The Solid State Nuclear Magnetic Resonance & Catalysis Laboratory focused on porous solid state condensed matters. Recent activities have focused on the following:

1. Synthesis, modification and characterization of porous materials such as microporous zeolites, silico-/alumino-phosphates and mesoporous molecular sieves;

2. Exploring the dynamics of molecules in confined geometries. NMR experiments and molecular dynamic calculations are performed to investigate the adsorption, occlusion, diffusion and phase properties of the guest/host system;

3. Developments and applications of 129Xe NMR spectroscopy. While adsorbed on the porous materials, the inert xenon atoms are used as a sensitive probe to investigate how uptake and temperature variation influence 129Xe NMR linewidths, chemical shifts and relaxation times; and

4. Investigation of coking and deactivation of zeolitic catalysts. The mechanism, characteristics and location of coke formation are thoroughly elucidated. Catalyst regeneration and the extent to which catalyst modification influences product shape-selectivity are studied as well.