, matrix behaviour, lattice components and satellite structures; and the recognition that zeolites, which are stable and can be regenerated, may be incorporated into new, environmentally friendly processes. This volume offers a thorough, up-to-date introduction to zeolites and such related materials as crystalline aluminium phosphates and clays. Its 16 chapters, each written by specialists, provide detailed treatments of zeolite theory (including a review of major developments), zeolite laboratory and research practice, and zeolite industry applications. Students and individuals entering the field will find Introduction to Zeolite Science and Practice a thorough guidebook. Experienced researchers will appreciate its in-depth coverage of the zeolite spectrum, including the latest views on zeolite structure, characterization and applications.

Table of contents

• Front Cover
• Introduction to Zeolite Science and Practice
• Copyright Page
• Contents
• Preface
• List of contributors
• Chapter 1. The zeolite scene
• Chapter 2. Zeolites and molecular sieves. An historical perspective
• Chapter 3. Structural subunits in silicate and phosphate structures
• Chapter 4. The preparation of molecular sieves
• Chapter 5. Modified zeolites
• Chapter 6. Clays from two to three dimensions
• Chapter 7. Techniques of zeolite characterization
• Chapter 8. Solid state NMR spectroscopy applied to zeolites
• Chapter 9. Introduction to zeolite theory and modelling
• Chapter 10. Ion exchange in zeolites
• Chapter 11. Diffusion in zeolite molecular sieves
• Chapter 12. Introduction to acid catalysis with zeolites in hydrocarbon reactions
• Chapter 13. Preparation of zeolitic catalysts
• Chapter 14. Coke formation on zeolites
• Chapter 15. Hydrocarbon processing with zeolites
• Chapter 16. Zeolites in organic syntheses
• Appendix I - Zeolite structures
• Appendix II - Pore sizes of zeolites
• Keyword index
• Studies in Surface Science and Catalysis (other volumes in the series)