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Organic Structure-directing Agent-free Synthesis for *BEA-type Zeolite Membrane
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Exfoliation of two-dimensional zeolites in liquid polybutadienes
Sanket Sabnis1, Vijesh A Tanna2, Chao Li1
1Chemical Engineering Department, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Massachusetts 01003, USA. winter@engin.umass.edu wfan@ecs.umass.edu.
Abstract:
Layered zeolite precursors were successfully exfoliated by brief shearing or sonication with the assistance of commercially available telechelic liquid polybutadienes at room temperature. The exfoliated zeolite nanosheets can form a stable suspension in an organic solvent, providing exciting potential for the fabrication of zeolite membranes, composite materials and hierarchical zeolites.

