Exfoliation of two-dimensional zeolites in liquid polybutadienes.

Layered zeolite precursors were successfully exfoliated by brief shearing or sonication with the assistance of commercially available telechelic liquid polybutadienes at room temperature. The exfoliated zeolite nanosheets can form a stable suspension in an organic solvent, providing exciting potential for the fabrication of zeolite membranes, composite materials and hierarchical zeolites.

Fast Production of High-Quality Graphene via Sequential Liquid Exfoliation.

A novel and practical approach of exfoliating graphite into graphene uses a sequence of flow and sonication on graphite suspensions. Graphite sediment after intense mixing is found to be altered, graphite having curled-up edges, which increases its sensitivity to ultrasound. Quadrupled graphene yield is achieved through introducing flow pretreatment.