Porous Materials and Nanozeolites

Dear Colleagues,

Zeolites are fascinating materials with diverse capabilities which have gone beyond their traditional applications as catalysts, sorbents, and ion-exchangers. Novel synthesis methods are constantly being developed to enhance their performance and to make their synthesis industrially and envrinomentally friendly. Advanced characterization techniques are also continuously being explored to better understand the zeolite complex crystallization mechanism. These new developments have prompted zeolite researchers to collaborate with researchers from different areas, and excellent multidisciplinary studies have been published in recent years. Ever since the development of nanozeolites in the early 1990s, efforts have been devoted to expanding the number of zeolite structures available in nanozeolite form as well as modifying their properties for enhanced performance. Examples of recent developments include template-free synthesis of ultrasmall nanozeolites, synthesis of hierarchical nanozeolites, and synthesis of single crystal defect-free nanozeolites. In this Special Issue, we invite contributions from all areas of zeolites and related porous materials. Topics include but are not limited to green synthesis methods of zeolites and nanozeolites, post-synthetic modification of zeolites, development of advanced zeolite-based structured or multifunctional materials, characterization of zeolites, and interdisciplinary applications of nanozeolites and related porous materials.

Dr. Lubomira Tosheva
Prof. Svetlana Mintova
Guest Editors

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