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The microstructures of a dealuminated zeolite Y were observed with a t
ransmission electron microscope (TEM) under a very low electron dose c
ondition using a high sensitivity SSC camera for the purpose of elucid
ating the formation mechanism of the mesopores, Mesopores were distrib
uted three-dimensionally, They were closely related with the preexisti
ng (111) twinning planes. The possibility of controlling the distribut
ion of mesopores by controlling the distribution of twins during synth
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