This book is devoted to the new development of zeolitic catalysts with an emphasis on new strategies for the preparation of zeolites, novel techniques for their characterization and emerging applications of zeolites as catalysts for sustainable chemistry, especially in the fields of energy, biomass conversion and environmental protection. Over the years, energy and the environment have become the most important global issues, while zeolitic catalysts play important roles in addressing them. With individual chapters written by leading experts, this book offers an essential reference work for researchers and professionals in both academia and industry.

Feng-Shou Xiao is a Professor at the Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang University, China.

Xiangju Meng is an Associate Professor at the Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang University, China.

Part I Novel strategies for synthesizing zeolites

Sustainable routes for zeolite synthesis
Ionothermal Synthesis of Molecular Sieves
Interlayer Expansion of the Layered Zeolites
Mesostructured zeolites
Part II New Developments in Characterization of Zeolites
Structure determination of zeolites by electron crystallography
Structure Analysis in Zeolite Research: From Framework Topologies to Functional Properties
Solid-state NMR Studies of Zeolites
Part III Emerging Applications of Zeolites for Sustainable Chemistry
Zeolites in Fluid Catalytic Cracking (FCC)
Chemistry of the Methanol to Olefin Conversion
Zeolite catalysis for biomass conversion
Catalytic Oxidations over Titanosilicate Zeolites
Emerging applications of environmentally friendly zeolites in the selective catalytic reduction of nitrogen oxides
Zeolite thin films and membranes: From fundamental to applications
Zeolites catalyzing raw material change for a sustainable chemical industry
Part IV Conclusion
Concluding Remarks.