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Zeolite Coatings on Microcellular Ceramic Foams: A Novel Route to Microreactor and Microseparator Devices

  1. A. Zampieri1,
  2. P. Colombo2,3,
  3. G. T. P. Mabande1,
  4. T. Selvam1,
  5. W. Schwieger,
  6. F. Scheffler1

Article first published online: 19 MAY 2004

DOI: 10.1002/adma.200306304

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Advanced Materials

Advanced Materials

Volume 16, Issue 9-10, pages 819–823, May, 2004

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How to Cite

Zampieri, A., Colombo, P., Mabande, G. T. P., Selvam, T., Schwieger, W. and Scheffler, F. (2004), Zeolite Coatings on Microcellular Ceramic Foams: A Novel Route to Microreactor and Microseparator Devices. Adv. Mater., 16: 819–823. doi: 10.1002/adma.200306304

Author Information

  1. 1

    Institute of Chemical Reaction Engineering, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Erlangen D-91058, Germany

  2. 2

    Department of Applied Chemistry and Material Science, University of Bologna, viale Risorgimento 2, Bologna, I-40136, Italy

  3. 3

    Department of Materials Science and Engineering, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802, USA

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 19 MAY 2004
  2. Article first published online: 19 MAY 2004
  3. Manuscript Accepted: 10 FEB 2004
  4. Manuscript Received: 9 OCT 2003

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Keywords:

  • Ceramic foams;
  • Composite materials;
  • Hydrothermal synthesis;
  • Zeolites

A novel zeolite–ceramic composite monolith with a hierarchical bimodal (nano-, macroscale) pore system (see Figure) has been prepared by coating the internal cell walls of microcellular polymer-derived ceramic foams (cell size ∼ 8 μm) with a thin layer of MFI-type zeolite. Applications are envisaged as microreactors and microseparator devices for catalysis and adsorption/ separation because of the material's unique microstructural design.

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