Database of Zeolite Structures
 

Framework Type MFS
Reference Material
  Material Name: ZSM-57    
 
Chemical Formula:
 
|H1.5| [Al1.5Si34.5O72]-MFS
   
Unit Cell:
 
orthorhombic

 I m m 2 (# 44)
    a' = 7.4510 Å b' = 14.1710 Å c' = 18.7670 Å  
    α' = 90.000° β' = 90.000° γ' = 90.000°  
   
Framework Density:
 
18.2 T/1000 Å3
 
 
Channels:
 
[100] 10 5.1 x 5.4* <-> [010] 8 3.3 x 4.8*
Dimensionality
  Sorption (molecular cross section > 3.4Å): 1-dimensional
  Topological (pore opening > 6-ring): 2-dimensional
   
References:
  Schlenker, J.L., Higgins, J.B. and Valyocsik, E.W.
  "The framework topology of ZSM-57: a new synthetic zeolite"
Zeolites, 10, 293-296 (1990)
 
 
Name and Code derivation:
    Zeolite Socony Mobil - fifty-seven
  ZSM-57 (fifty-seven)
  MFS
Limiting Rings
 
10-ring viewed along [100]

8-ring viewed along [010]