> Secondary growth technique was successfully applied for the synthesis of nanostructure sodalite membranes with vacuum seeding ...

A series of novel rare earth carbonates, RE3(OH)6(CO3)Cl (RE = Dy, Er, Y), with sodalite-like (SOD-like) zeolite topologies have been successfully synthesized by introducing an appropriate amount of CO3(2-) from NaCO3 or atmospheric carbon dioxide as a template. Single-crystal X-ray diffraction reveals that the structure consists of the RE3(OH)6(3+) cationic framework with a SOD-like topology b...

A zeolitic imidazolate framework material of SOD topology possessing primarily unsubstituted imidazolate (im) linkers has been synthesized via solvent-assisted linker exchange (SALE) of ZIF-8. The structure of the new material, SALEM-2, has been confirmed through (1)H NMR and powder and single-crystal X-ray diffraction. SALEM-2 is the first example of a porous Zn(im)(2) ZIF possessing a truly z...

We report a new family of M12N12 (M = Al and Ga) cluster-assembled low-density materials with distinguished structures and properties based on state-of-the-art first-principles calculations. Specifically, the thermodynamic stability of the sodalite cage M12N12, with Th symmetry and a large HOMO-LUMO gap, is firstly proved using a first-principles molecular dynamics (FPMD) study. We consider thi...

Over the last decades, capability of a desulfurizing mixture to remove sulfur has been widely studied. The hot metal desulfurization efficiency represents percentage removed from bath and development parameters that predict process is fundamental for selecting best without need experimental tests. Therefore, this research aims develop new parameter efficiency, which was called factor (FDeS). De...

H2, N2, CO, and CO2 are readily incorporated in the porous, 3D sodalitic frameworks of coordination polymers of the [ML2]n type, with M = Pd(II) or Cu(II) and HL = 2-hydroxypyrimidine or 4-hydroxypyrimidine. The metal ion and ligand functionalization modulate their sorption properties, making these materials suitable for gas storage and separation purposes.