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Representative Structures

Listed below are a number of different zeolite structures in JPEG, virtual reality images (VRML), Alias Wavefront Object (OBJ), and SolidWorks formats. You can view the JPEG's easily with any browser, but the other files generally require an external application to view (see below) and the SolidWorks files would generally be downloaded and opened using SolidWorks software. The VRML, OBJ, and SolidWorks files are 3D, while the JPEG's are 2D projections. These are stacked tetrahedral images which are constructed by drawing tetrahedra around the tetrahedrally coordinated Si or Al T-atoms, then adding spheres to depict the oxygen atoms which connect the Si and/or Al atoms. The actual diameter of the oxygen atoms is larger than depicted in these diagrams, but if they were drawn to actual dimensions, they would completely engulf the tetrahedra, so we would lose the tetrahedral representation of the zeolites. Also, note that these images depict a small subset of the entire which would extend in all dimensions.

If you would like to use any of these images on the internet or in published work, I am generally happy to grant permission as long as they are properly credited to this website. Please e-mail me, price@utulsa.edu, to request permission.

         
IZA Framework Designation Descriptive Text JPEG Images VRML 3D Model

Alias Wavefront Object
OBJ 3D Model

SolidWorks 3D Model
TON
Theta-1 Theta-1 Jpeg Image Theta-1 VRML Theta-1 OBJ Theta-1 SolidWorks
*BEA
Beta-Polymorph A Beta-A Jpeg Image Beta-A VRML Beta-A OBJ Beta-A SolidWorks
Beta-Polymorph B Beta-B Jpeg Image Beta-B VRML Beta-B OBJ Beta-B SolidWorks
SZR
SUZ-4 SUZ-4 Jpeg Image SUZ-4 VRML SUZ-4 OBJ SUZ-4 SolidWorks
BOG
Boggsite Boggsite Jpeg Image Boggsite VRML Boggsite OBJ Boggsite SolidWorks
MEL
Mobil ZSM-11 ZSM-11 Jpeg Image ZSM-11 VRML ZSM-11 OBJ ZSM-11 SolidWorks
MFI
Mobil ZSM-5 ZSM-5 Jpeg Image ZSM-5 VRML ZSM-5 OBJ ZSM-5 SolidWorks
MTT
Mobil ZSM-23 ZSM-23 Jpeg Image ZSM-23 VRML ZSM-23 OBJ ZSM-23 SolidWorks
MTW
Mobil ZSM-12 ZSM-12 Jpeg Image ZSM-12 VRML ZSM-12 OBJ ZSM-12 SolidWorks
CON
CIT-1 CIT-1 Jpeg Image CIT-1 VRML CIT-1 OBJ CIT-1 SolidWorks
EUO
EU-1 EU-1 Jpeg Image EU-1 VRML EU-1 OBJ EU-1 SolidWorks
FAU
Faujasite (Zeolite Y) [1]

FAU Jpeg Image

FAU Supercage

FAU VRML

FAU Supercage

FAU OBJ

FAU Supercage OBJ

FAU SolidWorks

FAU Supercage

MFS
Mobil ZSM-57 MFS Jpeg Image MFS VRML MFS OBJ MFS SolidWorks
LTA
Linde Type A [1] LTA Jpeg Image LTA VRML LTA OBJ LTA SolidWorks

[1] Thanks to Shane Stafford, an LSU student in ChE 4410 for these descriptions.

To view OBJ files, simply download and open with the Microsoft 3D Viewer which opens OBJ files by default in Windows. You can also have your browser send the files directly to 3D Viewer. Both the VRML and OBJ files can also be viewed by MeshLab (https://www.meshlab.net/) which can be downloaded for free on the web. I prefer how MeshLab renders the objects over 3D Viewer. You need SolidWorks software to view the Solidworks files.

If you have a particular interest in another zeolite phase, and you would like me to include it, send me some e-mail (price@utulsa.edu), and I will consider adding it to my list. However, you might also like to try drawing it yourself by downloading STRUVIR, which I used to draw the VRML images. SolidWorks files were made by importing the VRML images into SolidWorks and editing the files.

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