Cover -- Table of Contents -- Preface to the 3rd Edition -- Chapter 1 The Zeolite Scene -- An Overview -- 1. INTRODUCTION -- 2. MAJOR USES FOR SYNTHETIC ZEOLITES -- 3. MARKETS -- 4. RESEARCH -- 5. ZEOLITE SCIENCE -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 2 Zeolite Structures -- 1. INTRODUCTION -- 2. ZEOLITE FRAMEWORK TYPES -- 3. ZEOLITE STRUCTURES -- 4. POWDER DIFFRACTION -- 5. CONCLUSIONS -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 3 Synthesis of Zeolites -- 1. INTRODUCTION -- 2. PREPARATION OF ZEOLITES -- 3. SIZE AND MORPHOLOGY CONTROL OF ZEOLITES -- 4. MECHANISTIC ASPECTS OF ZEOLITE SYNTHESIS -- 5. RECENT IMPROVEMENTS IN ZEOLITE SYNTHESIS -- 6. FUTURE CHALLENGES FOR ZEOLITE SYNTHESIS -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 4 Phosphate-Based Molecular Sieves: New Structures, Synthetic Approaches, and Applications -- 1. INTRODUCTION -- 2. NEW FRAMEWORK TYPES -- 3. SYNTHESIS -- 4. APPLICATIONS -- 5. CONCLUSIONS -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 5 Organic Molecules in Zeolite Synthesis: Their Preparation and Structure-Directing Effects -- 1. INTRODUCTION -- 2. HISTORICAL BACKGROUND OF THE USE OF ORGANIC MOLECULES IN ZEOLITE SYNTHESES -- 3. WHAT FACTORS ARE IMPORTANT IN SYNTHESIS OF HIGH-SILICA ZEOLITES? -- 4. METHODS FOR PREPARING SDA MOLECULES AND PRECURSOR AMINES -- 5. WHAT ARE RELEVANT PROPERTIES OF THE ORGANIC SDA MOLECULE IN A ZEOLITE SYNTHESIS? -- 6. SYNTHESIS IN FLUORIDE MEDIA -- 7. GERMANOSILICATE SYNTHESES -- 8. HIGH-SILICA VERSIONS OF TRADITIONAL ALUMINOPHOSPHATE MATERIALS -- 9. SYNTHESIS IN IONOTHERMAL MEDIA -- 10. CHARGE DENSITY MISMATCH -- 11. THE ROLES OF MOLECULAR MODELING IN ZEOLITE SYNTHESIS -- 12. RATIONAL DESIGN OF ZEOLITES -- 13. USE OF "DEGRADABLE" MOLECULES TO AVOID COMBUSTION OF THE SDA -- 14. ROLE OF DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS IN ZEOLITE SYNTHESIS -- 15. CONCLUSIONS -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 6 Zeolite Membranes -- Synthesis, Characterization and Application -- 1. INTRODUCTION -- 2. SYNTHESIS -- 3. CHARACTERIZATION -- 4. APPLICATIONS OF ZEOLITE MEMBRANES -- 5. INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENTS AND LIMITATIONS -- 6. CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 7 Synthesis of Delaminated and Pillared Zeolitic Materials -- 1. INTRODUCTION -- 2. OVERVIEW OF CONVENTIONAL LAYERED MATERIALS -- 3. SYNTHESIS AND IDENTIFICATION OF LAYERED ZEOLITE PRECURSORS -- 4. MCM-22 ZEOLITE FAMILY -- 5. PILLARED AND DELAMINATED DERIVATIVES OF OTHER ZEOLITES -- 6. LAYERED ZEOLITE FAMILIES -- SUMMARY -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 8 The Synthesis of Mesoporous Molecular Sieves -- 1. INTRODUCTION -- 2. SYNTHESIS OF MESOPOROUS MATERIALS -- 3. SYNTHESIS MECHANISMS AND PATHWAYS -- 4. MESOSTRUCTURES -- 5. COMPOSITION -- 6. MORPHOLOGY -- 7. THE HARD-TEMPLATING APPROACH -- 8. CONCLUSIONS AND REMARKS -- 9. ABBREVIATIONS -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 9 Micro/mesoporous Composites -- 1. INTRODUCTION -- 2. SYNTHESIS OF COMPOSITE MATERIALS -- 3. CHARACTERIZATION OF COMPOSITE MATERIALS -- 4. CATALYTIC APPLICATIONS OF COMPOSITE.