Disclosed herein are modified zeolites and methods for making modified zeolites. In one or more embodiments disclosed herein, a modified zeolite may include a microporous framework including a plurality of micropores having diameters of less than or equal to 2 nm. The microporous framework may include at least silicon atoms and oxygen atoms. The modified zeolite may further include organometallic moieties each bonded to a nitrogen atom of a secondary amine functional group including a nitrogen atom and a hydrogen atom. The organometallic moieties may include a zirconium atom that is bonded to the nitrogen atom of the secondary amine functional group. The nitrogen atom of the secondary amine function group may bridge the zirconium atom of the organometallic moiety and a silicon atom of the microporous framework.

The present invention relates to the use of monodisperse nanozeolites with a specific particle size distribution in analytical determination methods, methods for the qualitative and quantitative determination of one or more neutral, zwitterionic or positively charged bioanalytes in a sample, in particular in saline media, using such nanozeolites, and new chemosensors based on such nanozeolites with doping with functionalised dyes or indicators.

This invention relates generally to a process to perform controlled alkaline and acid treatments on inorganic porous solids, yielding superior physico-chemical and catalytic properties, whereas the particle and crystal size is not negatively influenced. Accordingly, the solids obtained in this fashion can be easily recovered from the alkaline solution. The latter being problematic in the state of the art.

The present disclosure provides a method of preparing a SCR (Selective Catalytic Reduction) catalyst including preparing a synthetic mother liquid that includes a source of silica and alumina including zeolite A and silica, a structure-inducing material, a complexing material, and a solvent, reacting the synthetic mother liquid to prepare CHA zeolite, and ion-exchanging the prepared CHA zeolite with a transition metal.

The present disclosure is directed to metal ion-containing zeolitic compositions having MAZ topology that are useful for scavenging CO.sub.2 from low-CO.sub.2-content feed streams, including air, and method of making and using the same.

The present disclosure generally provides catalysts, catalytic articles and catalyst systems including such catalytic articles. In particular, the catalyst composition includes a zeolite having a chabazite (CHA) crystal structure ion-exchanged with iron and copper. Methods of making and using the catalyst composition are also provided, as well as emission treatment systems containing a catalyst article coated with the catalyst composition. The catalyst article present in such emission treatment systems is useful to catalyze the reduction of nitrogen oxides in gas exhaust in the presence of a reductant.

A solid oxide fuel cell assembly (SOFC) and a method for making the SOFC are provided. An exemplary method includes forming a functionalized zeolite templated carbon (ZTC). The functionalized ZTC is formed by forming a CaX zeolite, depositing carbon in the CaX zeolite using a chemical vapor deposition (CVD) process to form a carbon/zeolite composite, treating the carbon/zeolite composite with a solution comprising hydrofluoric acid to form a ZTC, and treating the ZTC to add catalyst sites. The functionalized ZTC is incorporated into electrodes by forming a mixture of the functionalized ZTC with a calcined solid oxide electrolyte and calcining the mixture. The method includes forming an electrode assembly, forming the SOFC assembly, and coupling the SOFC assembly to a cooling system.

A method, comprising i) contacting an aqueous solution of an organic ligand salt of the formula A.sub.X(L.sup.−X) with a mesoporous material (MPM) to form an impregnated mesoporous salt material of the formula A.sub.X(L.sup.−X)/MPM, ii) treating the impregnated mesoporous salt material with an aqueous acidic solution to form an impregnated mesoporous acid material of the formula H.sub.X(L.sup.−X)/MPM, iii) contacting an aqueous solution of a metal precursor of the formula M.sup.+y(B)y with the impregnated mesoporous acid material to form an impregnated mesoporous metal organic framework precursor of the formula [M.sup.+y(B).sub.y][H.sub.x(L.sup.−x)]/MPM, and iv) at least one of 1) heating the impregnated mesoporous metal organic framework precursor in the absence of a solvent or 2) exposing the impregnated mesoporous metal organic framework precursor to a volatile vapor in the absence of a solvent such that the heating or the exposing forms a hybrid material of the formula (M.sup.+yL.sup.−x)/MPM, wherein the hybrid material comprises a nano-crystalline metal organic framework (MOF) embedded within the mesoporous material.

Nanostructured aluminosilicates including aluminosilicate nanorods are formed by heating a geopolymer resin containing up to about 90 mol % water in a closed container at a temperature between about 70° C. and about 200° C. for a length of time up to about one week to yield a first material including the aluminosilicate nanorods. The aluminosilicate nanorods have an average width of the between about 5 nm and about 30 or between about 5 nm and about 60 nm or between about 5 nm and about 100 nm, and a majority of the aluminosilicate nanorods have an aspect ratio between about 2 and about 100.

An aluminosilicate molecular sieve material of BOG framework type, designated SSZ-122, is provided. SSZ-122 can be synthesized using 1-adamantyl-3-propylimidazolium cations as a structure directing agent. SSZ-122 may be used in organic compound conversion and/or sorptive processes.