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Title of the PhD project: Design of nanomaterials by concerted structural and chemical modification of labile precursors
Contact person and project supervisor: Assoc. Prof. M. Opanasenko
Project summary: Zeolites are efficient adsorbents and catalysts due to their molecular sieving effect, high adsorption capacity, and tunable composition. However, the controlled synthesis of zeolite frameworks with predetermined topology remains a challenge. The ADOR method, leveraging the chemical weakness of anisotropic frameworks, is a powerful approach for creating new zeolites with tailored structures. Yet, its application is constrained by specific requirements for the parent framework’s anisotropy and composition.
This project will expand top-down synthesis strategies for materials with potential applications in adsorption and catalysis. The work involves solvothermal synthesis of colloidal systems, post-synthesis transformations via solid-solid, solid-liquid, and solid-vapor interactions under various conditions, and comprehensive structural, spectroscopic, and textural characterization.