The structure of the molecular sieve is very empty, with a pore volume of 40% to 50% of the total volume, with a large specific surface area, generally up to 500 to 1,000 square meters/gram, and the inner surface is also very large, accounting for about 99% of the total surface area. Its most basic structural units are silicon oxygen tetrahedrons (SiO 4) and aluminum oxygen tetrahedrons (AlO 4). The adjacent tetrahedrons connect to form multi-compartmented oxygen rings in different ways through shared oxygen atoms, thus forming a three-dimensional polyhedron (cage) of various configurations. These cages are connected in different ways to form molecular sieves of various microscopic framework structures.
The structure of the molecular sieve is very empty, with a pore volume of 40% to 50% of the total volume, with a large specific surface area, generally up to 500 to 1,000 square meters/gram, and the inner surface is also very large, accounting for about 99% of the total surface area. Its most basic structural units are silicon oxygen tetrahedrons (SiO 4) and aluminum oxygen tetrahedrons (AlO 4). The adjacent tetrahedrons connect to form multi-compartmented oxygen rings in different ways through shared oxygen atoms, thus forming a three-dimensional polyhedron (cage) of various configurations. These cages are connected in different ways to form molecular sieves of various microscopic framework structures.