Rethinking the existence of hexagonal sodium zirconate CO<sub>2</sub> sorbent
Ribooga Chang, Ashok S. Menon, Erik Svensson Grape, Peter Broqvist, A. Ken Inge, Ocean Cheung
Abstract
Using a combination of characterisation techniques including 3D electron diffraction (3D ED) and powder X-ray diffraction, we reveal that the long-believed hexagonal Na 2 ZrO 3 , is, in fact, Na 2 ZrO 3 with three different types of structural disorder.
Topics & Concepts
Hexagonal crystal systemDiffractionSorbentMaterials scienceCrystallographyZirconatePowder diffractionX-ray crystallographyElectron diffractionSodiumChemical engineeringChemistryMetallurgyPhysical chemistryOpticsAdsorptionCeramicPhysicsTitanateEngineeringThermal Expansion and Ionic ConductivityAdvanced Condensed Matter PhysicsZeolite Catalysis and Synthesis