The Reconstruction of Natural Zeolites : A New Approach to Announce Old Materials by Their Synthesis

Summarizes the known properties of natural zeolites and shows how they can be synthesized by simulating the conditions of natural formation. Systematically, this book also establishes a direct correlation between the glassy precursor composition and that of the zeolite product.

1. Introduction.- 2. General Description of the Zeolites.- 2.1 Grouping of Zeolites.- 2.2 Chemical Classification of Zeolites.- 2.3 Secondary Building Units.- 2.4 Channel, Cage and Cavity Systems.- 2.5 Zeolitic Water Related to Cations.- 3. Hydrothermal Synthesis under Pressure.- 3.1 Physical Chemistry of Hydrothermal Synthesis Under Pressure.- 3.2 Experimental.- 4. Zeolite Identification by the Stereo-Comparator Method.- 4.1 Imaging Technique with the Scanning Electron Microscope.- 4.2 Image Evaluation with the Stereo-Comparator.- 4.3 The Calculation of x,y,z from Px and Py.- 4.4 Crystal Indexing.- 5.The Zeolite Minerals.- 5.1 Zeolites with 4=1 Chains.- 5.2 Zeolites with Single Connected 4-Ring Chains.- 5.3 Zeolites with Double Connected 4-Ring Chains.- 5.4 Zeolites with 6-Rings.- 5.5 Zeolites with 5-1 Building Units.- 5.6 Zeolites with 4-4=1 Building Units.- 6. Concluding Remarks.- 7. Acknowledgment.- 8. Index.- 9. References.