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The presence of one-dimensional MEL intergrowths in two-dimensional MDI zeolite nanosheets, inferred from experimental and theoretical analysis, allows for world-beating xylene separation performance.

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Fig. 1: Schematic of cross section of the supported membrane produced using MFI nanosheets doped with single-unit-cell (one-dimensional) MEL domains.

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    Jürgen Caro & Jörg Kärger

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  3. Faculty of Physics and Earth Sciences, Leipzig University, Leipzig, Germany

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Caro, J., Kärger, J. From computer design to gas separation. Nat. Mater. 19, 374–375 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41563-020-0630-y

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