Fundamental Zeolite Crystal Growth Rates from Simulation of Atomic Force Micrographs J.R.A. gratefully acknowledges the EPSRC for Advanced Fellowship no AF/990985 and N.H. acknowledges financial support from the EPSRC.

An accurate model of the surface growth of one of the most important industrial zeolites, zeolite A, has been created. Comparison of the simulation with experimental data in the form of atomic force micrographs highlights the non-diffusion-limited nature of zeolite growth and provides the first ever quantification of fundamental crystal growth processes in zeolites.