Search results for zeolite

Analytical Chemistry May 20, 2025

Cobalt catalyst rivals platinum in key industrial reaction

Propane dehydrogenation is a key industrial route to producing propylene without relying on oil. However, its current production processes rely heavily on precious-metal catalysts such as Pt-based materials. Developing efficient ...

Analytical Chemistry May 13, 2025

Understanding carbon traps: Physical probing of a promising material shows exactly how it locks CO₂ into place

As industries seek innovative solutions for carbon capture, scientists have turned to advanced materials that efficiently trap and store carbon dioxide (CO₂) from industrial emissions.

Analytical Chemistry Apr 30, 2025

AI-powered advances unlock copper-zeolite catalysts for combating nitrogen oxide emissions

Increasingly stricter regulations on emissions from lean-burn engines, such as the Euro 7 standard, are approaching. This requires the development of catalytic materials that can reduce the toxic nitrogen oxides efficiently ...

Analytical Chemistry Apr 29, 2025

Data-driven algorithm yields three unique ZIFs with high selectivity for greenhouse gas separation

A collaborative research effort between UNIST and the Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST) has led to the successful synthesis of three novel porous materials by leveraging a data-driven structure prediction algorithm. ...

Polymers Apr 3, 2025

Zeolite catalyst enables sustainable production of biodegradable plastic materials

Methyl methoxyacetate and methyl formate, two of the most important carbonyl‐containing chemicals, can be produced directly by zeolite‐catalyzed carbonylation and disproportionation of DMM, using a heterogeneous catalyst, ...

Analytical Chemistry Mar 27, 2025

Cleaner fuels, greener industries: New approach synthesizes zeolites with diverse aluminum contents

A novel "zeolite blending" method has successfully produced CON-type zeolites with unprecedentedly high aluminum content, report researchers from the Institute of Science Tokyo. By combining multiple zeolite precursors to ...

Analytical Chemistry Mar 19, 2025

Researchers reveal role of zeolite acid site accessibility in syngas conversion

Zeolites and zeotypes are widely used in the energy and chemical industries due to their unique pore structures and excellent shape-selective catalytic properties. However, these inherent advantages also lead to diffusion ...

Analytical Chemistry Mar 19, 2025

Novel porous material separates deuterium at elevated temperatures efficiently

A novel porous material capable of separating deuterium (D2) from hydrogen (H2) at a temperature of 120 K (-153°C) has been introduced. Notably, this temperature exceeds the liquefaction point of natural gas, which is 111 ...

Paleontology & Fossils Mar 18, 2025

Vulture fossil discovery reveals how volcanic deposits can preserve the microscopic details of animal tissues

An analysis of a 30,000-year-old fossil vulture from Central Italy has revealed for the first time that volcanic rock can preserve microscopic details in feathers—the first ever record of such a preservation.

Analytical Chemistry Mar 10, 2025

Aluminum atom mapping in zeolites promises better catalysts

Zeolites, crystalline materials widely used in the petrochemical industry, serve as pivotal catalysts in the production of fine chemicals, with aluminum being the source of active sites within zeolite structures. A research ...

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