Exploration, explanation and exploitation of hydroxyls in zeolites.

Still, the challenging questions are how to control hydroxyls in zeolites using different synthesis methodologies and how to identify them and relate them to the reactivity of zeolites. Optimizing the combination of alkali metal cations and organic cationic SDAs for obtaining new zeolites will be crucial for controlling the Al site distribution and performance of new zeolite catalysts by controlling the bridged hydroxyls. The ideal crystalline framework of zeolites is perturbed by hydroxyl groups. [Extracted from the article]