Dendritic nanoarchitecture imparts ZSM-5 zeolite with enhanced adsorption and catalytic performance in energy applications

The development of zeolites possessing dendritic features represents a great opportunity for the design novel materials with applications in large variety fields and, particular, energy sector to afford its transition towards low carbon system. In current work, ZSM-5 zeolite showing 3D nanoarchitecture has been synthesized by functionalization protozeolitic nanounits an amphiphilic organosilane, which provokes branched aggregative growth embryos. Dendritic exhibits outstanding accessibility arising from highly interconnected network radially-oriented mesopores (3 – 10 nm) and cavities (20 80 nm), add zeolitic micropores, thus well-defined trimodal pore size distribution. These singular provide sharply enhanced performance comparison nano- hierarchical reference when tested number related applications, such as VOCs (toluene) adsorption (improved capacity), plastics (low-density polyethylene) catalytic cracking (boosted activity) hydrogen production methane decomposition (higher activity deactivation resistance).