News from the Structure Commission
22-Apr-25 | Database security upgraded | ||||||
Over the last few months, Christian Baerlocher has been working to make the Database of Zeolite Structures CSP (Content Security Policy) compliant, so that users are protected from the possibility of malicious code being injected into the website. A Website Security Test before the CSP implementation showed a grade of C. The current version, on the other hand, has a grade of A. Thank you, Christian! The code revision was substantial, and although every effort has been made to make the changes transparent to the user, there may still be a few lingering errors that need to be fixed. If you encounter any problems or strange behavior when using the database, please contact Christian, so that he can correct it. |
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5-Mar-25 | Two new Framework Type Codes have been approved | ||||||
MAN | Reference material: Martinandresite | ||||||
Chukanov, N.V., Zubkova, N.V., Meisser, N., Ansermet, S., Weiss, S., Pekov, I.V., Belakovskiy, D.I., Vozchikova, S.A., Britvin, S.N. and Pushcharovsky, D.Y. | |||||||
"Martinandresite, Ba2(Al4Si12O32)•10H2O, a new zeolite from Wasenalp, Switzerland" Phys. Chem. Miner. 45, 511-521 (2018) |
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-IVY | Reference material: ITQ-70 | ||||||
Tirado, J.I., Sala, A., Bordes, A., Das, P.P., Palatinus, L., Nicolopoulos, S., Jorda, J.L., Vidal-Moya, A., Blasco, T., Sastre, G., Valencia, S. and Rey, F. | |||||||
"Synthesis and structure determination by 3D electron diffraction of the extra-large pore zeolite ITQ-70" Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 64, e202416515 (2025) |
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20-Sep-24 | Two new Framework Type Codes have been approved | ||||||
HZF | Reference material: ZEO-5 | ||||||
Gao, Z.R., Yu, H., Chen, F.-J., Mayoral, A., Niu, Z., Niu, Z., Li, X., Deng, H., Márquez-Álvarez, C., He, H., Xu, S., Zhou, Y., Xu, J., Xu, H., Fan, W., Balestra, S.R.G., Ma, C., Hao, J., Li, J., Wu, P., Yu, J. and Camblor, M.A. | |||||||
"Interchain-expanded extra-large-pore zeolites" Nature 628, 99-103 (2024) |
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ZJN | Reference material: ZJM-9 | ||||||
Shi, J., Hu, J., Wu, Q., Chen, W., Dong, Z., Zheng, A., Ma, Y., Meng, X. and Xiao, F.-S. | |||||||
"A six-membered ring molecular sieve achieved by a reconstruction route" J. Am. Chem. Soc. 145, 7712-7717 (2023) |
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5-Jan-24 | One new Framework Type Code has been approved | ||||||
JSY | Reference material: JU-60 | ||||||
Li,Y., Li, X., Liu, J., Duan, F. and Yu, J. | |||||||
"In silico prediction and screening of modular crystal structures via a high-throughput genomic approach" Nat. Commun., 6, 8328 (2015) |
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Shi, J., Hu, J., Qinming Wu, Q., Chen, W., Dong, Z., Zheng, A., Ma, Y., Meng, X., and Xiao F.-S. | |||||||
"A six-membered ring molecular sieve achieved by a reconstruction route" |
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J. Am. Chem. Soc., 145, 7712−7717 (2023) | |||||||
20-Jun-23 | Four new Framework Type Codes have been approved | ||||||
JZT | Reference material: ZEO-3 | ||||||
Li, J., Gao, Z.R., Lin, Q-F., Liu, C., Gao, F., Lin, C., Zhang, S., Deng, H., Mayoral, A., Fan, W., Luo, S., Chen, X., He, H., Camblor, M.A., Chen, F-J. and Yu, J. | |||||||
"A 3D extra-large-pore zeolite enabled by 1D-to-3D topotactic condensation of a chain silicate" Science 379, 283-287 (2023) |
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EOS | Reference material: ECNU-16 | ||||||
Xu, L., Zhang, L., Li, J., Muraoka, K., Peng, F., Xu, H. Lin, C., Gao, Z., Jiang, J-G., Chaikittisilp, W., Sun, J., Okubo, T. and Wu, P. | |||||||
"Crystallization of a novel germanosilicate ECNU-16 provides insights into the space-filling effect on zeolite crystal symmetry" Chem. Eur. J. 24, 9247-9253 (2018) |
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-ION | Reference material: IDM-1 | ||||||
Villaescusa, L.A., Li, J., Gao, Z., Sun, J. and Camblor, M.A. | |||||||
"IDM-1: a zeolite with intersecting medium and extra-large pores built as an expansion of zeolite MFI" Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 59, 11283-11286 (2020) |
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RFE | Reference material: RUB-58 | ||||||
Marler, B., Baerlocher, C., McCusker, L.B. and Gies, H. | |||||||
"Synthesis and structure of RUB-58: an almost ordered, highly crystalline member of the ZSM-48 family of zeolites" Cryst. Growth Des. 23, 2770-2781 (2023) |
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13-Jun-23 | Wilfried J. Mortier (1946-2023) | ||||||
It is with great sadness that we must report that Wilfried J. Mortier, who served on the Structure Commission for 33 years (1977-2010), passed away on June 5, 2023 after a long illness. He is best remembered in the Commission for the Herculean effort he put into collecting, organizing and finally publishing the data that are now available in the "Compilation of Extra-Framework Sites in Zeolites". Although the Compilation has not been updated since it was published in 1982 (the amount of work involved would be overwhelming), it continues to be a valuable resource for zeolite scientists. His insistence on correct protocol and precision helped to set the course of the IZA-SC at the very beginning of its existence. He also served on the IZA Council several times when the IZA was first established and provided similar guidance. During the course of his career, he worked in both academia (KU Leuven) and industry (ExxonMobil), and was happy to share the insight into zeolite chemistry and structure that this brought him. Those of us who had the privilege of working with him, will always remember him with respect and fondness. |
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16-Feb-23 | Database of Zeolite Structures | ||||||
The latest release of the php software that is used to access the Database of Zeolite Structures is stricter than the previous versions, and this caused some problems with the website. Christian Baerlocher has now fixed the most obvious failures, but there may still be a few that he hasn't caught. If you notice anything unusual, please contact him. | |||||||
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