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| 8-Feb-2010 |
Zeolite Session at the IMA
Conference (21-27 Aug 2010, Budapest, Hungary) |
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There will be a session entitled Zeolites
and porous materials at this conference.
It will cover both synthetic
and natural zeolites and porous materials as well as their utilization,
synthesis, properties, and occurrence with an emphasis on crystal
chemical properties. |
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| 13-Jan-2010 |
The Structure
Commission has approved three new Framework Type Codes |
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MVY |
Type material: MCM-70 |
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PUN |
Type material: PKU-9 |
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SAF |
Type material: STA-15 |
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| 11-Jan-2010 |
Henk van Koningsveld (1942-2009) |
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It is with great
sadness that we must report that Dr. Henk van Koningsveld, a member
of the Structure Commission of the IZA for the past 15 years, passed
away on December 4, 2009.
Dr. van Koningsveld was a very active member of the Structure Commission, and
served as Co-chair from 2001-2007. The building schemes for each of the zeolite
framework types that are available on the internet via the Database
of Zeolite Structures are entirely his work. In 2007, he put these together
and published them in the book Compendium of Zeolite
Framework Types. Together with Hermann Gies, he also prepared the pdf files
for the Catalog of Disorder in Zeolite Frameworks.
He is probably best known in the zeolite community though for his single-crystal
refinement of the structure of ZSM-5 that was published in 1987.
Henk's cheerful presence will be sorely missed at the next International Zeolite
Conference.
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| 3-Nov-2009 |
Nominations for the 2010 Donald
W. Breck Award invited |
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The International Zeolite Association
invites nominations for the 2010 Donald W. Breck Award. This award
is for "the most significant contribution to Molecular Sieve Science
and Technology made between January 1, 2006 and December 31,
2009" and the winner will be announced on July 8, 2010 at the
16th IZC in Sorrento, Italy.
The award may be given to an individual or to a group.
The nomination should be accompanied by a list of references and a
2 page summary outlining in detail the novel findings and their scientific
merit. it must be endorsed by five established zeolite scientists.
Nominations should be sent by March 31, 2010 to the Chair of the Breck
Award Committee: |
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Thomas F. Degnan, Jr.
Manager, Breakthrough Technology
ExxonMobil Research and Engineering Company
1545 Route 22 East
Annandale, NJ 08801 |
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| 7-Oct-2009 |
Bids are solicited for the 18th International
Zeolite Conference in 2016 |
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The procedure and time schedule for submitting
a bid
can be found here. |
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| 7-Sep-2009 |
The next International
Zeolite Conference (IZC-16) |
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will be held jointly with the 7th
International Mesostructured Materials Symposium. |
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Details can be found at http://www.izc-imms2010.org/ |
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| 9-Jun-09 |
Robert S. Bowman |
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It
is with gread sadness that we must report that Professor Robert S.
Bowman, a member of the Commission on Natural Zeolites, passed away
on June 6, 2009.
Rob was well known for his scientific contributions, particularly on surface-modified
zeolites. He was very active in the natural zeolite community, and many of us
had the pleasure of attending the wonderful Zeolite '06 meeting in Socorro, New
Mexico, that Rob and his colleagues organized. Rob was a long-time professor
at New Mexico Tech, where he mentored many students. His smiling face will be
sorely missed at next week's special session on natural zeolites at the International
Clay Conference, where we will spend a moment to remember him. |
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| 9-Mar-09 |
The Commission
on Natural Zeolites has added two more Datasheets |
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Datasheets for Analcime and Laumontite listing
their properties and occurrences have been added to the website. |
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| 4-Mar-09 |
The Structure
Commission has approved
five new Framework Type Codes |
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(Information on these framework types will soon
be added to the Database
of Zeolite Structures) |
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ITR |
Type material: ITQ-34 |
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JRY |
Type material: CoAPO-CJ40 |
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LTF |
Type material: LZ-135 |
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SFS |
Type material: SSZ-56 |
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UOS |
Type material: IM-16 |
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| 26-Feb-09 |
The Commission
on Natural Zeolites has added three more
Datasheets |
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Datasheets for Ferrierite, Mordenite and Natrolite listing
their properties and occurrences have been added to the website. |
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| 22-Feb-09 |
Walter
M. Meier |
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It is with
great sadness that we must report that Professor Walter M. Meier passed
away on February 13, 2009.
He was one of the driving forces behind the founding of the International Zeolite
Association and, together with Jan Uytterhoeven, organized the Third International
Zeolite Conference in 1973 in Zurich, Switzerland. At the following IZC in Chicago,
he founded the Structure Commission of the IZA, which he then chaired for the
next 12 years. He will probably be best remembered though as the co-author (with
David Olson) of the first five editions of the Atlas
of Zeolite Framework Types. The three-letter codes that we all use as
a matter of course today stem from that work.
His fascination with the synthesis and structural characterization of zeolitic
materials started with his dissertation research with Prof. Richard M. Barrer
at Imperial College in London in the 1950's, developed further during his long
tenure as Professor at the ETH in Zurich, and continued well beyond his official
retirement in 1992.
The zeolite community has lost one of its outstanding scientists and advocates,
but will enjoy Walter Meier's legacy for many years to come. |
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| 13-Feb-09 |
The Commission
on Natural Zeolites has added three more Datasheets |
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Datasheets listing the
properties and occurrences of Ammonioleucite, Bellbergite and Cowlesite have been added to the website. More will be coming soon. |
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| 12-Jan-09 |
The Commission
on Natural Zeolites has added the first entry in the Catalogue of Zeolite Deposits |
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The
Commission on Natural Zeolites has started a Catalogue
of Zeolite Deposits on their website. The first entry is a descripton of the
Registered Zeolite Deposits in Slovakia |
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