Pressure-induced chemistry for the 2D to 3D transformation of zeolites

Michal Mazur, Angel M. Arévalo-López, Paul S. Wheatley, Giulia P. M. Bignami, Sharon E. Ashbrook, Ángel Morales-García, Petr Nachtigall, J. Paul Attfield, Jiři Čejka, Russell E. Morris

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Abstract

ADOR, an unconventional synthesis strategy based on a four-step mechanism: assembly, disassembly, organization, and reassembly, has opened new possibilities in zeolite chemistry. The ADOR approach led to the discovery of the IPC family of materials with tuneable porosity. Here we present the first pressure-induced ADOR transformation of 2D zeolite precursor IPC-1P into fully crystalline 3D zeolite IPC-2 (OKO topology) using a Walker-type multianvil apparatus under a pressure of 1 GPa at 200 °C. Surprisingly, the high-pressure material is of lower density (higher porosity) than the product obtained from simply calcining the IPC-1P precursor at high temperature, which produces IPC-4 (PCR topology). The sample was characterized by PXRD, 29Si MAS NMR, SEM, and HRTEM. Theoretical calculations suggest that high pressure can lead to the preparation of other ADOR zeolites that have not yet been prepared.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)5255-5259
JournalJournal of Materials Chemistry
Volume6
Issue number13
Early online date20 Nov 2017
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 7 Apr 2018

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