Self‐Pillared, Single‐Unit‐Cell Sn‐MFI Zeolite Nanosheets and Their Use for Glucose and Lactose Isomerization. Issue 37 (23rd July 2015)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Ren, Limin; Guo, Qiang; Kumar, Prashant; Orazov, Marat; Xu, Dandan; Alhassan, Saeed M.; Mkhoyan, K. Andre; Davis, Mark E.; Tsapatsis, Michael
• Is Part Of: Angewandte Chemie international edition. Volume 54:Issue 37(2015)
• Page Start: 10848
• Page End: 10851
• Publication Date: 2015-07-23
• Subjects: Chemistry -- Periodicals; 540
• DOI: 10.1002/anie.201505334
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1433-7851

Abstract

<abstract abstract-type="main" xml:lang="en"> <title>Abstract</title> <p>Single‐unit‐cell Sn‐MFI, with the detectable Sn uniformly distributed and exclusively located at framework sites, is reported for the first time. The direct, single‐step, synthesis is based on repetitive branching caused by rotational intergrowths of single‐unit‐cell lamellae. The self‐pillared, meso‐ and microporous zeolite is an active and selective catalyst for sugar isomerization. High yields for the conversion of glucose into fructose and lactose to lactulose are demonstrated.</p> </abstract>