SANS Investigations of Adsorption Mechanisms in Model Porous Silicas

FTIR Microscopy with Polarized Radiation for the Analysis of Adsorption Processes in Molecular Sieves

FTIR Microscopy with polarized light was used to study the orientation of different molecules in Silicalite I, SAPO-5 and AlPO 4 -5 molecular sieves during the adsorption process and in their equilibrium positions. While the uptake and the equilibrium positions of p-xylene are essentially not influenced by the the framework charge, large differences between AlPO 4 -5 and SAPO-5 are observed with the strongly basic p-nitroaniline molecule.

Colloidal zeolites and zeolite membranes

The synthesis of zeolite membranes and thin films using the secondary growth process is briefly described. In this process colloidal zeolite particles (sols) are prepared hydrothermally and then subsequently deposited on substrates to produce uniform layers of controlled thickness. In order to optimise this process, an understanding of the nature of the sols and an insight into the structure of the consolidated layer so formed, is required. Such studies are illustrated here with silicalite and zeolite A. The formation and growth of silicalite sols has been investigated in situ by small angle neutron scattering (SANS). SANS measurements on sols at progressively higher concentrations have pro…