New Horizons in Zeolites and Zeolite-Like Materials
A special issue of Crystals (ISSN 2073-4352). This special issue belongs to the section "Hybrid and Composite Crystalline Materials".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (1 June 2020) | Viewed by 31015
Special Issue Editor
2. Chemistry Department, Moscow State University, Leninskie Gory 1, Bldg. 3, 119992 Moscow, Russia
3. Institute of Ecology and Engineering, National Science and Technology University MISiS, Leninsky Prospect 4, 119071 Moscow, Russia
Interests: catalysis; nanomaterials; renewables; green chemistry
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
It is a great pleasure for me to invite you to submit a manuscript to the Special Issue "New Horizons in Zeolites and Zeolite-Like Materials", which will be published in the journal Crystals.
This Special Issue targets interdisciplinary state-of-the-art research articles, communications, and reviews related to various aspects of the synthesis, characterization and application of zeolites and zeolite-like materials. Two rapidly developing vectors are currently emerging in this area: novel applications for the “old” systems (conventional zeolite) and fascinating hybrid zeolite-like materials, including diverse mesoporous materials (oxide-, carbon-, and polymer-based) and coordination polymers, such as metal organic frameworks (MOFs), covalent organic frameworks (COFs) and zeolitic imidazolate frameworks (ZIFs). All these materials exhibit a clear molecular sieve effect and extended micro/meso porosity. In some aspects, these newcomers are better or richer in properties and structures than the classical zeolites and provide more opportunities for variation of the structure and composition. The true zeolite nature of the newcomers in the zeolite world can be easily recognized from the shape-selectivity effects, huge specific surface areas and pore volumes, and typical zeolite architecture. Zeolite-like materials play a paramount role in contemporary research and practice. Advanced architectures provide a driving force for the progress in diverse research areas, including the development of new nano-engineered catalysts and adsorbents, smart and stimuli-responsive materials, sensors, as well as materials for energy applications (harvesting, storage). The incentive of this Special Issue is to show progress in key aspects of the broad “zeolite” arena. Combining individual contributions from these areas will allow us to produce the journal issue with a high impact. Thus, submissions focused on any new zeolite-like materials and their novel applications are cordially invited.
Please note that Crystals is an open access journal, and the whole Special Issue will be freely available for all readers across the world. Information about open access options and conditions is provided on the journal website.
Prof. Dr. Leonid Kustov
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- zeolite-like materials
- catalysis; adsorption
- nanomaterials
- hybrid materials
- characterization of nanomaterials
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