The crystal structure of bergenite, ideally Ca2Ba4[(UO2)3O2(PO4)2]3(H2O)16, monoclinic, space group P21/c, a 10.092(1), b 17.245(2), c 17.355(2) Å, 113.678(2)°, V 2766.2(3) Å3, Z = 2, Dcalc 4.82 g/cm3, was solved by direct methods and refined by full-matrix least-squares techniques on the basis of F2 to agreement indices R1 of 5.0% calculated for 4118 unique observed reflections (|Fo| ≥ 4 F), a...

Several attempted syntheses of Ti-TMS1, a hexagonal mesoporous TiO2 reported by Antonelli and Ying,1 have resulted in a lamellar structure as determined by twodimensional powder X-ray diffraction and transmission electron microscopy (TEM). Conventional one-dimensional powder X-ray diffraction patterns of the lamellar materials are similar to those reported for Ti-TMS1.1 Regions, of similar size...

An advanced inorganic material of the class of tetravalent bimetallic acid (TBMA) salt zirconium titanium phosphate (ZTP) has been synthesized by sol gel route. ZTP has been characterized for elemental analysis by ICP-AES, FTIR, TGA and X-ray diffraction studies. Ion exchange capacity (IEC) of material was determined and effect of calcination (373-773 K) on IEC studied. Chemical resistivity of ...

All the known chromium(III) NASICON-related phosphates are considered to be solid solutions. In these compounds chromium atoms share their position in the basic framework of the crystal lattice with other structure forming elements such as zirconium. In our study, we have hypothesised a completely new way of structural organisation of the chromium(III) zirconium(IV) NASICON framework, consistin...

Inspired by biology, in which a bimetallic hydroxide-bridged zinc(II)-containing enzyme is utilized to catalytically hydrolyze phosphate ester bonds, the utility of a zirconium(IV)-cluster-containing metal-organic framework as a catalyst for the methanolysis and hydrolysis of phosphate-based nerve agent simulants was examined. The combination of the strong Lewis-acidic Zr(IV) and bridging hydro...