Nanosized MCM-22 zeolite using simple non-surfactant organic growth modifiers: synthesis and catalytic applications

Abstract

Non surfactant cyclic alkylammonium can selectively decrease the rate of crystal growth along the x–y crystal axes during the synthesis of MWW zeolite. This results in an ∼60 nm nanocrystalline zeolite that shows remarkable catalytic properties for the production of cumene.