Nanosized Ti-Beta zeolite with highly stable isolated Ti(iv) is synthesized in an ultrafast manner by intensified interzeolite transformation from a Ti-MWW source under solvent-free conditions at an elevated temperature.

A novel multiply synergetic Si@rGO/g-C3N4 as an ultra-long-life anode material for lithium-ion batteries was synthesized successfully via stable interface bonding.

Titanosilicates with extra-large pores or cages are expected to effectively release the diffusion constraints suffered by the bulky substrates in the hydrogen peroxide-involved liquid-phase selective oxidation reactions. A reversible 3D–2D–3D structural transformation was developed to fabricate a highly active IWV-type titanosilicate (Ti-IWV) with a two-dimensional intersecting 12-membered ring (MR) channel system and extra-large 14-MR supercages. The IWV germanosilicate was readily disassembled into a layered 2D material (Hydro-IWV) in HNO3 aqueous solution, which was reconstructed to Ti-IWV with various Ti contents (Si/Ti ratio of 40–∞) through the (NH4)2TiF6-assisted isomorphous substitution of Ti and structure repair. The fluoride anions were critical to recover the interlayer double-four-ring (d4r) units, which were destroyed in the hydrolysis process. Ti-IWV was extremely active in the liquid-phase epoxidation reaction of cycloalkenes, especially showing a much higher conversion (99%) for cyclooctene than conventional titanosilicates. Rather than diffusion rate, the high capacity for the adsorption of bulky alkene molecules of extra-large 14-MR cages contributed to the outstanding activity of Ti-IWV.

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