King Abdullah University of Science and Technology

Saudi Arabian Oil Company

Zhaohui Liu

Jean-Marie Maurice Basset

Yu Han

Youssef Saih

Xinglong Dong

Qiwei Tian

Sohel K Shaikh

Wei Xu

Miao Sun

According to one or more embodiments, cationic polymers may be produced which include one or more monomers containing cations. Such cationic polymers may be utilized as structure directing agents to for mesoporous zeolites. The mesoporous zeolites may include micropores as well as mesopores, and may have a surface area of greater than 350 m/g and a pore volume of greater than 0.3 cm/g. Also described are core/shell zeolites, where at least the shell portion includes a mesoporous zeolite material.

Cationic polymers and porous materials

According to one or more embodiments, a mesoporous zeolite may included a microporous framework that includes a plurality of micropores having diameters of less than or equal to 2 nm, and a plurality of mesopores having diameters of greater than 2 nm and less than or equal to 50 nm. The mesoporous zeolite may included an aluminosilicate material, a titanosilicate material, or a pure silicate material. The mesoporous zeolite may included a surface area of greater than 350 m/g and a pore volume of greater than 0.3 cm/g.

According to one or more embodiments, cationic polymers may be produced which include one or more monomers containing cations. Such cationic polymers may be utilized as structure directing agents to form mesoporous zeolites. The mesoporous zeolites may include micropores as well as mesopores, and may have a surface area of greater than 350 m/g and a pore volume of greater than 0.3 cm/g. Also described are core/shell zeolites, where at least the shell portion includes a mesoporous zeolite material.

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Thuwal, Saudi Arabia

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