A survey of the types of active sites and reaction chemistries possibl
e with zeolite-based catalyst systems is presented. Several trends in
zeolite catalysis for chemicals synthesis are enumerated and suggestio
ns for work provided. Two emerging areas of zeolite catalysis for fine
chemicals preparation, namely, extra-large pore zeolite catalysts and
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