• Enhanced Toluene Adsorption Performance and Structural Stability through the Synthesis of X‐Zeolite@HKUST‐1 Core–Shell Composite

  • Yeonbhin Kim*, **, Seonyeong Kang**, Jae Ryung Choi**, Ju Hwan Kim**, Eunyeong Cho**, Hye‐ryeong Park**, Seong Jun Moon**, Oi Lun Helena Li*,† , and Hee Jung Lee**,†

  • *Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Pusan National University, Busan 46241, Korea
    **Composites & Convergence Material Research Division, Korea Institute of Materials Science (KIMS), Changwon 51508, Korea

  • X–Zeolite@HKUST–1 코어–쉘 복합체 합성을 통한 톨루엔 흡착 성능 및 구조 안정성 향상

  • 김연빈*, ** · 강선영** · 최재령** · 김주환** · 조은영** · 박혜령** · 문성준** · 리오이룬헬레나*,† · 이희정**,†

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This Article

  • 2026; 50(3): 444-450

    Published online May 25, 2026

  • 10.7317/pk.2026.50.3.444
  • Received on Nov 17, 2025
  • Revised on Feb 10, 2026
  • Accepted on Mar 3, 2026

Correspondence to

  • Oi Lun Helena Li* Hee Jung Lee**

  • *Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Pusan National University, Busan 46241, Korea
    **Composites & Convergence Material Research Division, Korea Institute of Materials Science (KIMS), Changwon 51508, Korea

  • E-mail: helenali@pusan.ac.kr, hj0889@kims.re.kr