PROGRESS IN ZEOLITES SCIENCE: A CHINA PERSPECTIVE

The chemistry of microporous materials is among the mostrapidly developing fields of chemical research. It is extended fromthe conventional zeolites which are mineral aluminosilicates withmicroporous host lattice structures. Both zeolites and microporouscrystalline materials are molecular sieves which possess openframeworks in which guest species like water and amines or quaternaryammoniums (known as templates) can be accommodated. Upon the removalof guest species, they demonstrate adsorptive and catalytic propertiesowing to their surface activity as well as the selective character ofthe structural frameworks. There is a huge population of zeolitescientists in China who conduct intensive and interesting studies onthese materials. The present review volume intends to draw an outlineof the major research activities and achievement in the area ofzeolite science in China.