Zeolites — microporous crystalline aluminosilicates — are widely used in industry as size- and shape-selective catalysts, but the micropores that enable this catalytic activity also cause diffusion limitations that adversely affect it. This can be overcome by reducing the thickness of the zeolite crystals and thus improving molecular diffusion. Here it is shown that bifunctional surfactants can direct the formation of zeolite structures that are only one unit cell thick.
- Minkee Choi
- Kyungsu Na
- Ryong Ryoo
