CONTENTS

List of Contributors vii

Preface ix

1. Zeolite Membranes – Status and Prospective 1

Juergen Caro and Manfred Noack

1. Introduction: Setting the Scene 2

2. Preparation of Zeolite Membranes 5
3. Separation Behavior of Molecular Sieve Membranes 14
4. Industrial Applications of Zeolite Membranes 49
5. Novel Synthesis Concepts 62
6. Outlook 82
Acknowledgment 84
References 84

2. Advances in Aromatics Processing Using Zeolite Catalysts 97

C. Perego and P. Pollesel
1. Introduction 98
2. Zeolite Catalysis for Reactions Involving Aromatic Hydrocarbons 102
3. Xylene 107
4. Alkylbenzenes by Alkylation-Transalkylation Reactions 119
5. Conclusions 145
References 146

3. Mesoporous Non-Siliceous Materials and Their Functions 151

Ajayan Vinu

1. Introduction 151
2. Preparation of Mesoporous Non-Siliceous Metal Oxides 153
3. Mesoporous Metals 161
4. Mesoporous Alloys and Metal–Metal Oxide Nanocomposites 167
5. Mesoporous Semiconductors 171
6. Mesoporous Polymers 173
7. Mesoporous Carbons 176
8. Mesoporous Carbon Nitrides 194

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9. Mesoporous Boron Nitrides and Mesoporous Boron Carbon Nitrides 219

10. Summary and Future Perspectives 226
Acknowledgments 228
Glossary 228
References 229

4. Catalysis with Microporous Aluminophosphates and

Silicoaluminophosphates Containing Transition Metals 237
Martin Hartmann and S.P. Elangovan
1. Introduction 238
2. Acid Catalysis 244
3. Bifunctional Catalysis 269
4. Redox Catalysis 281
5. Miscellaneous Catalytic Applications 297
6. Conclusions and Outlook 302
Acknowledgments 303
References 303

Subject Index 313