A functionalized fibrous hierarchical zeolite includes a framework comprising aluminum atoms, silicon atoms, and oxygen atoms, the framework further comprising a plurality of micropores and a plurality of mesopores. The functionalized fibrous hierarchical zeolite is functionalized with at least one terminal amine bonded to a silicon atom. Terminal organometallic functionalities are bonded to a nitrogen atom of the at least one terminal amine, the terminal organometallic functionalities comprising a platinum atom.

A functionalized fibrous hierarchical zeolite includes a framework comprising aluminum atoms, silicon atoms, and oxygen atoms, the framework further comprising a plurality of micropores and a plurality of mesopores. The functionalized fibrous hierarchical zeolite is functionalized with at least one amine. A plurality of nanoparticles comprising platinum are immobilized on the framework.

Disclosed herein are amine functionalized zeolites and methods for making amine functionalized zeolites. In one or more embodiments disclosed herein, an amine functionalized 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 amine functionalized zeolite may further include a plurality of mesopores having diameters of greater than 2 nm and less than or equal to 50 nm and one or more of isolated terminal primary amine functionalities bonded to silicon atoms of the microporous framework or silazane functionalities, where the nitrogen atom of the silazane bridges two silicon atoms of the microporous framework.

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 includes at least silicon atoms and oxygen atoms. The modified zeolite may further include organometallic moieties each bonded to bridging oxygen atoms. The organometallic moieties include a hafnium atom. The hafnium atom is bonded to a bridging oxygen atom, and bridging oxygen atom bridges the hafnium atom of the organometallic moiety and a silicon atom of the microporous framework.

A functionalized fibrous hierarchical zeolite includes a framework comprising aluminum atoms, silicon atoms, and oxygen atoms, the framework further comprising a plurality of micropores and a plurality of mesopores. The functionalized fibrous hierarchical zeolite is functionalized with at least one amine. A plurality of nanoparticles comprising nickel are immobilized on the framework.

Set forth herein are processes for making lithium-stuffed garnet oxides (e.g., Li.sub.7La.sub.3Zr.sub.2O.sub.12, also known as LLZO) that have passivated surfaces comprising a fluorinate and/or an oxyfluorinate species. These surfaces resist the formation of oxides, carbonates, hydroxides, peroxides, and organics that spontaneously form on LLZO surfaces under ambient conditions. Also set forth herein are new materials made by these processes.

The present invention provides an iron-loaded aluminosilicate zeolite having a maximum pore opening defined by eight tetrahedral atoms and having the framework type CHA, AEI, AFX, ERI or LTA, wherein the iron (Fe) is present in a range of from about 0.5 to about 5.0 wt. % based on the total weight of the iron-loaded aluminosilicate zeolite, wherein an ultraviolet-visible absorbance spectrum of the iron-loaded synthetic aluminosilicate zeolite comprises a band at approximately 280 nm, wherein a ratio of an integral, peak-fitted ultraviolet-visible absorbance signal measured in arbitrary units (a.u.) for the band at approximately 280 nm to an integral peak-fitted ultraviolet-visible absorbance signal measured in arbitrary units (a.u.) for a band at approximately 340 nm is >about 2. The present invention further provides a method of making an metal-loaded aluminosilicate zeolite having a maximum pore opening defined by eight tetrahedral atoms from pre-existing aluminosilicate zeolite crystallites, wherein the metal is present in a range of from 0.5 to 5.0 wt. % based on the total weight of the metal-loaded aluminosilicate zeolite.

The present disclosure provides a method of synthesizing an aluminosilicate molecular sieve by a crystal seed-assisted method, a natural aluminosilicate clay mineral treated and activated by an alkali is used as a crystal seed for synthesis of the aluminosilicate molecular sieve, and the target molecular sieve product is synthesized by hydrothermal crystallization, wherein the synthesis process does not require addition of conventional crystal seeds of a molecular sieve or use of any organic template agent, thus the synthesized product does not require a calcination process to remove the template agent. The method of synthesizing an aluminosilicate molecular sieve by a crystal seed-assisted method can meet the requirements of both crystallinity and nucleation time, and greatly reduce costs of synthesizing the aluminosilicate molecular sieve, and reduce the environmental pollution caused by removal of the template agent by calcinating.

Provided are a nano-sized thin sheet-like pseudoboehmite and a method of producing the same. The method of producing a sheet-like pseudoboehmite is performed by a one-pot method, unlike the conventional method of performing the reaction first in a basic solution, and then performing redispersion in an acidic solution, thereby simplifying the production process, and thus, may be useful in the production industry of a separator for a secondary battery, and the like.

A negative electrode material, and a negative electrode plate, an electrochemical device, and an electronic device including the same. The negative electrode material includes SiM.sub.xC.sub.y, where 0.5≤x≤2, 0.5≤y≤4, and M includes at least one of boron, nitrogen, oxygen, or aluminum; for SiM.sub.xC.sub.y, a particle size at a quantity accumulation degree of A % is D.sub.NA, a particle size at a volume accumulation degree of B % is D.sub.VB, and a half-peak width of a quantity distribution curve is ΔD.sub.N; and 2 μm≤(D.sub.V50−D.sub.N50)≤6 μm, and 1≤(D.sub.N99−D.sub.N1)/ΔD.sub.N≤1.3. The use of the negative electrode material, and the negative electrode plate, the electrochemical device and the electronic device including the same according to the present application achieve good cycle performance and energy density.