Review Article

Zeolites: Promised Materials for the Sustainable Production of Hydrogen

Table 1

Zeolite classification according to the pore size.

Zeolite classificationNumber of the oxygen atoms in the opening ringPore diameter (Å)Example of zeolites

Small pore8 Erionite, A, ITQ-3
Medium pore10 ZSM-5, ZSM-11, ITQ-1
Large pore12 X, Y, Beta, , mordenite, ITQ-7, ITQ-21
Extralarge pore18 MCM-9, VIP-5, ITQ-33