Eco-efficient materials for agricultural crops based on a mineral rich in MOR- and HEU-type zeolites

• Esperanza Yamile de la Nuez-Pantoja,
• Inocente Rodríguez-Iznaga,
• Gerardo Rodríguez-Fuentes,
• Vitalii Petranovskii,
• Ariel Martínez García,
• José Juan Calvino Gámez and
• Daniel Goma Jiménez

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2026, 17, 381–395, doi:10.3762/bjnano.17.26

• affect the interaction of chemical species with the zeolitic matrix, altering the behaviour of the resulting materials. In this work, a mineral consisting mainly of a mixture of two zeolites, mordenite (MOR) and clinoptilolite-heulandite (HEU) with equivalent fractions, was used to develop materials

• (CLI) and mordenite (MOR) stand out. Published studies have outlined that the level of development achieved is influenced by the properties of the specific zeolite type used, which is valid both for the development of materials and for their use [15][16][17]. The nature of the zeolite matrix plays a

• time, even multicomponent zeolite-containing rocks (e.g., clinoptilolite, heulandite, mordenite, quartz, and plagioclase) retain high sorption and ion exchange activity, sufficient for a wide range of applications. Local extraction minimizes transportation costs, which is especially important for

Zeolite materials with Ni and Co: synthesis and catalytic potential in the selective hydrogenation of citral

• Inocente Rodríguez-Iznaga,
• Yailen Costa Marrero,
• Tania Farias Piñeira,
• Céline Fontaine,
• Lexane Paget,
• Beatriz Concepción Rosabal,
• Arbelio Penton Madrigal,
• Vitalii Petranovskii and
• Gwendoline Lafaye

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2025, 16, 520–529, doi:10.3762/bjnano.16.40

• on the formation of unsaturated alcohols. The IE process replaced mainly Ca2+ and Na+ with Ni2+ and Co2+ cations in the zeolite phases (clinoptilolite and mordenite mix), while Imp resulted in higher metal content (2.0–2.7%) but retained significant amounts of chloride (1.9–3.8%), as confirmed by XRD

• . Results and Discussion Composition and characterization of the materials XRD patterns and a SEM micrograph of the starting zeolite mineral (ZSA) are shown in Figure 1 and Figure 2, respectively. The diffraction patterns are normalized and evidence the presence of mordenite and clinoptilolite–heulandite

• acicular to fibrous characteristics, associated with mordenite, can be observed. Additionally, clinoptilolite–heulandite crystals with slats and tabular morphology are present. The amounts of clinoptilolite–heulandite and mordenite crystals displayed in the SEM image correspond to the intensity order of

TiO₂ immobilized on 2D mordenite: effect of hydrolysis conditions on structural, textural, and optical characteristics of the nanocomposites

• Marina G. Shelyapina,
• Rosario Isidro Yocupicio-Gaxiola,
• Gleb A. Valkovsky and
• Vitalii Petranovskii

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2025, 16, 128–140, doi:10.3762/bjnano.16.12

• Guasave, Carretera a La Brecha Sin Número, Ejido Burrioncito, Guasave 81149, Sin., Mexico Center for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, National Autonomous University of Mexico (CNyN, UNAM), Ensenada, Baja California 22860, Mexico 10.3762/bjnano.16.12 Abstract A series of novel TiO2/2D mordenite

• nanocomposites were synthetized by the introduction of titanium tetraethoxide (TEOT) into the interlamellar space of 2D mordenite, its subsequent hydrolysis in water or a solution of 70% ethanol in water for 6, 12, and 24 h, and calcination. The resulting TiO2/2D mordenite materials were studied by a set of

• complementary characterization techniques, including XRD, SEM-EDX, TGA, N2 sorption, NMR, XPS and UV–vis spectrometry. It was observed that treatment in 70% ethanol solution preserves the ordered layered structure of 2D mordenite because TEOT hydrolysis is slowed down. This, in turn, leads to higher