Crystalline aluminosilicates, example catalytic material

Because the accelerating effect of the solid catalyst comes from the surface atoms, it is desirable to have the largest surface possible, meaning a high degree of dispersion of the substance in question. In most cases, very small particles of catalytically active material such as platinum or rhodium are applied for stability to highly porous carrier materials with specific surfaces of several hundred square meters per gram. Aluminum oxide, silicon dioxide, activated carbon, as well as zeolites (crystalline aluminosilicates with numerous submicroscopic pores and canals) are all suitable for this purpose. Examples of such supported catalysts are... 

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