Exfoliation of two-dimensional zeolites in liquid polybutadienes.

Authors :: Sabnis S
Tanna VA
Li C
Zhu J
Vattipalli V
Nonnenmann SS
Sheng G
Lai Z
Winter HH
Fan W
Source :: Chemical communications (Cambridge, England) [Chem Commun (Camb)] 2017 Jul 04; Vol. 53 (52), pp. 7011-7014. Date of Electronic Publication: 2017 Jun 16.
Publication Year :: 2017
Abstract: Layered zeolite precursors were successfully exfoliated by brief shearing or sonication with the assistance of commercially available telechelic liquid polybutadienes at room temperature. The exfoliated zeolite nanosheets can form a stable suspension in an organic solvent, providing exciting potential for the fabrication of zeolite membranes, composite materials and hierarchical zeolites.