The synthesis, full characterisation and utilisation of template-free silica sodalite, a novel polymorph of silica Roberto S.P. King Sandie Dann Mark Elsegood Paul Kelly Roger J. Mortimer 2134/15617 https://repository.lboro.ac.uk/articles/journal_contribution/The_synthesis_full_characterisation_and_utilisation_of_template-free_silica_sodalite_a_novel_polymorph_of_silica/9395432 Empty glass: Subjecting ethylene glycol silica sodalite to heat (680 °C) under a nitrogen atmosphere (i) successfully removes the templating agent to give cubic silica sodalite, which, upon consequent heating under an oxygen atmosphere (ii), transforms into a rhombohedral form of the empty sodalite, in effect a novel polymorph of silica. 2014-08-20 11:05:28 Nanostructures Solid-state reactions Structure elucidation Synchrotron radiation Zeolites Chemical Sciences not elsewhere classified