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Imaging the Assembly Process of the Organic-Mediated Synthesis of a Zeolite

Peter-Paul E. A. de Moor, Theo P. M. Beelen, Bernd U. Komanschek, Larry W. Beck, Paul Wagner, Mark E. Davis, Rutger A. van Santen

Chemistry - A European Journal · 1999 · 179 citations · 0 references

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Natural SciencesChemistryMaterials ScienceCrystal StructureMaterials ChemistryNanomaterialsCrystal GrowthCrystallization ProcessesCrystallographyNucleationSmall-angle ScatteringX-ray CrystallographyNanometer-scale ImagingPore ArchitectureSmall-angle X-ray ScatteringSmall-angle X-ray Scattering AnalysisZeolite SynthesisZeolite TopologyZeolites

Abstract

The formation and consumption of precursors during zeolite crystallisation has been followed by small-angle X-ray scattering techniques. The nanometer-scale precursors are specific for the zeolite topology formed, and their aggregation is an essential step in the nucleation process shown here.