Very large monolithic three-dimensional structures have been prepared using polyurethane foams. These cheap, readily available, and highly versatile foams are excellent templates for the fabrication of macro- and microporous silica and zeolite materials as is unveiled in this communication. The Figure displays an SEM image showing the morphology and connectivity of a zeolite foam.
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Lee et al. (2001) studied this question.