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Abstract
Nucleation and growth are critical steps in crystallization, which plays an important role in determining crystal structure, size, morphology, and purity. Therefore, understanding the mechanisms of nucleation and growth is crucial to realize the controllable fabrication of crystalline products with desired and reproducible properties. Based on classical models, the initial crystal nucleus is formed by the spontaneous aggregation of ions, atoms, or molecules, and crystal growth is dependent on the monomer's diffusion and the surface reaction. Recently, numerous in situ investigations on crystallization dynamics have uncovered the existence of nonclassical mechanisms. This review provides a summary and highlights the in situ studies of crystal nucleation and growth, with a particular emphasis on the state-of-the-art research progress since the year 2016, and includes technological advances, atomic-scale observations, substrate- and temperature-dependent nucleation and growth, and the progress achieved in the various materials: metals, alloys, metallic compounds, colloids, and proteins. Finally, the forthcoming opportunities and challenges in this fascinating field are discussed.
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Affiliation(s)
- Junjie Li
- Key Laboratory of Functional Materials and Devices for Special Environments, Xinjiang Technical Institute of Physics & Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xinjiang Key Laboratory of Electronic Information Materials and Devices, 40-1 South Beijing Road, Urumqi830011, China.,Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing100049, China
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- Nanostructured Materials Group, International Iberian Nanotechnology Laboratory (INL), Av. Mestre Jose Veiga, 4715-330Braga, Portugal
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Yang H, Guo Q, Yang P, Liu X, Wang Y. Synthesis of hierarchical Sn-Beta zeolite and its catalytic performance in glucose conversion. Catal Today 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cattod.2020.06.079] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Zhao X, Duan H, Gao S, Shi Z, Zhu K, Zhou X. Crystal engineering of hierarchical zeolite in dynamically maintained Pickering emulsion. Chem Eng Res Des 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cherd.2019.10.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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The Steric Effect in Green Benzylation of Arenes with Benzyl Alcohol Catalyzed by Hierarchical H-beta Zeolite. Catalysts 2019. [DOI: 10.3390/catal9100869] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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For decades the steric effect was still ambiguously understood in catalytic benzylation reactions of arenes with benzyl alcohol, which limited the green synthesis of phenylmethane derivates in industrial scale. This research applies a series of silica–alumina beta zeolites to systematically evaluate factors like catalyst porosity, reactants molecule size, and reaction temperature on catalytic benzylation. First, a suitable hierarchical beta zeolite catalyst was screened out by X-ray powder diffraction, N2 adsorption−desorption, and probe benzylation with p-xylene. In the following substrates expanding study, for a typical benzylation of benzene, it showed extraordinary performance among literature reported ones that the conversion was 98% while selectivity was 90% at 353 K only after 10 min. The steric effect of aromatics with different molecular sizes on benzylation was observed. The reaction activities of four different aromatics followed the order: benzene > toluene > p-xylene > mesitylene. Combined with macroscopic kinetic analysis, this comprehensive study points out for the first time that the nature of this steric effect was dominated by the relative adsorption efficiency of different guest aromatic molecules on the host zeolite surface.
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Chen L, Xue T, Ding J, Wu HH, Zhang K, Wu P, He MY. Hydrothermal synthesis and catalytic performance of bulky titanium silicalite-1 aggregates assembled by bridged organosilane. CHINESE JOURNAL OF CATALYSIS 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/s1872-2067(18)63026-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Zheng J, Jin D, Liu Z, Zhu K, Zhou X, Yuan W. Synthesis of Nanosized SAPO-34 via an Azeotrope Evaporation and Dry Gel Conversion Route and Its Catalytic Performance in Chloromethane Conversion. Ind Eng Chem Res 2018. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.iecr.7b03326] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Jingwei Zheng
- State
Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, 130 Meilong Road, Shanghai 200237, P. R. China
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- State
Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, 130 Meilong Road, Shanghai 200237, P. R. China
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- School
of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou 510006, P. R. China
- State
Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, 130 Meilong Road, Shanghai 200237, P. R. China
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- State
Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, 130 Meilong Road, Shanghai 200237, P. R. China
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- State
Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, 130 Meilong Road, Shanghai 200237, P. R. China
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- State
Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, 130 Meilong Road, Shanghai 200237, P. R. China
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Jin D, Li L, Ye G, Ding H, Zhao X, Zhu K, Coppens MO, Zhou X. Manipulating the mesostructure of silicoaluminophosphate SAPO-11 via tumbling-assisted, oriented assembly crystallization: a pathway to enhance selectivity in hydroisomerization. Catal Sci Technol 2018. [DOI: 10.1039/c8cy01483c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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A house-of-cards architecture of silicoaluminophosphate was fabricated to enhance selectivity for hydroisomerization.
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Affiliation(s)
- Dongliang Jin
- UNILAB, State Key Lab of Chemical Engineering, School of Chemical Engineering
- East China University of Science and Technology
- Shanghai 200237
- P. R. China
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
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- Shanghai Research Institute of Petrochemical Technology
- SINOPEC
- Shanghai 201208
- P. R. China
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- UNILAB, State Key Lab of Chemical Engineering, School of Chemical Engineering
- East China University of Science and Technology
- Shanghai 200237
- P. R. China
- Department of Chemical Engineering
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- UNILAB, State Key Lab of Chemical Engineering, School of Chemical Engineering
- East China University of Science and Technology
- Shanghai 200237
- P. R. China
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- UNILAB, State Key Lab of Chemical Engineering, School of Chemical Engineering
- East China University of Science and Technology
- Shanghai 200237
- P. R. China
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- UNILAB, State Key Lab of Chemical Engineering, School of Chemical Engineering
- East China University of Science and Technology
- Shanghai 200237
- P. R. China
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- UNILAB, State Key Lab of Chemical Engineering, School of Chemical Engineering
- East China University of Science and Technology
- Shanghai 200237
- P. R. China
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Jin D, Ye G, Zheng J, Yang W, Zhu K, Coppens MO, Zhou X. Hierarchical Silicoaluminophosphate Catalysts with Enhanced Hydroisomerization Selectivity by Directing the Orientated Assembly of Premanufactured Building Blocks. ACS Catal 2017. [DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.7b01646] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Dongliang Jin
- UNILAB,
State Key Lab of Chemical Engineering, School of Chemical Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai 200237, People’s Republic of China
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- Department
of Chemical Engineering, University College London, London WC1E 7JE, United Kingdom
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- UNILAB,
State Key Lab of Chemical Engineering, School of Chemical Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai 200237, People’s Republic of China
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- Shanghai Research Institute of Petrochemical Technology, SINOPEC, Shanghai 201208, People’s Republic of China
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- UNILAB,
State Key Lab of Chemical Engineering, School of Chemical Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai 200237, People’s Republic of China
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- Department
of Chemical Engineering, University College London, London WC1E 7JE, United Kingdom
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- UNILAB,
State Key Lab of Chemical Engineering, School of Chemical Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai 200237, People’s Republic of China
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Chen Z, Zhu S, Li P, Li X, Xu Y, Dong Y, Song W, Yi X, Fang W. Fabricating self-assembled SAPO-5 with tailored mesoporosity and acidity using a single template. CrystEngComm 2017. [DOI: 10.1039/c7ce01132f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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SAPO-5 zeolite with a bimodal pore system was hydrothermally synthesized using di-n-butylamine as single template. The structural and catalytic properties of the hierarchical SAPO-5 were extensively characterized and compared to those of conventional SAPO-5 using triethylamine as template.
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Affiliation(s)
- Zhou Chen
- National Engineering Laboratory for Green Chemical Productions of Alcohols, Ethers and Esters
- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- Xiamen University
- Xiamen 361005
- P.R. China
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- National Engineering Laboratory for Green Chemical Productions of Alcohols, Ethers and Esters
- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- Xiamen University
- Xiamen 361005
- P.R. China
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- National Engineering Laboratory for Green Chemical Productions of Alcohols, Ethers and Esters
- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- Xiamen University
- Xiamen 361005
- P.R. China
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- National Engineering Laboratory for Green Chemical Productions of Alcohols, Ethers and Esters
- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- Xiamen University
- Xiamen 361005
- P.R. China
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- National Engineering Laboratory for Green Chemical Productions of Alcohols, Ethers and Esters
- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- Xiamen University
- Xiamen 361005
- P.R. China
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- National Engineering Laboratory for Green Chemical Productions of Alcohols, Ethers and Esters
- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- Xiamen University
- Xiamen 361005
- P.R. China
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- National Engineering Laboratory for Green Chemical Productions of Alcohols, Ethers and Esters
- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- Xiamen University
- Xiamen 361005
- P.R. China
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- National Engineering Laboratory for Green Chemical Productions of Alcohols, Ethers and Esters
- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- Xiamen University
- Xiamen 361005
- P.R. China
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- National Engineering Laboratory for Green Chemical Productions of Alcohols, Ethers and Esters
- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- Xiamen University
- Xiamen 361005
- P.R. China
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Chen Z, Song W, Zhu S, Lai W, Yi X, Fang W. Synthesis of a multi-branched dandelion-like SAPO-11 by an in situ inoculating seed-induced-steam-assisted conversion method (SISAC) as a highly effective hydroisomerization support. RSC Adv 2017. [DOI: 10.1039/c6ra26522g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/14/2023] Open
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A dandelion-like SAPO-11 with multiple branches was fabricated by seed-induced-steam-assisted conversion, which combined an in situ inoculating seed method (the initial gel pre-crystallized at 433 K for 24 h) and steam-assisted conversion process.
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- Zhou Chen
- National Engineering Laboratory for Green Chemical Productions of Alcohols
- Ethers and Esters
- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- Xiamen University
- Xiamen 361005
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- National Engineering Laboratory for Green Chemical Productions of Alcohols
- Ethers and Esters
- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- Xiamen University
- Xiamen 361005
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- National Engineering Laboratory for Green Chemical Productions of Alcohols
- Ethers and Esters
- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- Xiamen University
- Xiamen 361005
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- National Engineering Laboratory for Green Chemical Productions of Alcohols
- Ethers and Esters
- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- Xiamen University
- Xiamen 361005
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- National Engineering Laboratory for Green Chemical Productions of Alcohols
- Ethers and Esters
- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- Xiamen University
- Xiamen 361005
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- National Engineering Laboratory for Green Chemical Productions of Alcohols
- Ethers and Esters
- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- Xiamen University
- Xiamen 361005
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Song W, Liu Z, Liu L, Skov AL, Song N, Xiong G, Zhu K, Zhou X. A solvent evaporation route towards fabrication of hierarchically porous ZSM-11 with highly accessible mesopores. RSC Adv 2015. [DOI: 10.1039/c5ra02493e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022] Open
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A solvent evaporation route to generate an organosilane modified dry gel and its transformation into hierarchically porous ZSM-11 is reported. The material features good pore-connectivity and improved acid site accessibility towards bulky substrates.
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Affiliation(s)
- Wen Song
- UNILAB
- State Key Lab of Chemical Engineering
- School of Chemical Engineering
- East China University of Science and Technology
- Shanghai 200237
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- UNILAB
- State Key Lab of Chemical Engineering
- School of Chemical Engineering
- East China University of Science and Technology
- Shanghai 200237
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- State Key Lab of Fine Chemicals
- School of Chemical Engineering
- Dalian University of Technology
- Dalian
- P. R. China
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- Center for Energy Resources Engineering
- Department of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering
- Technical University of Denmark
- Kgs. Lyngby
- Denmark
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- UNILAB
- State Key Lab of Chemical Engineering
- School of Chemical Engineering
- East China University of Science and Technology
- Shanghai 200237
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- State Key Lab of Fine Chemicals
- School of Chemical Engineering
- Dalian University of Technology
- Dalian
- P. R. China
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- UNILAB
- State Key Lab of Chemical Engineering
- School of Chemical Engineering
- East China University of Science and Technology
- Shanghai 200237
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- UNILAB
- State Key Lab of Chemical Engineering
- School of Chemical Engineering
- East China University of Science and Technology
- Shanghai 200237
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