Polymer-microporous host interactions probed by photoluminescence spectroscopy.

Zeolites NaY and ZSM-5 were used as hosts for styrene polymerization after ion-exchange with europium ions. The parent and hybrid, polystyrene coated Eu-NaY (Eu-NaY/PS) and Eu-ZSM-5 (Eu-ZSM-5/PS) zeolites were investigated by using thermal analysis, SEM, PXRD, FT-IR, DR-UV/Vis, steady state and time-resolved photoluminescence spectroscopy. FT-IR spectra evidenced for the interaction between the zeolitic hosts and polystyrene while the PXRD spectra supported for the presence of the polymer inside the channels/pores of Eu-NaY/PS and Eu-ZSM-5/PS materials.

Investigation of the hydrophobization efficiency of terbium-exchanged BEA zeolites by means of FT-IR, TGA, physical adsorption, and time-resolved photoluminescence.

Terbium-exchanged BEA zeolites were hydrophobized with phenyl-, vinyl-, and hexadecyltrimethoxysilanes by means of postsynthesis grafting. These materials were investigated using XRD, FT-IR, TGA, physical adsorption, and photoluminescence. Different methods for the analysis of the non-exponential decay of terbium photoluminescence in BEA zeolites were used ranging from discrete exponential to more complex approaches based on maximum entropy and global analysis.