Catalyzing the Green Revolution: Unlocking Previously Inaccessible Chemical Processes

The development of intracrystalline mesoporosity within zeolites has been a long-standing goal in catalysis as it greatly contributes to alleviating the diffusion limitations of these widely used microporous materials. During my presentation, I will discuss the main techniques that have been developed during the last years to produce zeolites with controlled mesoarchitectures comparing the different methods, their advantages and limitations. Among the different techniques used to characterize the composition, porosity and structure of these materials, I will present unprecedented insights on the formation of intracrystalline mesoporosity in zeolites obtained by in situ synchrotron X-ray diffraction, Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM), and Liquid Cell Transmission Electron Microscopy (Liq-TEM). 

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