molecular sieves - science and technology will cover, in a comprehensive manner, the science and technology of zeolites and all related microporous and mesoporous materials. authored by renowned experts, the contributions will be grouped together topically in such a way that each volume of the book series will be dealing with a specific sub-field. volume 2 covers both the description of the various, complementary techniques for structure determination of microporous and mesoporous matter and their applications illustrated by a large number of pertinent examples. it also deals with general aspects of structures and structure distortions of microporous materials. in summary, volume 2 provides the researchers in the field of zeolites and related materials with the indispensable knowledge of the great potential of modern methods for structure analysis.