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INVESTIGATION OF PHASE TRANSITION BEHAVIORS AND TRANSITION MECHANISMS OF NAT-TOPOLOGY ZEOLITES IN T-P(H2O) SPACE

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dc.contributor Bish, David
dc.creator Wang, Hsiu-Wen
dc.date 2011-10-19T20:18:38Z
dc.date 2028-06-19T20:18:38Z
dc.date 2011-10-19T20:18:38Z
dc.date 2011
dc.date.accessioned 2023-02-21T11:18:24Z
dc.date.available 2023-02-21T11:18:24Z
dc.identifier http://hdl.handle.net/2022/13725
dc.identifier.uri http://localhost:8080/xmlui/handle/CUHPOERS/252927
dc.description Thesis (Ph.D.) - Indiana University, Geological Sciences, 2011
dc.description NAT-topology zeolites, namely natrolite (Na-bearing), mesolite (Na/Ca-bearing), and scolecite (Ca-bearing), consist of a three-dimensional host framework of (Al2Si3)O10 chains, with structural "pores" that contain reactive guest cations and H2O molecules. The nature of structural interactions between a host framework and guest cations and H2O molecules defines the character of phase transitions, which depend on the chemistry of the guests and rely on the symmetry (topology) of the host framework. X-ray diffraction and synchrotron X-ray total scattering experiments coupled with appropriate modeling methods showed the existence of different dehydration (heating)/phase transition behaviors under high- and low-P(H2O) conditions in these zeolites. Infrared spectroscopic studies of the dynamic interactions among the guest cation-H2O complexes and host frameworks allowed characterization of host-guest interactions as a function of T and P(H2O). Structural analyses reconciled these data and showed that different structural evolutions result from the cooperative processes in which the thermal behaviors of cations-H2O complexes are coupled with the framework symmetry constraints through direct bonding interactions. These results showed for the first time that the extent of coupling under specific T and P(H2O) conditions influences the flexibility of the structure and ultimately drives structural changes. The determined bulk thermodynamic behaviors in the NAT system were consistent with the observed structural behaviors. The computed apparent enthalpies of dehydration in these zeolites reflect strong dependence not only on guest cation chemistry but also on the local hydrogen bonding configurations.
dc.language en
dc.publisher [Bloomington, Ind.] : Indiana University
dc.subject Crystal structure
dc.subject Mesolite
dc.subject Natrolite
dc.subject Phase transition
dc.subject Scolecite
dc.subject X-ray diffraction
dc.subject Mineralogy
dc.subject Geochemistry
dc.subject Geology
dc.title INVESTIGATION OF PHASE TRANSITION BEHAVIORS AND TRANSITION MECHANISMS OF NAT-TOPOLOGY ZEOLITES IN T-P(H2O) SPACE
dc.type Doctoral Dissertation


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