Resumen: Zeolites are microporous silicates with a large variety of applications as catalysts, adsorbents, and cation exchangers. Stable silica-based zeolites with increased porosity are in demand to allow adsorption and processing of large molecules but challenge our synthetic ability. We report a new, highly stable pure silica zeolite called ZEO-3, which has a multidimensional, interconnected system of extra-large pores open through windows made by 16 and 14 silicate tetrahedra, the least dense polymorph of silica known so far. This zeolite was formed by an unprecedented one-dimensional to three-dimensional (1D-to-3D) topotactic condensation of a chain silicate. With a specific surface area of more than 1000 square meters per gram, ZEO-3 showed a high performance for volatile organic compound abatement and recovery compared with other zeolites and metal-organic frameworks. Idioma: Inglés DOI: 10.1126/science.ade1771 Año: 2023 Publicado en: Science 379, 6629 (2023), 283-287 ISSN: 0036-8075 Factor impacto JCR: 44.7 (2023) Categ. JCR: MULTIDISCIPLINARY SCIENCES rank: 3 / 134 = 0.022 (2023) - Q1 - T1 Factor impacto CITESCORE: 61.1 - Multidisciplinary (Q1)